NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit State Line, 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
57 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of State Line, Mississippi since 1851, 10 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 10
- Tropical storms
- 47
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for State Line
The strongest storm to pass near State Line was Camille in 1969, a Category 3 hurricane with 114 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Frederic in 1979, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near State Line begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 11 miles away. Of the 57 systems, 10 have come since 2000. State Line has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 85% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on November 30, 2022, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 15, 2011, killed 4 people. Of the 71, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than State Line. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 29 times since 1965, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than State Line.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near State Line
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 11 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 55 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | DennisJul 11 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 49 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 3 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 71 mi | Category 3 (114 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 14 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 29 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 27 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 17 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 37 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 27 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 41 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 29 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in State Line: 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 State Line
By decade
- 2020s14(1 EF3+)
- 2010s18(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12
- 1990s9
- 1980s4(2 EF3+)
- 1970s10
- 1960s1
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 17 mi | 18.3 mi | 4 / 28 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | 10 mi | 29.1 mi | 4 / 20 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | EF3 | 6 mi | 20.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F3 | 14 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 20, 1983 | F3 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF2 | 24 mi | 3.98 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | EF2 | 12 mi | 6.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | EF2 | 15 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | EF2 | 19 mi | 36.59 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 17 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 19, 1996 | F2 | 10 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in State Line
The Storm Prediction Center has 29 hail reports within 10 miles of State Line since 1965, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 19, 1965. The most recent report is from May 27, 2025. April has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in State Line
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Waynesboro 2 W, MS, 20 miles northwest of State Line at 200 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 36°F. January is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 60.3 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 46% of the year's precipitation (27.7 of 60.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 57 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 86 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 50 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in March. That 60.3 inches is more than at 51 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (59%). Chatom, AL, 16 miles east, has its own station (Jackson, AL): 60.4 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 36 | 6.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 71 | 45 | 5.9 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 77 | 52 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 60 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 5.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 70 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 65 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 53 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 68 | 42 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 60.3 | 77 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Waynesboro 2 W, MS (200 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 State Line
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 30 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of State Line: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $234,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on February 23, 2016.
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
Greene County, which includes State Line, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 hurricanes, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Arthur, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Greene County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.4 million a year, the 51st highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 million (40%), is from hurricanes.
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 State Line
- Buckatunna, MS11 mi
- Chatom, AL16 mi
- Leakesville, MS18 mi
- Millry, AL18 mi
- Richton, MS20 mi
- Waynesboro, MS20 mi
- Beaumont, MS28 mi
- Citronelle, AL28 mi
- Mcintosh, AL29 mi
- Ovett, MS31 mi
- Shubuta, MS34 mi
- Chunchula, AL37 mi
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