Mississippi’s most common natural disasters include severe storms, hurricanes, extreme heat and drought, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, winter storms, power outages, landslides, and earthquakes. #EmergencyPrep #DIYEnergy #SurvivalKit #BackupPower #ad
Mississippi River Flood, Benoit Mississippi

Natural Disasters In Mississippi 2025
Assessing the tornado damage in Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Photo: Rogelio V. Solis / AP)
Hurricane Katrina


Severe Storms In Mississippi
Bridge collapse in Mississippi


The Mississippi River Great Flood of 1927 •
What Natural Disasters Occur In Missouri
Okay, so this one isn’t exactly unexplained, but it’s an interesting natural phenomenon that is definitely worthy of a mention. The New Madrid earthquakes, which took place between December of 1811 and March of 1812, caused a fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River and, in turn, made the river run backward for several hours.
MISSISSIPPI Hurricane Katrina 08/29/2005









More than 1,000 flights canceled
1979 - Easter Flood In April of 1979, central Mississippi experienced severe thunderstorms, which continued for about 36 hours and caused some areas to receive as much as 20 inches of rain. On Friday the 13th, the rain finally stopped but as the date suggests, the bad luck was just beginning. The massive flooding forced about 17,000 people from their homes with damage totaling approximately $500 million.