Mississippi Disaster Stats

Listed by Date and Event:
• 9/19/52 to 11/8/52: Severe Drought (51-days without rain)
• 3/ 1966: Tornadoes in Candlestick Park(Jackson) & Central MS: 57-Died; 504-Injured.
• 8/ 1969: Hurricane Camille: 143-Died in MS.
• 2/ 1971: Delta Tornadoes: 118-Died; 1511-Injured.
• 1/ 1975: Mccomb Tornadoes: 9-Died; 210-Injured.
• 3/ 1976: Canton Tornado: 3-Died; 177-Injured.
• 1977 - Jan: Snow and Ice Central and South Mississippi.
• 1977 - Jun: Severe Agricultural Drought (72 Counties).
• 1979 - Apr: "Easter Floods of 1979: Pearl at Jackson @43.25 Feet.
• 1979 - Sept: Hurricane Frederic: No deaths.
• 7/ 1980: "Heat Wave"; 135 related Deaths.
• 11/ 1983: Apr-May: Spring Floods.
• 12-24/25/ 1983: Severe Cold; (4-Deaths).
• 4/21/1984: Phillip/Water Valley Tornado: 16-Died; 76-Injured.
• 9/02/1985: Hurricane Elena - Evacuated MS Coast twice. No Deaths.
• 1987: Jones County Tornado; 7-Died.
• 06/ 1988: Severe Drought: MS River barge traffic problems.
• 12/24/89: Severe Cold/ Ice; Water supply lost in City of Jackson 3-days.
• 01/24/90: Widespread Floods and 12/21/90 "Vaiden Tornado"; 2-died.
• 03/9-10/1992: Delta Storms/ Tornadoes 2-Died.
• 11/21-22/1992: Rankin County/Central MS Tornadoes; 15-Died; 200-Injured.
• 2/9/1994: Ice Storm of North MS; 1-Died.
• 5/10/1995: Flood on Gulf Coast.
• 2/01/1996: Ice Storm of February 1996, 14-Died, (Jackson boiled water for 7-days)
• 4/97: Floods on MS River.
• 9/28/98: Hurricane Georges.
• 12/22/98: North MS Ice Storm.
• 08/09/99: Summer Drought, Levels on MS River similar to 1988.

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