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The chance of earthquake damage in Saucier is about the same as Mississippi average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Saucier is much lower than Mississippi average and is higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #23

Saucier, MS	0.15
Mississippi	0.05
U.S.	1.81

The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.

Volcano Index, #1

Saucier, MS	0.0000
Mississippi	0.0000
U.S.	0.0023

The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.

Tornado Index, #418

Saucier, MS	197.63
Mississippi	280.40
U.S.	136.45

The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.

Other Weather Extremes Events

A total of 1,905 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Saucier, MS were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count	Type	Count
Avalanche:	0	Blizzard:	0	Cold:	0	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	0
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	205	Hail:	532	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	0
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,013	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	155

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Saucier, MS.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Saucier, MS.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Saucier, MS.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 68 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Saucier, MS.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
12.0	1972-05-07	2	30°28'N / 89°03'W		0.80 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Harrison
12.0	1994-04-12	2	30°28'N / 89°03'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	2	15	5.0M	0	Harrison
		Brief Description: Twenty mobile homes were totally destroyed and four brick homes were partially destroyed. At least four businesses were damaged. The two deaths and the fifteen injuries all occurred in mobile homes. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Damage was estimated at near one million dollars. F57M M08M
12.5	1968-11-03	2	30°48'N / 89°19'W	30°48'N / 88°55'W	23.70 Miles	183 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Stone
13.0	1980-05-19	3	30°23'N / 89°11'W	30°29'N / 89°03'W	10.60 Miles	800 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Harrison
13.4	1985-09-23	2	30°26'N / 89°05'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
13.4	2004-11-24	2	30°26'N / 89°05'W	30°26'N / 89°05'W	1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3.0M	0	Harrison
		Brief Description: A tornado traveled east to west on path along Dedeaux Road between Highway 49 and Three Rivers Road in the Orange Grove community. Most of the damage was rated a F1 intensity by a NWS ground survey, however there were areas of F2 damage. A large church under-construction was heavily damaged or destroyed. Three homes and five businesses received major damage while twenty homes had minor damage. Early estimates were that damage would approach 3 million dollars.
15.3	1980-05-16	3	30°22'N / 89°09'W	30°27'N / 88°59'W	11.50 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
15.7	1980-04-13	3	30°22'N / 89°06'W	30°30'N / 88°53'W	15.90 Miles	400 Yards	0	25	25.0M	0	Harrison
15.8	1953-04-04	2	30°51'N / 89°08'W				0	0	25K	0	Stone
16.8	1967-10-30	3	30°23'N / 89°05'W		2.00 Miles	400 Yards	4	17	25.0M	0	Harrison
17.9	1968-11-03	3	30°22'N / 89°05'W		2.00 Miles	123 Yards	0	5	0K	0	Harrison
17.9	1980-05-19	2	30°27'N / 88°55'W	30°29'N / 88°53'W	3.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
18.1	1980-05-19	2	30°29'N / 88°53'W	30°32'N / 88°51'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jackson
19.8	1972-05-07	2	30°21'N / 89°15'W		1.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Harrison
19.9	1987-11-16	2	30°31'N / 89°29'W	30°32'N / 89°26'W	3.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
20.0	1972-05-07	2	30°20'N / 89°18'W	30°23'N / 89°16'W	4.30 Miles	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Harrison
21.0	1988-03-03	2	30°24'N / 88°54'W		1.20 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
21.1	1982-04-20	2	30°18'N / 89°19'W	30°21'N / 89°09'W	13.00 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
21.7	1970-02-01	2	30°19'N / 89°14'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	3	0K	0	Harrison
22.0	1958-02-26	2	30°25'N / 88°52'W	30°25'N / 88°51'W	1.30 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Harrison
22.3	1977-09-05	2	30°19'N / 89°16'W		0.10 Mile	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
23.1	1969-05-08	2	30°53'N / 89°23'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
