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Harrison County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
91
Tornado reports
96
Hail reports
99
Floods since 1996
627
All events
112
Deaths
$8.9B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Harrison County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 91 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Hurricane Zeta produced hurricane force winds with wind gusts nearing or exceeding 100 mph, especially along the coast. Away from the coast, most places experienced sustained tropical storm force winds with at least a few hurricane force wind gusts. The winds caused widespread da…
Storm surge flooded portions of US HWY 90/Beach Boulevard and other low lying areas near the coast. While there are no official gauges on the immediate coast in Harrison county, high water marks suggest peak water levels of at least 10 ft NAVD88, though inundation depths vary by …
The Harrison County Coroner stated that two deaths in a mobile home on Smith Road near Canal Road were caused by heat stroke. High temperatures at Gulfport Airport, approximately 3 miles away, were between 98 and 102 degrees from July 29 through August 2. Bodies were discovered o…
Major flooding due to heavy rain affected portions of Harrison County. The cities which experienced the worst flooding were Gulfport, Biloxi, D'Iberville, and Long Beach. At least 100 roads were impacted by flooding with numerous cars under water near the entrance to Interstate 1…
A 37 year old man was fatally injured by a lightning strike. The man was standing behind a waste collection truck when lightning struck a nearby tree and the charge moved through the tree to the man standing near the truck.
Twenty mobile homes were totally destroyed and four brick homes were partially destroyed. At least four businesses were damaged. The two deaths and the fifteen injuries all occurred in mobile homes. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Damage was estimated at near one …
Widespread minor tree and structural damage was reported across the county due to Ida's winds as well as 9 confirmed tornadoes. At least one mobile home was completely destroyed when a tree fell through the middle of it.
Hurricane force wind gusts knocked down numerous tree limbs and a number of trees and utility poles around the county. Nearly 700 hundred structures were affected by the storm with 16 being destroyed and 7 receiving major damage.
A tornado traveled east to west on path along Dedeaux Road between Highway 49 and Three Rivers Road in the Orange Grove community. Most of the damage was rated a F1 intensity by a NWS ground survey, however there were areas of F2 damage. A large church under-construction was heav…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were reported down on North Carr Bridge Rd.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
John Lee Road north of Woolmarket Elementary was impassable due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Broadcast media reporting video of stalled vehicles on US Highway 90 in Biloxi.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Stalled vehicles at US Highway 90 and Debuys Road between Biloxi and Gulfport.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Bell Creek bridge was under water due to heavy rainfall and flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Weatherflow mesonet in Gulfport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 78 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water over a foot deep on Dedeaux Road. The road is impassable.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado that began in Hancock County entered Harrison County at Deschamp Road. The tornado then evidently weakened and the damage path become more intermittent until it reached the Wolf River where another swath of trees was rated low-end EF-1. The tornado damage path became …
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The damage path of a brief EF-0 tornado was identified via high resolution satellite imagery in northwest Harrison County. This tornado caused predominantly damaged to trees over inaccessible areas between West Wortham and McHenry roads. This focused damage path closely aligned w…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
MDOT camera showed Beach Boulevard was flooded near the intersection with Porter Avenue. Water depth on the eastbound side was 1-2 feet.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several roads on Keesler Air Force Base are impassible.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
I-10 and I-110 ramps on the south of the interstate are closed due to water.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Mallet Road between Lamey Bridge Rd. and Daisy Vestry Rd. is closed due to flooding. Portions of east Mallet Rd. and Sangani Boulevard are affected by flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Numerous roads in the subdivision north of Brodie Road and west of the Auto Mall Parkway are affected by street flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Freddie Frank Road near Owl Roost Road is impassable due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
West Maple Road was impassable due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooded roads in Pass Christian up to 6 inches deep.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding on Hwy 90 in Long Beach up to 6 inches deep.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooded roads in Long Beach. Flooding was up to 6 inches deep.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Hutter Road was reported as impassable due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Intersection of Hwy 90 and Hewes Ave flooded according to Harrison SO.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Intersection of Hwy 90 and 20th Ave flooded according to Harrison SO.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed north side of Pass Christian.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 95 mph touched down just north of the intersection of Ohio Ave. and Polk St. in Gulfport. The tornado quickly tracked to the south causing sporadic tree damage that consisted primarily of large tree limbs being blown off of trees as tracked sout…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused street flooding on Hwy 49.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 |
| 2021 | 37 | 11 |
| 2020 | 13 | 3 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 |
| 2018 | 16 | 2 |
| 2017 | 20 | 2 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 18 | 4 |
| 2011 | 18 | 4 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 18 | 1 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 |
| 2001 | 16 | 3 |
| 2000 | 24 | 3 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 1 |
| 1996 | 21 | 2 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 |
| 1987 | 6 | 3 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 5 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 4 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 6 | 3 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 7 | 7 |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1969 | 5 | 1 |
| 1968 | 5 | 3 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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