Chickasaw County, Mississippi: hazard risk
FEMA rates Chickasaw County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 43.9 of 100, higher than 43% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by strong wind. Its storm record holds 424 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 86.7 | $1.2M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 78.3 | $578K |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 72.6 | $1.9M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | 66.0 | $1.2M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 81.5 | $1.3M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 67.5 | $327K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 66.5 | $539K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 55.5 | $197K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 50.6 | $61K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 37.8 | $115K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 34.2 | $293 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 30.9 | $10K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 26.5 | $2.1M |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 10.3 | $5K |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 157 | 2 | $1.3M | 49th of 82 | 1141st of 3,080 |
| Heat | 98 | 0 | – | 14th of 82 | 98th of 3,076 |
| Hail | 55 | 0 | $76K | 64th of 82 | 1766th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 30 | 3 | $16M | 51st of 82 | 777th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 29 | 0 | – | 7th of 82 | 802nd of 3,063 |
| Winter storms | 25 | 0 | $48K | 26th of 82 | 2255th of 3,077 |
| Floods | 16 | 0 | $361K | 72nd of 82 | 2088th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 7 | 0 | – | 18th of 82 | 1630th of 3,076 |
| High wind and dust storms | 3 | 0 | $24K | 63rd of 82 | 2606th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 3 | 0 | $38K | 52nd of 82 | 657th of 1,849 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $9K | 67th of 82 | 1907th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Chickasaw County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.