Greene County, Mississippi Hurricane History

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

Since 1852, 53 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Greene County, Mississippi — about one every 3.3 years. Of those, 9 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Claudette (2021), which passed 22 miles away on 19 June 2021.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

3.3

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.

How strong they get

Cat 3 · 2Cat 2 · 4Cat 1 · 7TS / TD · 40

The 53 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 2 of them reached Cat 3.

Key facts

Most recentClaudette (2021) — 22 mi away, 19 June 2021
Strongest stormFrederic (1979) — 98 kt (113 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1932) — 2.4 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Frederic (1979) — 5.5 miles
Passes within 25 miles25 of 53
Peak monthSeptember — 21 storms (40% of all)
Most active year1912 — 3 storms
Most active decade1880s — 6 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi2
Record span1852–2021

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Greene County, Mississippi, September is the most active month, with 21 of the 53 recorded storms (40%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 75% of all activity. The 1880s was the most active decade on record, with 6 storms. 2 of the 53 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	7	6	11	21	8	0	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 9 storms in 1950–1987 against 11 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
2	2	1	6	4	4	5	2	3	4	1	2	4	2	2	5	2	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Claudette (2021)	19 Jun 2021	22.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Zeta (2020)	29 Oct 2020	20.2 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Gordon (2018)	5 Sep 2018	26.6 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Nate (2017)	8 Oct 2017	10.3 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Fay (2008)	24 Aug 2008	35.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Cindy (2005)	6 Jul 2005	8.0 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Bill (2003)	1 Jul 2003	47.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Hanna (2002)	14 Sep 2002	47.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Allison (2001)	11 Jun 2001	18.6 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Georges (1998)	29 Sep 1998	34.6 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Erin (1995)	4 Aug 1995	15.2 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1987)	13 Aug 1987	42.9 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1984)	28 Oct 1984	35.8 mi	TD	—
Frederic (1979)	13 Sep 1979	5.5 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1977)	25 Oct 1977	49.3 mi	TD	—
Unnamed Storm (1977)	19 Jul 1977	44.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1976)	24 Sep 1976	16.7 mi	TD	—
Hilda (1964)	4 Oct 1964	40.5 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Ethel (1960)	16 Sep 1960	21.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Baker (1950)	31 Aug 1950	44.1 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1948)	4 Sep 1948	42.7 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	8 Sep 1947	26.0 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1944)	11 Sep 1944	47.5 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	25 Sep 1940	48.9 mi	TS / TD	16 kt
Unnamed Storm (1939)	26 Sep 1939	5.8 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1939)	16 Jun 1939	26.9 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	1 Sep 1932	2.4 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	18 Oct 1923	25.5 mi	TS / TD	46 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	26 Jun 1923	37.6 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	6 Jul 1916	15.8 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	14 Sep 1912	9.7 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	17 Jul 1912	28.4 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	13 Jun 1912	44.3 mi	TS / TD	44 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	12 Aug 1911	34.0 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	22 Sep 1907	3.3 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	27 Sep 1906	18.6 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	16 Aug 1901	23.5 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	14 Sep 1900	24.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1895)	16 Aug 1895	11.9 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	8 Aug 1894	15.2 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	2 Oct 1893	31.4 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1892)	12 Sep 1892	4.0 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	19 Oct 1887	40.0 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	14 Jun 1887	10.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	15 Jun 1886	21.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	27 Sep 1885	44.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	3 Aug 1881	8.0 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	1 Sep 1880	48.7 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1872)	12 Jul 1872	25.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	15 Sep 1860	14.1 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	12 Aug 1860	32.9 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1855)	16 Sep 1855	23.1 mi	TS / TD	63 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	26 Aug 1852	27.9 mi	Cat 1	77 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
Lee (2011)	Post-tropical	5 Sep 2011	9.7 mi	40 kt
Five (2010)	Remnant low	13 Aug 2010	20.2 mi	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	Post-tropical	16 Oct 1932	9.1 mi	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1922)	Post-tropical	17 Oct 1922	40.3 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1852–2025. 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 Greene County, Mississippi compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Greene County, Mississippi ranks #170 — more exposed than 92.3% of them. Within Mississippi it ranks #7 of 82, against a state average of 32.3 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 3 Frederic (1979) passed 5 miles away on 13 September 1979 as a hurricane, reaching 98 kt (113 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1916) passed 16 miles away on 6 July 1916 as a hurricane, reaching 96 kt (110 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1860) passed 33 miles away on 12 August 1860 as a hurricane, reaching 95 kt (109 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1852) passed 28 miles away on 26 August 1852 as a hurricane, reaching 91 kt (105 mph) while within 50 miles.

48 of the 53 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 3.3 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 53 storms spread over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025. 6 separate years 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 12 years, between 1860 and 1872. It has been 4 years since the last one; 14 of the 45 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Greene County, Mississippi?

9 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Greene County, Mississippi at hurricane strength since 1852. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 53.

When was the last hurricane in Greene County, Mississippi?

Zeta (2020), on 29 October 2020, passing 20 miles away — 6 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Claudette (2021) in 2021.

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

Frederic (1979), which reached 98 kt (113 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 5 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Greene County, Mississippi?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 3.3 years — 53 storms over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Greene County, Mississippi borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Mobile County, Alabama has 57 on record.

Mobile County, Alabama57 storms within 50 mi Washington County, Alabama54 storms within 50 mi George County, Mississippi53 storms within 50 mi Wayne County, Mississippi50 storms within 50 mi Perry County, Mississippi47 storms within 50 mi