NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sumrall, 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
54 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Sumrall, Mississippi since 1851, 8 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Francine in 2024. Since 1950, 204 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 21 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Tropical storms
- 46
- Tornadoes
- 204
- EF3 or stronger
- 21
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
39 deaths in all
What the records show for Sumrall
The strongest storm to pass near Sumrall was an unnamed storm in 1860, a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Katrina in 2005, whose centre came within 4 miles. The record near Sumrall begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Francine in 2024, a tropical storm 34 miles away. The 1890s and the 1910s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 54 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Sumrall has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 82% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 204 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 7 times; the most recent, on March 15, 2025, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on April 12, 2020, killed 7 people. Of the 204, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 141 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on April 6, 2025. Sumrall has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Sumrall has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sumrall
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | FrancineSep 12 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 36 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 4 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 47 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 59 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | BobJul 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 10 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 18 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormJun 14 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 2 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 5 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 34 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormOct 10 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | overhead | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 27 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 73 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 34 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sumrall: 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 Sumrall
By decade
- 2020s35(6 EF3+)
- 2010s52(4 EF3+)
- 2000s54(1 EF3+)
- 1990s20(3 EF3+)
- 1980s11(3 EF3+)
- 1970s18(4 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF4 | 11 mi | 67.43 mi | 7 / 98 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF4 | 14 mi | 67.16 mi | 6 / 6 |
| Feb 28, 1987 | F4 | 22 mi | 35 mi | 6 / 350 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF4 | 16 mi | 22.12 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F4 | 25 mi | 19.1 mi | 4 / 31 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF4 | 16 mi | 53.76 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Feb 10, 2013 | EF4 | 10 mi | 21.65 mi | 0 / 71 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF3 | 15 mi | 31.06 mi | 4 / 57 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | EF3 | 5 mi | 12.51 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF3 | 20 mi | 26.05 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 14, 1999 | F3 | 23 mi | 25.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 19 mi | 83.22 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 204, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sumrall
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Sumrall since 1968, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 26, 2005. The most recent report is from May 5, 2023. May has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sumrall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hattiesburg 5SW, MS, 17 miles southeast of Sumrall at 385 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 38°F. January is the wettest at 6.5 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 64.5 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (30.2 of 64.5 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 54 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 4.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 85 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 32 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 64.5 inches is more than at 77 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (89%). Bassfield, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Collins, MS): 58.0 inches a year, 6.5 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 38 | 6.5 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 64 | 41 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 71 | 48 | 5.9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 5.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 6.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 72 | 6.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 67 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 56 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 69 | 46 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 62 | 40 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 64.5 | 80 | 0.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hattiesburg 5SW, MS (385 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 Sumrall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 134 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sumrall: 112 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $3.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on June 14, 2023. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 111 have had fewer than Sumrall.
July 17, 2009: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Sumrall — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
April 4, 2011: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Sumrall — $900,000 damage.
March 8, 2025: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Sumrall — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “A swath of significant wind damage was noted across the southern portion of the county. Numerous trees were blown down along with power lines.”
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 Sumrall's ZIP code 39482 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $55,000 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 Sumrall.
Lamar County, which includes Sumrall, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lamar County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.7 million a year, the 19th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.6 million (40%), 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 Sumrall
- Bassfield, MS11 mi
- Seminary, MS14 mi
- Columbia, MS15 mi
- Hattiesburg, MS16 mi
- Purvis, MS18 mi
- Moselle, MS18 mi
- Collins, MS19 mi
- Petal, MS21 mi
- Foxworth, MS22 mi
- Prentiss, MS23 mi
- Lumberton, MS24 mi
- Ellisville, MS26 mi
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