NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sallis, MS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
23 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Sallis, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 150 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 24 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 23
- Tornadoes
- 150
- EF3 or stronger
- 24
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
67 deaths in all
What the records show for Sallis
None of the 23 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sallis; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 69 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Sallis begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 70 miles away. The 1910s and the 1930s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 23 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 53% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Sallis. The highest rating among the 150 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 7 times; the most recent, on April 28, 2014, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on February 21, 1971, killed 13 people. Of the 150, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 90 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2024. Sallis has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 52 times since 1985, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sallis.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sallis
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 5 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 15 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sallis: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Sallis
By decade
- 2020s27
- 2010s39(5 EF3+)
- 2000s24(2 EF3+)
- 1990s16(4 EF3+)
- 1980s11(2 EF3+)
- 1970s19(6 EF3+)
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | 21 mi | 65.2 mi | 13 / 182 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F4 | 12 mi | 128 mi | 12 / 122 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | EF4 | 21 mi | 33.39 mi | 10 / 84 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF4 | 7 mi | 148.97 mi | 10 / 146 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F4 | 21 mi | 22.3 mi | 3 / 177 |
| Mar 11, 1963 | F4 | 13 mi | 45.2 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Jan 19, 1988 | F4 | 14 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | 20 mi | 69.7 mi | 8 / 26 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 24 mi | 42 mi | 3 / 40 |
| Jun 3, 1950 | F3 | 11 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Dec 21, 1990 | F3 | 16 mi | 20 mi | 1 / 15 |
| May 9, 1971 | F3 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 150, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sallis
The Storm Prediction Center has 52 hail reports within 10 miles of Sallis since 1985, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently March 23, 2025. The most recent report is from March 23, 2025. April has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sallis
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kosciusko, MS, 11 miles east of Sallis at 410 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 33°F. April is the wettest at 6.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 62.7 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (27.6 of 62.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 23 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (10); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 4.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 59 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 62.7 inches is more than at 74 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (85%). Durant, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Lexington, MS): 56.7 inches a year, 6.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 33 | 5.8 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 59 | 36 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 67 | 43 | 5.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 74 | 51 | 6.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 60 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 71 | 5.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 70 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 64 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 52 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 41 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 5.8 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Year | 74 | 52 | 62.7 | 75 | 1.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kosciusko, MS (410 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Sallis
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sallis: 90 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on April 30, 2017. April has had the most flash floods, 7 of 17. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 104 have had fewer than Sallis.
April 4, 2001: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Sallis — $1.1 million damage.
NWS: “A significant flash flooding event occurred due to the training of thunderstorms with heavy rain across most of the county during much of the day. The first reports of street flooding occurred at 1610 CST as several roads in the city of Kosciusko were becoming impassable.”
June 14, 2023: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Sallis — $500,000 damage.
January 10, 2008: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Sallis — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “One barn and three other structures were heavily damaged in the Sallis Community. The wooden barn had the roof removed and several walls knocked down.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Attala County, which includes Sallis, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 7 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Attala County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.9 million a year, the 57th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.3 million (30%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Sallis
- Durant, MS10 mi
- Kosciusko, MS11 mi
- Pickens, MS16 mi
- Lexington, MS21 mi
- Carthage, MS21 mi
- Vaiden, MS22 mi
- Lena, MS29 mi
- Benton, MS29 mi
- Canton, MS30 mi
- Tchula, MS31 mi
- Winona, MS33 mi
- Weir, MS33 mi
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