NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sandy Hook, 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
61 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Sandy Hook, Mississippi since 1851, 9 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 138 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 9
- Tropical storms
- 52
- Tornadoes
- 138
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
21 deaths in all
What the records show for Sandy Hook
The strongest storm to pass near Sandy Hook was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 119 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. The record near Sandy Hook begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 21 miles away. Of the 61 systems, 14 have come since 2000. Sandy Hook has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 84% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 138 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 15, 2025, came within 20 miles. Of the 138, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 85 have come since 2000. February has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on March 31, 2025. Sandy Hook has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 56% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1981, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sandy Hook.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sandy Hook
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 35 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | CristobalJun 8 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 15 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2003 | BillJul 1 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | overhead | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1988 | FlorenceSep 10 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 9 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 20 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 16 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 10 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 14 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 1 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 4 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 21 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 55 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 10 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 68 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 6 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 48 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 67 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 44 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sandy Hook: 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 Sandy Hook
By decade
- 2020s19(4 EF3+)
- 2010s33(2 EF3+)
- 2000s33(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF4 | 20 mi | 67.16 mi | 6 / 6 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF4 | 22 mi | 22.12 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF4 | 3 mi | 53.76 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF3 | 24 mi | 31.06 mi | 4 / 57 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | EF3 | 12 mi | 12.51 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF3 | 17 mi | 26.05 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F3 | 24 mi | 13.02 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F3 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 10, 1971 | F3 | 17 mi | 19.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | EF2 | 21 mi | 5.63 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | EF2 | 9 mi | 7.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | EF2 | 8 mi | 5.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 138, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sandy Hook
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Sandy Hook since 1981, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 10 days, most recently February 11, 2024. The most recent report is from February 11, 2024. April has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sandy Hook
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tylertown 5ESE, MS, 12 miles west of Sandy Hook at 382 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 37°F. August is the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and September and November the driest at 4.3 inches; the year adds up to 62.6 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (30.3 of 62.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 61 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 4.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 62.6 inches is more than at 72 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (83%). Angie, LA, 8 miles south, has its own station (Bogalusa, LA): 63.8 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and the same August average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 37 | 6.2 | 8 |
| Feb | 64 | 40 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 47 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 5.7 | 5 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 5.7 | 9 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 6.3 | 7 |
| Sep | 88 | 66 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 69 | 45 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Dec | 62 | 40 | 5.3 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 62.6 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tylertown 5ESE, MS (382 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 Sandy Hook
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 45 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sandy Hook: 35 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on February 12, 2008. December has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 41 have had fewer than Sandy Hook.
December 27, 2018: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Sandy Hook — $250,000 damage.
March 17, 2021: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Sandy Hook — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “5 miles wide across southern Marion County. Damage began in the Sandy Hook area where a home was damaged and trees were blown down onto Military Road.”
August 29, 2012: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Sandy Hook — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “A portion of Highway 43 near Joe Magee Road was closed due to flooding. The road had over one foot of water covering it.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Sandy Hook's ZIP code 39478 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $164,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 45% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 133 Mississippi cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 1 have fewer than Sandy Hook.
Walthall County, which includes Sandy Hook, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Walthall County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.0 million a year, the 62nd highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (36%), 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.