259
Recorded events
68
Counties affected
5
Direct deaths
$1.0B
Property damage
Mississippi flood history: 259 recorded events across 68 counties between 1996 and 2025.
Decade by decade
Mississippi flood history by decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 122 reported flood events across Mississippi. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most flood events in Mississippi
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jones County | 15 | 0 | $33K | 2010–2024 |
| #2 | Rankin County | 15 | 0 | $263K | 2002–2024 |
| #3 | Harrison County | 14 | 0 | $145K | 1996–2023 |
| #4 | DeSoto County | 8 | 0 | $768K | 1998–2021 |
| #5 | Simpson County | 8 | 0 | $10K | 2014–2022 |
| #6 | Madison County | 8 | 0 | $138K | 2019–2024 |
| #7 | Yazoo County | 7 | 2 | $574K | 2011–2024 |
| #8 | Lauderdale County | 7 | 0 | $60K | 2014–2023 |
| #9 | Hinds County | 7 | 0 | $156K | 1998–2024 |
| #10 | Pearl River County | 6 | 0 | $600K | 1997–2019 |
| #11 | Washington County | 5 | 0 | $5.1M | 2011–2024 |
| #12 | Tunica County | 5 | 2 | $1.0B | 2008–2018 |
| #13 | Lamar County | 5 | 0 | $9K | 2017–2024 |
| #14 | Neshoba County | 5 | 0 | $3K | 2014–2024 |
| #15 | Calhoun County | 4 | 0 | $52K | 2019–2024 |
| #16 | Itawamba County | 4 | 0 | $206K | 2019–2019 |
| #17 | Monroe County | 4 | 0 | $110K | 2019–2020 |
| #18 | Oktibbeha County | 4 | 0 | $141K | 2009–2024 |
| #19 | Hancock County | 3 | 0 | $100K | 2001–2019 |
| #20 | Panola County | 3 | 0 | $602K | 2002–2018 |
| #21 | Bolivar County | 3 | 0 | $1.1M | 2011–2022 |
| #22 | Claiborne County | 3 | 0 | $75K | 2011–2024 |
| #23 | Lowndes County | 3 | 0 | $81K | 2009–2021 |
| #24 | Alcorn County | 3 | 0 | $3K | 1998–1999 |
| #25 | Chickasaw County | 3 | 0 | $25K | 2019–2020 |
Significant events
Deadliest flood events in Mississippi
| Date | County | Scale | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2008 | Tunica County | — | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Yazoo County | — | 2 | 0 |