105
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Mississippi: 105 recorded events between 1971 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,155 nationally and #70 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Perry County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 105 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 Perry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,155 for this hazard and #70 within Mississippi, putting it in the 31.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Perry County with 24 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2023 | RICHTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | RUNNELSTOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | RICHTON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | RUNNELSTOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | RUNNELSTOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | RICHTON | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | BEAUMONT | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | JANICE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | NEW AUGUSTA | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2020 | NEW AUGUSTA | 61 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Perry County
- Hail 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the county between 950 pm and 1030 pm. The storms moved from west to east and blew down trees and power lines across the county. The most damage occurred along State Highway 42 leading into Richton from the west. In Richton several businesses were damaged or destroyed in the downtown area. The fire station had most of its roof and the west side of its building blown in. The police station suffered damage and a floral shop in the same area was heavily damaged. A car wash and a small barber shop were also destroyed. All the damage appeared to be caused by straight line winds. It appeared the winds were funnelled into the downtown area from the west as the line of storms moved through. No injuries were reported.
A large bow echo moved across the north part of Perry County. Several trees and powerlines were blown down northwest of Richton. Several manufactured homes were damaged with one turned over. One wood frame house was also damaged. No injuries. This area still had unrepaired damage from Hurricane Katrina that hit in August of 2005.
Trees and power lines were blown down from Janice to near Richton as another round of thunderstorms moved across southeast Mississippi. These storms did not have the large hail as the earlier storms but still had damaging winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Perry County, Mississippi?
105 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Perry County between 1971 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Perry County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Perry County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Perry 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 Perry County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/perry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.