Jasper County, Mississippi Hurricane History

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

Since 1855, 35 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Jasper County, Mississippi — about one every 4.9 years. Of those, 5 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Claudette (2021), which passed 38 miles away on 19 June 2021.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

4.9

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.

How strong they get

Cat 1 · 5TS / TD · 30

The 35 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 5 of them reached Cat 1.

Key facts

Most recentClaudette (2021) — 38 mi away, 19 June 2021
Strongest stormCamille (1969) — 81 kt (93 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordBabe (1977) — 2.6 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles22 of 35
Peak monthSeptember — 18 storms (51% of all)
Most active year1912 — 3 storms
Most active decade1910s — 5 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1855–2021

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Jasper County, Mississippi, September is the most active month, with 18 of the 35 recorded storms (51%). Activity concentrates in June, August and September, together 83% of all storms. The 1910s was the most active decade on record, with 5 storms. 0 of the 35 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	5	4	6	18	2	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: 7 storms in 1950–1987 against 8 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Claudette (2021)	19 Jun 2021	38.1 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Zeta (2020)	29 Oct 2020	43.4 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Gordon (2018)	5 Sep 2018	36.8 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Fay (2008)	25 Aug 2008	11.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Katrina (2005)	29 Aug 2005	10.4 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Bill (2003)	1 Jul 2003	7.8 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Isidore (2002)	26 Sep 2002	38.8 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Erin (1995)	4 Aug 1995	11.6 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1987)	12 Aug 1987	3.6 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Frederic (1979)	13 Sep 1979	26.7 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Babe (1977)	6 Sep 1977	2.6 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Edith (1971)	17 Sep 1971	13.3 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Camille (1969)	18 Aug 1969	45.8 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Ethel (1960)	16 Sep 1960	12.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Arlene (1959)	1 Jun 1959	38.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1948)	4 Sep 1948	6.0 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	9 Sep 1947	42.1 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	25 Sep 1940	15.2 mi	TS / TD	17 kt
Unnamed Storm (1939)	17 Jun 1939	22.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1937)	1 Sep 1937	27.1 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	1 Sep 1932	3.1 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	18 Oct 1923	11.4 mi	TS / TD	44 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	6 Jul 1916	26.3 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	30 Sep 1915	18.7 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	14 Sep 1912	36.3 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	17 Jul 1912	23.1 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	13 Jun 1912	21.0 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	27 Sep 1906	5.9 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	8 Sep 1893	7.5 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	14 Jun 1887	18.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	4 Aug 1881	18.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	1 Sep 1880	42.3 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1872)	12 Jul 1872	21.1 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	16 Sep 1860	33.9 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1855)	17 Sep 1855	18.7 mi	TS / TD	50 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 2 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
Unnamed Storm (1932)	Post-tropical	16 Oct 1932	50.0 mi	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1905)	Post-tropical	10 Oct 1905	33.3 mi	29 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1855–2025. 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 Jasper County, Mississippi compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Jasper County, Mississippi ranks #415 — more exposed than 81.2% of them. Within Mississippi it ranks #28 of 82, against a state average of 32.3 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 1 Camille (1969) passed 46 miles away on 18 August 1969 as a hurricane, reaching 81 kt (93 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Frederic (1979) passed 27 miles away on 13 September 1979 as a hurricane, reaching 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Zeta (2020) passed 43 miles away on 29 October 2020 as a hurricane, reaching 72 kt (83 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Katrina (2005) passed 10 miles away on 29 August 2005 as a hurricane, reaching 70 kt (81 mph) while within 50 miles.

32 of the 35 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 4.9 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 35 storms spread over the 171 years from 1855 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 13 years, between 1893 and 1906. It has been 4 years since the last one; 18 of the 32 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Jasper County, Mississippi?

5 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Jasper County, Mississippi at hurricane strength since 1855. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 35.

When was the last hurricane in Jasper County, Mississippi?

Zeta (2020), on 29 October 2020, passing 43 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 Jasper County, Mississippi?

Camille (1969), which reached 81 kt (93 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 46 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Jasper County, Mississippi?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 4.9 years — 35 storms over the 171 years from 1855 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Jasper County, Mississippi borders or sits close to 6 other counties with a published storm record. Wayne County, Mississippi has 50 on record.

Wayne County, Mississippi50 storms within 50 mi Clarke County, Mississippi45 storms within 50 mi Lauderdale County, Mississippi43 storms within 50 mi Jones County, Mississippi42 storms within 50 mi Smith County, Mississippi37 storms within 50 mi Scott County, Mississippi31 storms within 50 mi