Hurricane history · Mississippi
Hurricanes near Natchez, MS
Hurricanes
1
None major
Tropical storms
11
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Natchez. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Betsy in 1965. The strongest was Betsy in 1965, with winds near 75 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ida Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 29 |
| 2020 | Delta Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 36 |
| 2012 | Isaac Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 35 |
| 2002 | Lili Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 46 |
| 1992 | Andrew Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 15 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 5 |
| 1985 | Danny Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 45 |
| 1971 | Edith Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 43 |
| 1965 | Betsy Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 36 |
| 1957 | Esther Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 39 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 36 |
| 1955 | Brenda Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 33 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 3 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
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 Natchez 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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