NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Vancleave, 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
67 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Vancleave, Mississippi since 1851, 22 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Claudette in 2021. Since 1950, 172 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 22
- Tropical storms
- 45
- Tornadoes
- 172
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Vancleave
The strongest storm to pass near Vancleave was Camille in 1969, a Category 5 hurricane with 170 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1906, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Vancleave begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Claudette in 2021, a tropical storm 68 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 67 systems, 15 have come since 2000. Vancleave has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 94% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 172 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on May 19, 1980, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on October 30, 1967, killed 4 people. Of the 172, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 94 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2025. Vancleave has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1982, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 98% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Vancleave.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Vancleave
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 19 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 37 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 65 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 50 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | ArleneJun 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 54 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2003 | BillJul 1 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 19 | 47 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1988 | BerylAug 8 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 23 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 20 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 42 mi | Category 5 (170 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 15 | 18 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 24 | 70 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | BrendaAug 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 49 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 10 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 23 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 5 | 15 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 21 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | overhead | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 15 | 6 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 6 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJun 14 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 27 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 7 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 19 | 52 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 11 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 25 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | overhead | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 15 | 43 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 28 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 15 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Vancleave: 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 Vancleave
By decade
- 2020s46
- 2010s27
- 2000s21
- 1990s15
- 1980s22(4 EF3+)
- 1970s29
- 1960s11(3 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1967 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 4 / 17 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | 18 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 16, 1980 | F3 | 15 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F3 | 9 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 18, 1966 | F3 | 10 mi | 23.8 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 12, 1994 | F2 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 16 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | EF2 | 15 mi | 2.35 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Aug 30, 2012 | EF2 | 19 mi | 0.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 24, 2004 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 1988 | F2 | 14 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 172, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Vancleave
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Vancleave since 1982. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 18, 2022. The most recent report is from April 1, 2023. April has the most reports, 4.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Vancleave
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pascagoula Lott International Airport, MS, 15 miles southeast of Vancleave at 18 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 41°F. August is the wettest at 7.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 61.8 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (33.8 of 61.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 67 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (30); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 4.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 80 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 27 nights a year. That 61.8 inches is more than at 67 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (77%). Ocean Springs, 11 miles south, has its own station (Biloxi, MS): 66.8 inches a year, 5.0 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS, 18 miles southeast, averaged 86°F in August and 56°F in January over 2021–2025. It averaged 80°F or warmer from June to September. Sea level at the Bay Waveland tide gauge, 38 miles from Vancleave, has risen 1.81 ± 0.13 inches per decade from 1978 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 18.1 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 112 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 41 | 5.0 | 5 | 56 |
| Feb | 66 | 45 | 4.0 | 6 | 59 |
| Mar | 72 | 50 | 4.7 | 5 | 66 |
| Apr | 78 | 56 | 4.4 | 5 | 71 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 5.0 | 5 | 78 |
| Jun | 90 | 71 | 6.9 | 8 | 83 |
| Jul | 91 | 73 | 6.7 | 9 | 85 |
| Aug | 91 | 73 | 7.9 | 11 | 86 |
| Sep | 88 | 69 | 4.8 | 6 | 83 |
| Oct | 81 | 58 | 3.7 | 4 | 76 |
| Nov | 71 | 47 | 3.8 | 4 | 68 |
| Dec | 65 | 43 | 4.9 | 6 | 61 |
| Year | 78 | 57 | 61.8 | 75 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pascagoula Lott International Airport, MS (18 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Pascagoula NOAA Lab, MS, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Vancleave
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Vancleave: 26 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on December 20, 2012. December has had the most flash floods, 4 of 11. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 49 have had fewer than Vancleave.
August 15, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Vancleave — 1 injured, $1,000 damage.
NWS: “Trees were blown down in various areas of the county. In Pascagoula, a woman suffered injuries to her foot and ankle when a large oak tree branch was blown down and crashed into her travel trailer.”
May 1, 2013: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Vancleave — $1.5 million damage.
December 28, 2024: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Vancleave — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall near Sugar Sands Campground in Vancleave resulted in flooding of RVs and multiple vehicles. Several people had to be rescued from high water.”
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 Vancleave's ZIP code 39565 have filed 103 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Katrina in 2005: 27 claims (26% of all) and $765,000, then Hurricane Georges in 1998 with 18. 57% 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, 84 have fewer than Vancleave.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Katrina2005 | 27 | $765,000 |
| Hurricane Georges1998 | 18 | $343,000 |
Jackson County, which includes Vancleave, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 24 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jackson County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $110.9 million a year, the 3rd highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $62.3 million (56%), 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.
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