NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Utica, 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
27 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Utica, Mississippi since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 203 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 18 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 203
- EF3 or stronger
- 18
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
163 deaths in all
What the records show for Utica
The strongest storm to pass near Utica was Camille in 1969, a Category 1 hurricane with 83 mph winds when its centre passed 41 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1888, whose centre came within 20 miles. The record near Utica begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 3 miles away. The 1870s and the 1910s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 27 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Utica has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 61% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 203 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 3, 1966, came within 7 miles. Of the 203, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 112 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 48. The most recent tornado was on November 25, 2025. Utica has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 45 times since 1976, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Utica.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Utica
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 27 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 41 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 19 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 5 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 58 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 28 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 20 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Utica: 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 Utica
By decade
- 2020s25
- 2010s57(2 EF3+)
- 2000s30
- 1990s22(1 EF3+)
- 1980s20(2 EF3+)
- 1970s21(7 EF3+)
- 1960s16(3 EF3+)
- 1950s12(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1966 | F5 | 7 mi | 202.5 mi | 58 / 518 |
| Dec 5, 1953 | F5 | 23 mi | 9 mi | 38 / 270 |
| Jan 23, 1969 | F4 | 18 mi | 117.8 mi | 32 / 241 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | 17 mi | 65.2 mi | 13 / 182 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F4 | 25 mi | 128 mi | 12 / 122 |
| Mar 29, 1976 | F4 | 20 mi | 126.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | F3 | 10 mi | 69.7 mi | 8 / 26 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | EF3 | 25 mi | 29.72 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 19 mi | 16.53 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 4, 1989 | F3 | 24 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F3 | 1 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 203, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Utica
The Storm Prediction Center has 45 hail reports within 10 miles of Utica since 1976, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 3, 1984. The most recent report is from June 18, 2023. March and April have the most reports, 9 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Utica
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oakley Exp Stn, MS, 9 miles northeast of Utica at 205 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 35°F. January is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 60.3 inches. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (27.3 of 60.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 27 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (10); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 100 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. That 60.3 inches is more than at 52 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (60%). Terry, 17 miles east, has its own station (Crystal Spgs Exp Stn, MS): 62.6 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 35 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 70 | 46 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 5.8 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 5.2 |
| Aug | 93 | 70 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 4.1 |
| Oct | 81 | 53 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 69 | 42 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 5.6 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 60.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Oakley Exp Stn, MS (205 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 Utica
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 111 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Utica: 105 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on June 16, 2023. March has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 15 have had fewer than Utica.
April 22, 1996: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Utica — 2 injured, $40,000 damage.
May 22, 2026: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Utica — 1 injured.
NWS: “A tree fell on a car along the Natchez Trace around mile marker 58. An injured person was transported from the area via air ambulance.”
August 2, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Utica — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of Claiborn County. Damage was widespread and occurred as an intense line of thunderstorms raced across the county to the southwest.”
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 Utica's ZIP code 39175 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $65,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 11% 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, 24 have fewer than Utica.
Hinds County, which includes Utica, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hinds County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail and strong wind; Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $116.8 million a year, the 2nd highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $56.4 million (48%), 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 Utica
- Raymond, MS13 mi
- Edwards, MS13 mi
- Terry, MS17 mi
- Crystal Springs, MS17 mi
- Flowood, MS19 mi
- Byram, MS19 mi
- Vicksburg, MS21 mi
- Hazlehurst, MS21 mi
- Bolton, MS22 mi
- Port Gibson, MS23 mi
- Clinton, MS24 mi
- Richland, MS28 mi
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