Storm risk in Hinds County, Mississippi

FEMA's overall hazard score for Hinds County is 94.31 (Relatively Moderate), 180th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 99.27 (Very High), strong wind 98.06 (Very High) and tornado 98.16 (Relatively High). Expected hail loss is $296 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 59 hail reports in Hinds County from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Hinds County: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of MS$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $296 per $1 million, 88th of 3,126 rated counties$296Hail88th of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $67 per $1 million, 534th of 3,121 rated counties$67Strong wind534th of 3,121 countiesTornado: $430 per $1 million, 586th of 3,144 rated counties$430Tornado586th of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Hinds County

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in MS
OverallRelatively Moderate 94.31180 of 3,1442 of 82
HailVery High 99.2724 of 3,1261 of 82
Strong windVery High 98.0662 of 3,1261 of 82
TornadoRelatively High 98.1659 of 3,1261 of 82

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$13,084,355$296 $46$22 88 of 3,1262 of 82
Strong wind$2,978,423$67 $33$20 534 of 3,1217 of 82
Tornado$18,993,540$430 $478$199 586 of 3,14453 of 82

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Hinds County

  • FEMA expects hail in Hinds County to cost $296 per $1 million of buildings a year: 13.27 times the U.S. median and 6.43 times the MS county median, ranked 88th of 3,126 counties nationally and 2nd of 82 in Mississippi.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Hinds County to cost $67 per $1 million of buildings a year: 3.31 times the U.S. median and 2.05 times the MS county median, ranked 534th of 3,121 counties nationally and 7th of 82 in Mississippi.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Hinds County to cost $430 per $1 million of buildings a year: 2.16 times the U.S. median and 0.90 times the MS county median, ranked 586th of 3,144 counties nationally and 53rd of 82 in Mississippi.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $151,200 home, the average yearly loss in Hinds County is about $45 for hail and $10 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $3.38 and $3.08.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Hinds County meets about 48.3 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1974, the median home in Hinds County is 52 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 84.0% of its 106,225 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 41 of the 59 hail reports in Hinds County (69 percent); the quietest month is July, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Hinds County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$45hail, a year; $3.38 at the U.S. median county rate
$10strong wind, a year; $3.08 at the U.S. median county rate
$1,100hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Hinds County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $13,084,355 ÷ $44,138,644,831 = 0.0002964. Wind: $2,978,423 ÷ $44,138,644,831 = 0.0000675. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Hinds County in plain numbers

  • Hinds County scores 94.31 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 180th of 3,144 rated counties and 2nd of 82 in Mississippi.
  • Hail scores 99.27 (Very High). FEMA expects $13,084,355 of hail damage to buildings in Hinds County a year, which is $296 per $1 million of buildings, 13.27 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 98.06 (Very High) with $2,978,423 of expected yearly building loss in Hinds County: $67 per $1 million of buildings, 3.31 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 98.16 (Relatively High) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $18,993,540, counting everything exposed, or $430 per $1 million of buildings in Hinds County.
  • FEMA's own event record for Hinds County averages 4.16 hail events and 3.56 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 59 hail reports in Hinds County between 2014 and June 2026, on 31 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 2.75 inches.
  • In Hinds County, FEMA counts buildings worth 44.14 billion dollars and 227,510 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Very High in Hinds County.
  • Community resilience there is Very High, for 227,510 residents.
  • 1 city in Hinds County is covered on this site: Jackson. 21 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Jackson is $5,460 to $12,090.
  • Hinds County ranks 11 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 12 for wind and 35 for tornado.
  • In Hinds County, March is the busiest month with 12 of the 59 reports (20 percent), against 0 reports in September.
  • Hinds County's worst year was 2016, with 5 hail days at 1 inch or more and 10 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 2.42 such days a year, one about every 5.0 months.
  • The median home in Hinds County was built in 1974; 61.7% of its 106,225 housing units date from before 1980, 84.0% from before 2000 and 4.6% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Hinds County at $151,200, and 57.9% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 3,056 single-family building permits were issued in Hinds County from 2014 to 2025, about 28.8 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2014.
  • NOAA lists 52 tornado tracks in Hinds County since 2014; the strongest was an EF2 on April 18, 2019 near Adams, 12.77 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Hinds County is 92 mph on June 16, 2023 at Duke.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Forrest County, 102 miles from the centre of Hinds County; its hail score is 77.99.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 12 roofing contractor establishments in Hinds County in 2023, one for every 8,852 homes.

