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Pike County, Mississippi
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1962 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
37
Tornado reports
85
Hail reports
16
Floods since 1996
401
All events
6
Deaths
$329.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Pike County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 35 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.
Several large tree branches and a few trees were blown down on the west side of McComb. One of the trees fell onto a house. A 3 year old child was fatally injured and 2 others were injured.
A 64 year old man was a fatally shocked by a lightning discharge while talking on the telephone. He succumbed to his injuries during the early morning hours of Aug 27.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Powerline downed by thunderstorm winds along Pleasant Springs Road in Magnolia.
Hail Hail
A picture on social media showed golf ball sized hail in Osyka.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A NWS ground survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph tracked across portions of southeast Pike. This tornado began near Smithburg, MS at the intersection of Mount Herman Road Silver Drive where it uprooted a tree and snapped branches. Additional EF…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Pike County Sheriffs Office reported a couple of trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Pike County Sheriffs Office reported a couple of trees down.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A strong EF-1 tornado touched down south of Hwy 570 near Moak Rd in Pike County, MS. This tornado rapidly strengthened and grew in size as it tracked to the east-northeast causing destruction of a wood frame farm outbuilding and increasingly significant treefall as it crossed Kod…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with peak estimated winds near 105 mph and max width of 300 yards touched down near Johnston Chapel Rd. A broadly defined area of uprooted and damaged trees was identified via high resolution satellite imagery near the beginning of this path which continued east-s…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph and width of 175 yards rapidly developed along Hwy 570, northwest of McComb, MS on the evening of March 11th. This tornado damage path was distinctly different to the predecessor tornado along Hwy 570 as most of the confluent damage was d…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 tornado with maximum sustained winds estimated near 80 mph touched down near US Hwy 98 in far northeast Amite County, MS causing minor tree damage and removing a few metal panels from an outbuilding. The tornado continued northeast into Pike County where additional minor …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees reported down on Deer Creek Lane. Time estimated by radar.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Local observations showed wind chills dropped into the single digits for several hours.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A social media post showed a picture of several cars flooded along Pine Street and Douglas Drive near Higgins Middle School. The water appeared to be a couple feet deep.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A social media post showed dozens of portable buildings flooded or floating along Highway Highway 48 near Union Church Road.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A combination of heat and humidity allowed heat indices to climb into the 113-115 degree range on July 23rd, which meet extreme heat conditions.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This tornado entered Pike County from Tangipahoa Parish near McNabb Creek Road. In general, it grew is width and strength during its entire track across the county. This was first observed near Pumping Station Road, evident by a growing number of damaged trees and a new tornado d…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures were below freezing for approximately 60 hours from the evening of January 20th through the afternoon of January 23rd. The coldest period was the morning of January 22nd when air temperatures and wind chills in the single digits across the county. The coldest recordi…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A total of 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across the county beginning in the early morning hours and tapering off early afternoon. The highest amounts occurred closest to the LA/MS state line.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado started to weaken as it entered Pike County, only snapping branches as it dissipated shortly after JJ Carter Road.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado entered Pike County and support from a MEMA drone flyover of showed snapped and uprooted pines along the shore of Alford Lake concurrent with other damage found along the damage path which was used to rate this tornado. One last swath of tree damage was visible on hig…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Half of the roof was ripped off a house on Church Rd. outside of Magnolia.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions began on October 29th and continued through the end of the month.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The EF-1 tornado embedded in a QLCS that started near Gillsburg, entered Pike County from Amite County near where Trinity Creek enters into Pike County. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees just north of the Osyka as it traveled eastward, tracking across I-55 near the O…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Charlie Rhodus road at the intersection of Gladhurst road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Charlie Rhodus road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed trees along Old 51 S.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed trees along Elarton Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds snapped a tree in a field along highway 584 just east of I-55.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds snapped a tree along Spears road just north of Highway 584.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water is covering portions of the roads near the intersection of Pine Brook Dr and Old Brookhaven Rd.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Nearby mesonet observations as well as ASOS showed temperatures never rose above freezing on the 15th. Around 6pm, radar showed precipitation beginning across the county. Off and on freezing rain persisted for about 7 hours. ASOS measured 0.27 of freezing rain. Although amounts v…
Drought Drought
An abnormally dry summer and fall led to prolonged D2 to D4 drought conditions across the zone.
Drought Drought
The entire county was in D3-D4 drought for the entire month.
Drought Drought
The county was under D3-D4 drought for the entire month.
Drought Drought
Portions of the zone was under D2 to D4 drought due to minimal rainfall.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 27th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 26th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 24th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 23rd. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 14th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 13th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 12th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 11th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southern Mississippi on August 10th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Drought Drought
Portions of the zone was under D2 to D4 drought due to minimal rainfall.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 1 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 1 |
| 1999 | 16 | 3 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 2 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 | 1 |
| 1986 | 7 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 5 | 1 |
| 1974 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
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