Hurricane history · Mississippi
Hurricanes near Ellisville, MS
Hurricanes
4
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
11
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Ellisville. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Zeta in 2020. The strongest was Camille in 1969, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Francine Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 54 |
| 2020 | Zeta Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 31 |
| 2018 | Gordon Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 16 |
| 2017 | Nate Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 48 |
| 2005 | Katrina Aug | Category 2 | 104 | 13 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 50 |
| 2003 | Bill Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 5 |
| 2002 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 38 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 55 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 30 |
| 1979 | Frederic Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 35 |
| 1979 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 50 |
| 1971 | Edith Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 35 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 35 |
| 1960 | Ethel Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 15 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Ellisville at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.
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