No active hurricanes threatening Pascagoula right now

Could the next one hit soon? 171 hurricanes have impacted the Pascagoula area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

171
Hurricanes affecting Pascagoula area
2024
Most recent
150 kt
Strongest peak winds
5 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Pascagoula’s low-lying coastline on Mississippi Sound makes storm surge the primary hazard, with powerful hurricanes like Ida (2021) and recent multi-storm hits driving destructive surge and wind impacts on the city and adjacent industrial waterfront.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Pascagoula area — including Escatawpa, Moss Point, Hurley, Vancleave, Gautier, Ocean Springs, Diberville, Lucedale. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Pascagoula area?

Distribution of 171 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Pascagoula, by month of closest approach.

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1 M
14 J
20 J
34 A
68 S
32 O
2 N
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Recent notable storms affecting the Pascagoula area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2024 FRANCINE Cat 2 90 kt 106 mi
2021 IDA Cat 4 130 kt 132 mi
2021 NICHOLAS Cat 1 65 kt 199 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 51 mi
2020 ZETA Cat 3 100 kt 86 mi
2020 MARCO Cat 1 65 kt 122 mi
2019 BARRY Cat 1 65 kt 185 mi
2018 MICHAEL Cat 5 140 kt 170 mi
2017 NATE Cat 1 80 kt 23 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 124 mi
2009 IDA Cat 2 90 kt 32 mi
2008 GUSTAV Cat 4 135 kt 160 mi
2007 HUMBERTO Cat 1 80 kt 180 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of Pascagoula. 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 Pascagoula

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1852 UNNAMED Cat 3 100 kt 5 mi Aug 26, 1852
1885 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 5 mi Sep 27, 1885
1900 UNNAMED TS 45 kt 5 mi Sep 13, 1900
1977 UNNAMED TD 30 kt 5 mi Oct 25, 1977
1998 GEORGES Cat 4 135 kt 8 mi Sep 29, 1998
2018 GORDON TS 60 kt 9 mi Sep 05, 2018
1893 UNNAMED Cat 4 115 kt 11 mi Oct 02, 1893
1901 UNNAMED Cat 1 80 kt 11 mi Aug 15, 1901
1916 UNNAMED Cat 3 105 kt 11 mi Jul 05, 1916
2002 HANNA TS 50 kt 11 mi Sep 14, 2002
Showing the 10 closest of 171 total storms within 150 mi of Pascagoula since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Pascagoula

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Jackson 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.

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Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Pascagoula (30.5303°N, 88.5165°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Pascagoula — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.