Hurricane, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hurricane is an unincorporated community in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It was originally called Esperanza, but the name changed due to being impacted by several severe storms.
Hurricane | |
|---|---|
  Hurricane Hurricane's position in Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′2″N 89°09′29″W[a] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Pontotoc |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | Esperanza |
| GNIS feature ID | Hurricane |
The Esperanza Post Office was established in 1871[2] and continued into the early 1900s.[3] The population in 1900 was 26.[3] But sometime before 1900, the inhabitants began calling the community "Hurricane" after it was hit by a hurricane season storm from the Gulf of Mexico.[2] The New Prospect Baptist Church, originally housed in a 1880s wood building, was renamed Hurricane Baptist in 1940 when a two-story brick building replaced the prior structure.[4]
On April 27, 2011, a tornado touched down in the Esperanza area as part of the 2011 Super Outbreak, but apparently caused no damage.[5]
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