Webster County, MS Environment & Hazard Risk

• EarthquakeRelatively Low$394K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 345 years
• DroughtRelatively Low$221K/yr expected annual loss, about 15 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$90.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 16 years
• TornadoRelatively Low$844K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Heat waveRelatively Low$222K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$148K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.4 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$43.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.1 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$564/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• LightningRelatively Low$120K/yr expected annual loss, about 67 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$456K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.2 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$172K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.1 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$7,004/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,494 years
• Winter weatherVery Low$1,561/yr expected annual loss, about 2.8 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

3 of 4,282 (0.1%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

23

Insured in high-risk zones

2 (9%)

Flood claims since 1978

24

Claims paid since 1978

$109K

• Thunderstorm Wind147
• Hail54
• Flash Flood24
• Drought16
• Tornado11 · 1 death
• Winter Weather8
• Heavy Snow8
• Ice Storm5
• Heat4
• Winter Storm4

• Hurricane (Typhoon)08/29/2005

  Webster

  $26M 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, 11.05 mi path, 1,800 yd wide04/27/2011

  Mathiston, Webster County

  15 injured, $3.7M damage

  What happened

  This tornado touched down in northern Choctaw County and eventually tracked across multiple counties as it moved northeast. Many thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of this tornado. Numerous roofs of homes were severely damaged. Numerous mobile homes were severely damaged and several mobile homes were completely destroyed. Numerous barns and sheds received heavy damage or were destroyed. Numerous power poles and power lines were down. Extensive damage occurred to a school in Cumberland, Webster County, and this was the basis for the EF-3 rating. Maximum winds were around 140 mph. Total path length across Choctaw, Webster, Clay, Chickasaw, and Monroe Counties was 59 miles.

• TornadoEF2, 11.98 mi path, 1,320 yd wide04/27/2011

  Sapa, Webster County

  1 death, 5 injured, $1.2M damage

  What happened

  The tornado caused extensive damage to numerous roofs of homes and severe damage to several mobile homes. Numerous sheds and barns were heavily damaged. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted and several power poles were snapped. A gas station was severely damaged in the community of Sapa and the canopy was carried away. This tornado appears to be part of a family of tornadoes that hit the Choctaw/Webster counties area in association with the same storm. A person was fatally injured when a tree fell on a mobile home just west of Mathiston in southeastern Webster County. Maximum winds were around 125 mph. Total path length across Choctaw and Webster Counties was 13.3 miles.

• Thunderstorm Wind50 kt wind04/04/2018

  Eupora, Webster County

  2 injured, $35K damage

  What happened

  A tree fell onto a power line. Also, a tree fell onto a house along Adams Avenue. There were injuries to two occupants.

• Flash Flood05/02/2010

  Eupora, Webster County

  1 injured, $800K damage

  What happened

  Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding across a good portion of Webster County with 5 roads sustaining major damage with 2 of those washed out. A few dozen other roads had minor damage from flooding as well. One person was injured after driving through a flooded road and sinking into a hole from a washed out culvert. One home also sustained minor damage from flood waters.

• Drought10/01/2023

  Webster

  $1M damage

  What happened

  Drought conditions in Webster County intensified from D1 (Moderate Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

• City of EuporaServes 5,586 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Savannah Water Association #1Serves 1,434 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+4 monitoring or reporting
• Tomnolen Water Assn, INCServes 1,140 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations
• Town of MathistonServes 1,090 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Sapa Water SystemServes 842 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Cumberland Water AssnServes 715 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Mantee Water AssociationServes 486 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Cadaretta Water AssociationServes 445 · Groundwater · Public and privateNo health violations