NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Vicksburg, 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
26 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Vicksburg, Mississippi since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 176 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 176
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
119 deaths in all
What the records show for Vicksburg
The strongest storm to pass near Vicksburg was Camille in 1969, a Category 1 hurricane with 78 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1909, whose centre came within 43 miles. The record near Vicksburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 23 miles away. Of the 26 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Vicksburg has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 55% of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site. The highest rating among the 176 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 3, 1966, came within 21 miles. Of the 176, 21 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 98 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 44. The most recent tornado was on November 25, 2025. Vicksburg has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 232 Mississippi cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 90 times since 1966, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Vicksburg has more hail reports within 10 miles than 81% of the 232 Mississippi cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Vicksburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | IsidoreSep 26 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 27 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 53 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | EstherSep 19 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormSep 5 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 43 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1890 | Unnamed 1890 stormAug 28 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 71 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 Vicksburg: 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 Vicksburg
By decade
- 2020s26
- 2010s46(1 EF3+)
- 2000s26
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18(3 EF3+)
- 1970s14(4 EF3+)
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1966 | F5 | 21 mi | 202.5 mi | 58 / 518 |
| Dec 5, 1953 | F5 | 2 mi | 9 mi | 38 / 270 |
| Feb 21, 1971 | F4 | 8 mi | 65.2 mi | 13 / 182 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF4 | 17 mi | 148.97 mi | 10 / 146 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F3 | 17 mi | 38 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1983 | F3 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1983 | F3 | 24 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F3 | 20 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1978 | F3 | 18 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 28, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 31.4 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Dec 2, 1967 | F3 | 6 mi | 82.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 176, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Vicksburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 90 hail reports within 10 miles of Vicksburg since 1966, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 12, 1990. The most recent report is from February 11, 2024. March has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Vicksburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Vicksburg City, MS, 4 miles north of Vicksburg at 80 feet. July and August are the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 38°F. January is the wettest at 6.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 61.8 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (27.4 of 61.8 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 26 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 3.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 33 nights a year. That 61.8 inches is more than at 69 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (79%). Edwards, 15 miles east, has its own station (Oakley Exp Stn, MS): 60.3 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 38 | 6.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 61 | 42 | 6.2 | 7 |
| Mar | 69 | 49 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Apr | 76 | 57 | 5.9 | 7 |
| May | 83 | 65 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 72 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 74 | 6.0 | 7 |
| Aug | 92 | 73 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Sep | 88 | 67 | 3.7 | 3 |
| Oct | 78 | 56 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 45 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Dec | 59 | 40 | 6.2 | 6 |
| Year | 76 | 57 | 61.8 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Vicksburg City, MS (80 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 Vicksburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 326 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Vicksburg: 267 thunderstorm wind reports, 51 flash floods, 5 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $19.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 4, 2008. April has had the most flash floods, 20 of 51. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 210 have had fewer than Vicksburg.
May 4, 2006: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Vicksburg — 3 injured, $300,000 damage.
NWS: “The storm which produced the damaging winds across Madison Parish moved east into Warren County. These winds downed numerous trees and power lines all across Vicksburg.”
April 4, 2008: thunderstorm wind in Vicksburg — 1 injured, $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees were blown down across the eastern portions of Vicksburg with some across I-20. A few homes were damaged by downed trees along with several power lines.”
August 13, 2011: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Vicksburg — 1 injured, $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Multiple trees, power poles and power lines were blown down in the city of Vicksburg. Trees and power lines were blocking several roadways in the city.”
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 Vicksburg's 2 ZIP codes have filed 2,341 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $32.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1983: 228 claims (10% of all) and $1.7 million, then Mid-spring storms in 2011 with 126. 16% 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, 125 have fewer than Vicksburg.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1983 | 228 | $1.7 million |
| Mid-spring storms2011 | 126 | $5.1 million |
Warren County, which includes Vicksburg, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 7 hurricanes, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Warren County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $42.5 million a year, the 9th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (24%), 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).
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