The hail record of Hinds County, year by year

NOAA logged 59 reports in Hinds County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 31 days. That is 2.4 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Hinds County: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more02468102014: 8 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch142015: 7 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.75 inch152016: 10 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch162017: 7 reports, 4 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.25 inch172018: 3 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch182019: 0 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0 inch192020: 3 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch202021: 1 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch212022: 4 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.5 inch222023: 9 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch232024: 2 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch242025: 2 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2 inch252026: 3 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch26*
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Hinds County: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 4 reports4JanFebruary: 5 reports5FebMarch: 12 reports12MarApril: 12 reports12AprMay: 7 reports7MayJune: 10 reports10JunJuly: 0 reports0JulAugust: 1 reports1AugSeptember: 0 reports0SepOctober: 5 reports5OctNovember: 2 reports2NovDecember: 1 reports1Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: March, 12 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20148201 in–
20157412.75 in$20,000
201610511.75 in$6,000
20177401.25 in–
20183201 in–
20203111.75 in$400,000
20211101 in–
20224212.5 in$5,250,000
20239522 in$12,100,000
20242201 in$200,000
20252112 in–
2026 (to June)3201 in–

Biggest hail days in Hinds County

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
December 24, 20152.75 in1$20,000Terry
April 17, 20222.5 in2$5,250,000Raymond Williams Arp
March 26, 20232 in2$10,750,000Edwards
May 17, 20252 in1none recordedRaymond
March 4, 20201.75 in2$400,000Spring Ridge

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Hinds County the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Hinds County

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  • 341 to 1.74 in
  • 81.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 12.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 2.75 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

43 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Hinds County

Fastest gusts in Hinds County

DateGustNear
June 16, 202392 mphDuke
June 16, 202392 mphMt Moriah
June 16, 202386 mphMt Beulah
May 9, 202481 mphLongaloo

Strongest tornado tracks in Hinds County

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
March 22, 2022EF28.55 mi0 / 0Orange Hill
March 22, 2022EF27.75 mi0 / 0Mt Beulah
April 18, 2019EF212.77 mi0 / 0Adams
April 18, 2019EF211.03 mi0 / 0Utica

52 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Hinds County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 2.42 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Hinds County: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 3.7% of homes3.7%<19402201940s: 5.2% of homes5.2%1940s1961950s: 16.4% of homes16.4%1950s1721960s: 15.8% of homes15.8%1960s1471970s: 20.6% of homes20.6%1970s1231980s: 12.9% of homes12.9%1980s991990s: 9.3% of homes9.3%1990s752000s: 11.4% of homes11.4%2000s512010s: 4.3% of homes4.3%2010s272020+: 0.4% of homes0.4%2020+7

Bars: share of 106,225 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1974
Built before 198061.7%
Built before 200084.0%
Built since 20104.6%
Owner-occupied57.9%
Median home value$151,200
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20253,056
Permits per 1,000 homes28.8

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Hinds County

Roofing firms in Hinds County

Roofing contractor establishments, 202312
Change since 2016+2 (+20%)
Homes per roofing firm8,852
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 2023233

Source for Hinds County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Hinds County's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Forrest County, MS102 Relatively Low $450.15$160.2323
Lauderdale County, MS102 Relatively Moderate $140.05$290.4225
Harrison County, MS147 Relatively High $230.08$1.330.0230
Lee County, MS169 Relatively Moderate $6.610.02$8.030.1253
De Soto County, MS177 Relatively Moderate $0.270.00$140.2142

All 194 counties, with a filter by state and sorting

Cities and ZIP areas in Hinds County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 21 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Jackson 39201 (100%), 39202 (100%), 39206 (100%), 39209 (97%), 39213 (97%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Hinds County?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hinds County an overall score of 94.31 (Relatively Moderate), 180th of 3,144. Hail scores 99.27 (Very High), strong wind 98.06 (Very High) and tornado 98.16 (Relatively High).

In Hinds County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 59 for Hinds County between 2014 and June 2026, on 31 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 2.75 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Hinds County each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $151,200: FEMA's estimate is about $45 a year for hail and $10 for wind, before any deductible, against $3.38 and $3.08 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Hinds County compare with the rest of Mississippi?

Per $1 million of buildings Hinds County loses $296 to hail a year, against $46 in the median county of the state. Among 82 rated counties it is 1st for hail, 1st for strong wind and 1st for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Hinds County?

The median home was built in 1974, 52 years ago, and 84.0% of the 106,225 housing units in Hinds County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Hinds County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Hinds County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Hinds County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Hinds County. Planning-level information about Hinds County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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