87
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$778K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Stone County, Mississippi: 87 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,372 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Stone County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Stone County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 87 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Stone County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,372 for this hazard and #77 within Mississippi, putting it in the 24.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Stone County with 17 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1995 | Wiggins | 0 | 1 | 0 | $50K |
| Jun 22, 1996 | WIGGINS | 45 | 0 | 5 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | MULBERRY | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | WIGGINS | 52 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | PERRY | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | WIGGINS | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | DEAN GRIFFIN MEM ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | DEAN GRIFFIN MEM ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | DEAN GRIFFIN MEM ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | PERRY | 52 | $0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | WIGGINS | 52 | $0 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | WIGGINS | 52 | $10K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
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.
Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Perkinston. A few minutes later a manufactured home had roof damage near Ramsey Springs. Trees and power lines were also blown down near Ramsey Springs.
High winds from a cluster of thunderstorms blew down several trees in the central part of the county. This area was hard hit by Katrina last August and damaged trees are now being blown down with winds less than 58 MPH.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Stone County, Mississippi?
87 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Stone County between 1971 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Stone County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Stone County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Stone County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Stone County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/stone-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.