Stone County, Mississippi severe weather history spans 194 recorded events between 1953 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 44.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,478 nationally and #76 in Mississippi.
194
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
19
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
The record
What the Stone County, Mississippi severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Stone County, Mississippi severe weather history averages 2.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 70 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 18 events fall before 1990 and 176 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Stone County, Mississippi record is thunderstorm wind, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $778K in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Stone County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 87 | 1 | $778K | 78 | 1971–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 45 | 0 | $173K | 0 | 1998–2025 |
| Hail | 32 | 0 | $0 | 2 | 1960–2025 |
| Tornado | 22 | 0 | $661K | F2 | 1953–2024 |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | $75K | 0 | 2002–2021 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–1997 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2012–2012 |
Decade by decade
Stone County, Mississippi severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
22 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 20 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-25 | EF2 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2012-12-25 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1968-11-03 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 43.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1953-04-04 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2012-09-30 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2011-09-04 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1987-02-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1985-09-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1969-04-13 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-12-10 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Stone County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiggins | 1 | 0 | $50K |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Lightning | WIGGINS | 0 | 7 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | WIGGINS | 0 | 5 | $100K |
| Nov 3, 1968 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $25K | |
| Aug 4, 2010 | Lightning | WIGGINS | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2011 | Tornado | TEN MILE | 0 | 1 | $100K |
| Dec 11, 1967 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado touched down just north of Bankston Road which is just west of the town of Perkinston. The tornado moved north and lifted in the town of Bond near the intersection of U.S. Highway 49 and Pump Branch Road. The path length was approximately 9 miles, but was not always fully in contact with the ground and became very narrow in several places. Numerous trees were blown over or snapped with several trees snapped off at the top. Two residences suffered damage from the tornado. A double-wide mobile home on Sumrall Road west of Perkinston lost 40 percent of its roof. The mobile home was also shifted off its concrete masonry unit piers, consistent with EF-1 intensity damage with winds between 86 MPH and 110 MPH. One adult male was injured in the mobile home, suffering cuts and abrasions to his arms. A single-wide mobile home, on College Avenue West, was severely damaged when a large tree fell on it.
The tornado touched down one quarter mile north of West McHenry Road and west of US Highway 49 where trees were snapped off at mid-trunk and uprooted. The tornado continued northeast to Pine Avenue where it briefly increased in strength to EF-1 intensity and nearly 100 yards wide taking the roof off of one residence and damaging the roof structures of 4 other homes. The tornado then continued northeast across Highway 49 before lifting on Wire Road East near the Highway 49 intersection where a wooden backyard privacy fence was blown down and a few trees were topped out.
An NWS storm survey revealed straight line wind damage off of highway 26 just west of highway 49. Sporadic damage continued to the northeast to just north of College Avenue. Along the path…numerous hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. Four homes suffered significant damage when trees fell onto them.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
18,894
Population (ACS)
$161K
Median home value
30
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IDA | DR |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IDA | EM |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE ZETA | DR |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE ZETA | EM |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Wiggins 108
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Stone County, Mississippi?
194 events are on record between 1953 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $1.7M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Stone County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 87 recorded events — 44.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Stone County?
22 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 20 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Stone County?
30 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Stone County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Stone County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Stone County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 52 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Stone County, Mississippi severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Smith County 610
- Sunflower County 446
- Simpson County 594
- Tallahatchie County 202
- Sharkey County 215
- Tate County 196
Cite this page
“Stone County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/stone-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.