23.4	1972-05-07	2	30°18'N / 89°20'W	30°20'N / 89°18'W	3.30 Miles	23 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Hancock
23.7	1968-11-03	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°48'N / 89°19'W	19.80 Miles	180 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
23.8	1973-04-07	2	30°28'N / 89°30'W				0	0	25K	0	Hancock
24.0	1971-05-08	2	30°25'N / 88°49'W				0	0	25K	0	Jackson
25.4	1977-05-02	2	30°17'N / 89°24'W	30°20'N / 89°20'W	5.40 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hancock
25.9	1980-05-19	3	30°14'N / 89°27'W	30°23'N / 89°19'W	13.10 Miles	800 Yards	0	8	25.0M	0	Hancock
26.2	1985-05-21	2	30°23'N / 88°49'W	30°25'N / 88°45'W	3.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jackson
26.4	1982-04-20	2	30°16'N / 89°23'W	30°18'N / 89°19'W	5.00 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
26.7	1966-04-27	2	30°33'N / 88°42'W				0	1	25K	0	Jackson
26.9	1972-03-02	2	30°18'N / 89°26'W	30°18'N / 89°22'W	4.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Hancock
27.7	1973-05-26	2	30°42'N / 89°36'W				0	4	25K	0	Pearl River
28.3	1972-05-07	2	30°51'N / 89°32'W	30°54'N / 89°30'W	4.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
28.9	1958-02-26	2	30°25'N / 88°51'W	30°39'N / 88°29'W	27.10 Miles	30 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Jackson
29.4	1968-11-03	2	31°00'N / 89°22'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	0K	0	Pearl River
30.6	1958-02-26	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°59'N / 89°27'W	17.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Pearl River
30.7	1976-03-27	2	30°54'N / 89°37'W	30°59'N / 89°23'W	15.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Pearl River
30.9	1996-02-19	2	30°49'N / 89°40'W	31°01'N / 89°24'W	23.00 Miles	430 Yards	0	10	700K	0	Pearl River
		Brief Description: A strong tornado touched down just northwest of the White Sand community. The most significant damage occurred in the initial 2.2 miles just to the north of the White Sand community where ten people were injured; five seriously, requiring hospitalization. The most serious was a woman who suffered a broken back, broken ribs and a punctured lung. The tornado continued on the ground continuously to just north of Poplarville, then intermittently to near Hillsdale. The county suffered considerable property damage with five houses destroyed, 10 had major damage and 14 minor damage. Nine mobile homes were destroyed, 3 sustained major damage and 5 minor damage. Numerous barns and other buildings were damaged. Several farm animals were killed. Large areas of 8 to 12 inch diameter trees were downed. The tornado path was surveyed by National Weather Service employees.
31.4	1980-04-13	2	30°14'N / 89°37'W	30°22'N / 89°25'W	15.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
32.1	1958-02-26	2	30°59'N / 89°27'W	31°03'N / 89°24'W	5.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Lamar
32.1	1964-10-03	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°50'N / 89°37'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Pearl River
32.6	1980-05-19	2	30°50'N / 89°38'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
33.3	1989-11-22	2	31°03'N / 89°24'W		2.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamar
33.7	1987-02-15	2	30°29'N / 89°42'W	30°31'N / 89°41'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Pearl River
34.8	1971-02-12	2	30°44'N / 88°47'W	30°59'N / 88°28'W	25.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	George
35.9	1981-02-10	2	30°31'N / 88°33'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Jackson
36.8	1980-05-19	3	30°54'N / 88°39'W	30°57'N / 88°37'W	4.30 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	George
37.5	1973-04-07	2	30°54'N / 88°36'W				0	0	3K	0	George
38.4	1967-05-02	2	30°54'N / 88°35'W				0	0	0K	0	George
38.9	1972-11-13	2	31°08'N / 89°25'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamar
39.1	1975-01-10	2	30°30'N / 88°30'W		0.10 Mile	70 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jackson
39.8	1982-04-25	2	30°23'N / 88°32'W				0	3	250K	0	Jackson
41.1	1977-03-28	2	31°12'N / 89°18'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Forrest
41.1	1977-05-02	2	30°28'N / 88°30'W	30°31'N / 88°26'W	5.20 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
42.0	1971-02-12	2	30°57'N / 88°35'W	31°00'N / 88°33'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	George
42.8	1976-03-27	3	30°58'N / 88°40'W	30°59'N / 88°26'W	13.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	George
43.0	2005-01-07	2	31°11'N / 89°27'W	31°12'N / 89°25'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	200K	0	Lamar
