101
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sharkey County, Mississippi: 101 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 81. That places the county #2,206 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sharkey County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sharkey County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 101 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 Sharkey County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,206 for this hazard and #71 within Mississippi, putting it in the 30.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sharkey County with 16 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | ROLLING FORK | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | ROLLING FORK | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | CAMETA | 55 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ANGUILLA ROLLANG ARP | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | ANGUILLA | 50 | $0 |
| May 24, 2025 | ANGUILLA | 55 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | CARY | 55 | $1K |
| Aug 19, 2024 | ANGUILLA | 60 | $30K |
| Jan 12, 2024 | CARY | 43 | $2K |
| Dec 14, 2022 | ONWARD | 65 | $25K |
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
South Delta Middle School, in Anguilla, had a portion of its roof blown off along with many trees blown down and numerous large limbs broken and laid in area lawns and streets. Additionally, the damaging winds extended southward into Rolling Fork where several homes and businesses sustained damage.
Strong wind caused major damage to one house and minor damage to several others. Several trees were blown down. A tractor shed was destroyed and the frame of a tractor was bent. Half of the roof of a barn was taken off. Many limbs were blown out of the trees.
Several trees were blown down around Cary along with several homes having shingles blown off. A few homes had the corner of the roof peeled off and one home had a large tree down on it. Additionally, numerous large limbs were blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sharkey County, Mississippi?
101 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sharkey County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sharkey County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sharkey County measured 81.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/sharkey-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.