Chickasaw County, Mississippi Tropical Cyclone History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Chickasaw County, Mississippi as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1860, 28 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Chickasaw County, Mississippi — about one every 5.9 years. Of those, 0 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Ida (2021), which passed 8 miles away on 31 August 2021.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.9

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

Key facts

Most recentIda (2021) — 8 mi away, 31 August 2021
Strongest stormKatrina (2005) — 45 kt (52 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1939) — 3.8 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles13 of 28
Peak monthSeptember — 11 storms (39% of all)
Most active year2005 — 2 storms
Most active decade2000s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1860–2021

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Chickasaw County, Mississippi, September is the most active month, with 11 of the 28 recorded storms (39%). The primary season runs July to September, accounting for 82% of all activity. The 2000s was the most active decade on record, with 4 storms. 0 of the 28 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	0	3	4	8	11	2	0	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1860s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 5 storms in 1950–1987 against 7 in 1988–2025.

1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	1

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Ida (2021)	31 Aug 2021	8.2 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Harvey (2017)	1 Sep 2017	31.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Katrina (2005)	30 Aug 2005	16.2 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Dennis (2005)	11 Jul 2005	8.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Isidore (2002)	27 Sep 2002	46.5 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Barry (2001)	7 Aug 2001	4.6 mi	TS / TD	15 kt
Andrew (1992)	27 Aug 1992	37.9 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Danny (1985)	17 Aug 1985	29.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Bob (1979)	12 Jul 1979	43.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Ethel (1960)	17 Sep 1960	31.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Audrey (1957)	28 Jun 1957	44.0 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Baker (1950)	31 Aug 1950	30.7 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	5 Sep 1949	9.9 mi	TS / TD	23 kt
Unnamed Storm (1948)	5 Sep 1948	10.7 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1939)	17 Jun 1939	3.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1934)	17 Jun 1934	31.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	20 Sep 1932	42.2 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	18 Oct 1923	15.7 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	7 Jul 1916	12.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	15 Sep 1912	26.1 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	28 Sep 1906	41.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	16 Aug 1901	24.7 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	9 Sep 1893	13.7 mi	TS / TD	31 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	29 Aug 1881	5.5 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	1 Sep 1880	31.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1879)	2 Sep 1879	39.5 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1872)	13 Jul 1872	12.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	3 Oct 1860	36.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 4 systems passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Delta (2020)	Post-tropical	11 Oct 2020	17.3 mi	25 kt
Olga (2019)	Post-tropical	26 Oct 2019	40.3 mi	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	Post-tropical	30 Sep 1915	39.0 mi	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1905)	Post-tropical	10 Oct 1905	33.1 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1860–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the county's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

How Chickasaw County, Mississippi compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Chickasaw County, Mississippi ranks #565 — more exposed than 74.4% of them. Within Mississippi it ranks #45 of 82, against a state average of 32.3 storms per county.

Notable storms

TS / TD Katrina (2005) passed 16 miles away on 30 August 2005 as a tropical storm, reaching 45 kt (52 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1879) passed 39 miles away on 2 September 1879 as a tropical storm, reaching 41 kt (47 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1916) passed 13 miles away on 7 July 1916 as a tropical storm, reaching 40 kt (46 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1906) passed 42 miles away on 28 September 1906 as a tropical storm, reaching 40 kt (46 mph) while within 50 miles.

27 of the 28 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.9 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 28 storms spread over the 166 years from 1860 to 2025. 1 separate year saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 19 years, between 1960 and 1979. It has been 4 years since the last one; 16 of the 26 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

Has a hurricane ever hit Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

No. No tropical cyclone on record has passed within 50 miles of Chickasaw County, Mississippi while at hurricane strength. 28 tropical cyclones have passed within that distance since 1860, all of them as tropical storms or depressions. The strongest was Katrina (2005).

When was the last tropical cyclone in Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Ida (2021), on 31 August 2021, passing 8 miles away — 5 years ago. No storm on record has passed within 50 miles of Chickasaw County, Mississippi at hurricane strength.

What was the strongest storm to affect Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

Katrina (2005), which reached 45 kt (52 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 16 miles.

How often does a tropical storm reach Chickasaw County, Mississippi?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.9 years — 28 storms over the 166 years from 1860 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Chickasaw County, Mississippi borders or sits close to 6 other counties with a published storm record. Webster County, Mississippi has 31 on record.

Webster County, Mississippi31 storms within 50 mi Calhoun County, Mississippi27 storms within 50 mi Clay County, Mississippi26 storms within 50 mi Monroe County, Mississippi26 storms within 50 mi Lee County, Mississippi24 storms within 50 mi Pontotoc County, Mississippi23 storms within 50 mi