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down at Hayden Road and Purvis Oloh Road and tracked north-northeast for 3 miles before lifting near Highway 589, 3 miles north of Purvis. The track basically was along Hayden Road and it was this area that receive the most significant damage. Six homes sustained minor to major roof damage and dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped. The worst damaged was to a home that lost most of its roof and second floor.
43.9	1961-09-11	2	30°20'N / 89°46'W	30°20'N / 89°50'W	4.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	St. Tammany
45.9	1971-02-26	2	31°10'N / 88°42'W				0	0	0K	0	Greene
45.9	2004-11-24	2	30°18'N / 89°51'W	30°21'N / 89°49'W	4.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	750K	0	St. Tammany
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down along an intermittent path approximately 4 miles long on the northwest side of Slidell. A NWS ground survey indicated that minor damage occurred to the south of US Highway 190 and near Centennial Park subdivision. The tornado continued to track north-northeast with the greatest damage, F2 intensity, occurring just southwest of the airport. The tornado damaged about 152 houses in the Bel Air subdivision off Airport Road with nine of the homes being declared uninhabitable. Four people received injuries during the storm and were treated at an area hospital and released. A wind gust of 70 mph (61 knots) was recorded at the automated weather equipment (ASOS) at the Slidell Airport.
46.0	1971-02-12	2	31°00'N / 88°33'W	31°03'N / 88°30'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Greene
46.9	1961-02-21	2	30°57'N / 89°50'W		0.80 Mile	283 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Washington
48.1	2006-10-17	2	31°18'N / 89°20'W	31°18'N / 89°19'W	1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	700K	0K	Lamar
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This strong tornado briefly touched down in the Oak Grove Community and was on the ground for 3/4 of a mile. Two homes had nearly the entire roof torn off and large wooden boards were wedged into the ground. Portions of awning were blown a mile away. Seven other homes sustained minor damage within the brief path. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A significant heavy rain and flash flooding event occurred on October 16 and into the first part of October 17. The event was set up by an anomalous pool of tropical type moisture (300% of normal) over the western Gulf of Mexico which was then pulled northward by strong low level winds in advance of a westward moving upper level disturbance. There were several other factors in play which contributed to the large amounts of rain, such as a northward moving warm front and a building upper ridge over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The warm front helped lift the air while the building upper ridge served to weaken the westward moving upper disturbance. This then caused the progression of the heavy convective rains to slow and dump tremendous amounts of rain from southeast Texas to north and central Louisiana and then into west-central Mississippi. By late evening, dry mid level air began pushing east from Texas and allowed the heavy rain shield to move and exit the region by early Tuesday morning. Heavy rains were not the only weather type during this event, a couple of tornadoes occurred along with scattered reports of wind damage. What makes this event rare is that such a large area received 6 to 10 inches of rain and an even larger area received 4 to 6 inches. Embedded in that swath, a few locations in northern and central Louisiana received a whopping 12 to 17 inches! During this time of year, these kinds of rains usually occur from slow moving tropical cyclones, not from a warm front and westward moving upper disturbance. The result of all this rain was numerous reports of flash flooding, some even significant, across northeast Louisiana and west-central Mississippi. This event will go down in the record books for the amount of real estate covered by heavy rainfall and the several locations that measured extreme amounts.
48.1	1982-11-30	2	31°05'N / 89°45'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
49.3	1982-05-07	3	31°17'N / 89°15'W	31°23'N / 89°09'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Forrest
49.7	1977-02-23	2	31°09'N / 88°42'W	31°10'N / 88°28'W	13.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Greene
50.0	1983-03-20	3	31°09'N / 88°34'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greene

* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.