Jasper County, MS Environment & Hazard Risk

• HurricaneRelatively Low$1.3M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 8 years
• HailRelatively Low$389K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.1 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Moderate$1.7M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$871K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$344K/yr expected annual loss, about 10 events a year
• LightningRelatively Moderate$189K/yr expected annual loss, about 74 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$1,393/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• DroughtRelatively Low$112K/yr expected annual loss, about 15 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$190K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 573 years
• Strong windRelatively Low$335K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.3 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$23.5K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,125 years
• Ice stormRelatively Low$43K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$24.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.3 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

21 of 7,753 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

85

Insured in high-risk zones

16 (19%)

Flood claims since 1978

13

Claims paid since 1978

$112K

• Thunderstorm Wind269
• Hail108
• Flash Flood47
• Tornado46 · 4 deaths
• Drought14
• Strong Wind9
• Heavy Snow6
• Ice Storm5 · 1 death
• Heat4
• Tropical Storm4

• Hurricane (Typhoon)08/29/2005

  Jasper

  2 injured, $200M damage

  What happened

  Hurricane Katrina will likely go down as the worst and costliest natural disaster in United States history. The amount of destruction, the cost of damaged property/agriculture and the large loss of life across the affected region has been overwhelming. Catastrophic damage was widespread across a large portion of the Gulf Coast region. The devastation was not only confined to the coastal region, widespread and significant damage occurred well inland up to the Hattiesburg area and northward past Interstate 20. This hurricane has changed life as we know it across the Gulf Coast region which will take many years to return to normal.Hurricane Katrina was a very large and powerful storm which set several unfortunate records. This storm began as Tropical Depression 12 during the late afternoon and evening of August 23rd. The storm slowly moved northwest, became more organized, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm during the late morning of August 24th as it moved across the Central Bahamas. The Tropical Storm continued to become better organized as it moved slowly west toward Southern Florida. Katrina became a Category 1 Hurricane late in the afternoon on August 25th just before moving...

• TornadoEF3, 6.46 mi path, 1,350 yd wide06/19/2023

  Hamlet, Jasper County

  1 death, 25 injured, $5M damage

  What happened

  An EF-3 tornado touched down along MS Highway 15 north of Bay Springs, moved northeast, and dissipated east of Louin. A few trees and power lines were blown down along Commerce Drive, and the Hol-Mac Plant sustained some minor damage to the roof and facilities. More intense structural damage occurred to buildings at Peco Farms where vehicles were also damaged, and a few loading trucks were flipped. Substantial tree damage began along the railroad tracks on the east side of the facility as the tornado moved across the property of Jones Lumber. There 3 metal building systems were demolished with an additional 3 having moderate to major damage. Estimated winds in this area were up to 150 mph. The tornado remained strong for much of its remaining path and caused substantial tree and power line damage. Notable tree fall against forward motion was also observed along the path. A few homes on the edge of the path had minor damage along County Road 1529 and 15291. A section of double wooden pole transmission lines was blown down just west of County Road 1537. The tornado was its widest near County Road 1537. As the tornado moved through the Tallahoma Creek bottom, significant tree...

• TornadoEF4, 24.12 mi path, 1,050 yd wide04/27/2011

  Hamlet, Jasper County

  2 deaths, $1.7M damage

  What happened

  This tornado started by downing some trees just southeast of Raleigh, near and across Highway 18. As the tornado moved northeast along Bailey Road and crossed County Road 130, it intensified and produced high end EF-1 damage, snapping and uprooting trees, taking shingles off roofs, and blowing skirting out from mobile homes. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved northeast, and along County Roads 136, 107, and 105, it produced damage indicative of high end EF-2. A few mobile homes were destroyed and several homes and buildings sustained significant roof damage, along with extensive tree damage. Along County Road 105, a mobile home was picked up by the tornado, bounced along the ground a couple of times, and was then thrown into woods across the road, with debris scattered for at least a mile downstream, including the frame of the mobile home. The occupant of the mobile home was the first fatality of this tornado. The tornado continued northeast, and reached its most intense and widest point in the Smith County portion of the tornado just before crossing the county line at County Road 103. Here, in the central core of the tornado there was an area of completely mowed...

• TornadoEF4, 22.16 mi path, 1,760 yd wide04/12/2020

  Moss, Jasper County

  6 injured, $8.8M damage

  What happened

  This violent, deadly tornado traveled 68 miles through parts of five counties including southeastern Jefferson Davis, central Covington, northwestern Jones, southeastern Jasper, and western Clarke counties. Locations impacted by this tornado include Bassfield, the areas between Collins and Seminary, Soso, Moss, Heidelberg, and Pachuta. This tornado is preliminarily rated EF4 with an estimated peak wind of 190 MPH east of Bassfield in southwestern Jefferson Davis County. Additional EF4 damage was noted near Soso in Jones County and at Moss in Jasper County. The maximum path width was 2.25 miles in the vicinity of Hughes Road west of Seminary in western Covington County. At this width, the tornado ranks 3rd widest in the official NOAA United States tornado database behind the El Reno, OK tornado of 2013 (2.6 mi) and the Hallam, NE tornado of 2004 (2.5 mi). This tornado now ranks as the widest on record in the state of Mississippi, surpassing the Yazoo City, MS tornado of 2010 (1.75 mi). Eight lives were lost in this tornado, and there was an undetermined number of additional injuries. Additional details on the damage path and area of most significant damage follow.|||The tornado...

• TornadoEF2, 8.93 mi path, 200 yd wide04/06/2025

  Stringer, Jasper County

  1 death, $2.5M damage

  What happened

  This strong, deadly tornado began near Summerland where a few trees were uprooted along highway 28. The tornado progressed northeastward across mostly rural portions of Jones County, crossing into Jasper County near County Road 7 where structural damage began to be observed, primarily shingles and small portions of roofing removed. The tornado was estimated to be of EF-1 intensity at this time. Fluctuating between EF-0 and EF-1 intensities, the tornado carried northeastward crossing County Road 79 producing additional tree damage. After taking an abrupt leftward jog and impacting County Road 10 where trees were downed and a home had shingle/light roofing impacts, the tornado resumed a northeast trek and intensified quickly to EF-2 strength as it impacted a community southwest of Stringer. At the location, a mobile home was knocked off its blocks and slid around 10 feet while another mobile home was vaulted and destroyed completely, its frame separated from the rest of the home. The mobile home was noted to have launched over and into/onto two passenger vehicles causing broken windows and impact marks onto the vehicles as well as shifting them a few feet. The vehicles were...

• Ice Storm02/03/2011

  Jasper

  1 death, $600K damage

  What happened

  A quarter inch of ice accumulated across the county with many bridges iced over. Numerous accidents were reported. One indirect fatality occurred due to a vehicle accident.

• Stringer Water WorksServes 3,556 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Tallahala W/A-AntiochServes 3,427 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Town of Bay SpringsServes 2,925 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Philadelphia Water AssnServes 2,062 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations
• Tri-County W/A #1-JasperServes 1,861 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• Tri-County W/A #3-SummerlandServes 1,853 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Beaverdam W/A-NorthServes 1,800 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Beaver Meadow Waterworks AssociationServes 1,687 · Groundwater · Public and private5 health violations+2 monitoring or reporting