No active hurricanes threatening Biloxi right now

Could the next one hit soon? 177 hurricanes have impacted the Biloxi area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

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Hurricanes affecting Biloxi area
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Local note: Sitting on a low-lying barrier-altered Mississippi Sound shoreline, Biloxi's greatest hazard is storm surge — the city has repeatedly taken direct hits (including Hurricane Ida in 2021 and Zeta in 2020), with past storms producing catastrophic surge and coastal overwash.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Biloxi area — including Diberville, Ocean Springs, Gulfport, Vancleave, Gautier, Long Beach, Saucier, Escatawpa. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Biloxi area?

Distribution of 177 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Biloxi, by month of closest approach.

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Recent notable storms affecting the Biloxi area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2024 FRANCINE Cat 2 90 kt 84 mi
2021 IDA Cat 4 130 kt 108 mi
2021 NICHOLAS Cat 1 65 kt 174 mi
2020 ZETA Cat 3 100 kt 62 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 69 mi
2020 MARCO Cat 1 65 kt 107 mi
2019 BARRY Cat 1 65 kt 176 mi
2018 MICHAEL Cat 5 140 kt 184 mi
2017 NATE Cat 1 80 kt 6 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 108 mi
2009 IDA Cat 2 90 kt 41 mi
2008 GUSTAV Cat 4 135 kt 136 mi
2007 HUMBERTO Cat 1 80 kt 176 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of Biloxi. Includes storms whose center stayed offshore or hit nearby cities — wind, surge, and rainfall impacts extend far beyond the storm's path.

All-time closest approaches to Biloxi

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1907 UNNAMED TS 40 kt 0 mi Sep 21, 1907
1998 GEORGES Cat 4 135 kt 0 mi Sep 28, 1998
1885 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 6 mi Sep 27, 1885
1901 UNNAMED Cat 1 80 kt 6 mi Aug 15, 1901
2010 FIVE TD 30 kt 6 mi Aug 13, 2010
1960 ETHEL Cat 3 100 kt 6 mi Sep 15, 1960
2017 NATE Cat 1 80 kt 6 mi Oct 08, 2017
1860 UNNAMED Cat 3 110 kt 7 mi Aug 12, 1860
1893 UNNAMED Cat 4 115 kt 7 mi Oct 02, 1893
1872 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 9 mi Jul 11, 1872
Showing the 10 closest of 177 total storms within 150 mi of Biloxi since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Biloxi

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Harrison County and surrounding areas).
  2. Set up alerts ahead of time. During an active storm, watches and warnings change every six hours. Email or text alerts from TropicalInfo give you the official NHC update the moment it's posted, with a plain-language summary.
  3. Prep your supplies before the storm is named. Stores empty out within hours of a watch. The 72-hour rule: water, food, batteries, fuel, medications, important documents. Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news — giving you more time to get what you need before the panic-buying starts.
  4. Follow the cone, not the line. The forecast track is a best estimate — the cone shows where the center is likely to go. Impacts extend hundreds of miles from the center.

Set up free location-based alerts for Biloxi

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Biloxi (30.4035°N, 88.8971°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Biloxi — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.