Alert archive / Mississippi / Covington County

Weather alerts in Covington County, Mississippi, 2026

172 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Covington County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 172
Warnings: 65
Watches: 19
Advisories: 33
Busiest month: August31 alerts
Busiest day: August 21, 202612 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

6 of 10 tornado warnings covering Covington County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them; 5 of 5 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 32 minutes after it went out.

Covington County, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	10	6	40%	5	100%	32 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	33	23	30%	12	75%	21 min
Flash flood warnings	9	6	33%	7	100%	83 min

Each office's whole area, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Jackson, MS: tornado warnings	42	26	38%	74	78%	23 min
NWS Jackson, MS: severe thunderstorm warnings	407	270	34%	674	80%	24 min
NWS Jackson, MS: flash flood warnings	56	29	48%	71	86%	60 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 6, 3:15 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	6 hr
Jan 6, 10:37 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	23 hr
Jan 8, 2:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	6 hr
Jan 8, 10:57 AM CST	Flood Watch	JAN	46 hr
Jan 9, 7:08 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 9, 7:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	47 min
Jan 9, 7:48 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	42 min
Jan 9, 10:49 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jan 9, 11:25 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	4 hr
Jan 9, 3:46 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Jan 9, 6:40 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 9, 7:46 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	13 hr
Jan 9, 11:07 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 10, 2:04 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jan 10, 3:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	67 min
Jan 10, 3:49 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jan 10, 3:51 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	3 hr
Jan 10, 3:53 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	67 min
Jan 10, 4:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	58 min
Jan 10, 4:23 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	67 min
Jan 10, 5:35 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	2 hr
Jan 11, 7:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	25 hr
Jan 23, 11:51 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	JAN	23 hr
Jan 24, 10:55 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	JAN	71 hr
Jan 28, 11:12 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	JAN	24 hr
Jan 29, 11:11 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	JAN	55 hr
Jan 29, 1:49 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	JAN	70 hr
Feb 10, 2:56 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	6 hr
Feb 14, 10:43 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 14, 11:17 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Feb 15, 12:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	80 min
Feb 15, 12:35 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	29 min
Feb 15, 12:38 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	52 min
Feb 15, 1:15 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 21, 11:06 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	JAN	31 hr
Feb 22, 12:32 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	JAN	29 hr
Mar 7, 12:54 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Mar 7, 1:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Mar 7, 5:55 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 8, 1:40 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	19 hr
Mar 9, 6:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 9, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	34 min
Mar 11, 6:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Mar 11, 6:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 11, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	77 min
Mar 11, 8:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	58 min
Mar 14, 1:34 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	JAN	53 hr
Mar 15, 3:06 AM CDT	Freeze Watch	JAN	23 hr
Mar 15, 8:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 15, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 16, 12:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	66 min
Mar 16, 2:32 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	JAN	31 hr
Mar 26, 2:10 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	JAN	21 hr
Mar 27, 11:22 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	JAN	32 hr
Apr 1, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	36 min
Apr 4, 5:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 15, 2:16 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	7 hr
Apr 15, 1:34 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	19 hr
Apr 24, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	63 min
Apr 24, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	62 min
Apr 24, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	44 min
Apr 24, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	44 min
Apr 24, 10:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	27 min
Apr 24, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	56 min
Apr 25, 2:52 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Apr 25, 3:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	16 min
Apr 25, 3:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	58 min
Apr 29, 12:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 29, 1:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Apr 29, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	64 min
Apr 29, 3:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Apr 29, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	55 min
May 6, 11:57 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 6, 2:14 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 6, 3:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 6, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	30 min
May 6, 6:07 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
May 6, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	51 min
May 6, 7:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 6, 8:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	60 min
May 6, 9:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	31 min
May 6, 9:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	116 min
May 6, 10:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
May 6, 10:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	4 hr
May 6, 10:58 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 6, 11:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	3 hr
May 7, 3:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	42 min
May 10, 1:24 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	8 hr
May 21, 8:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	3 hr
May 22, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	51 min
May 22, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	40 min
May 23, 10:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 23, 12:05 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 25, 6:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 25, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	60 min
May 26, 9:42 AM CDT	Flood Watch	JAN	11 hr
May 29, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	51 min
Jun 2, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	61 min
Jun 2, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	55 min
Jun 2, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	56 min
Jun 10, 11:41 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	3 days
Jun 15, 12:39 AM CDT	Flood Watch	JAN	5 days
Jun 17, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	62 min
Jun 18, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	67 min
Jun 18, 5:12 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Jun 18, 5:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	3 hr
Jun 19, 12:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JAN	3 hr
Jun 19, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	55 min
Jun 19, 5:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	6 hr
Jun 19, 12:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	37 hr
Jun 19, 5:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 19, 11:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	11 hr
Jun 23, 1:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	62 min
Jun 24, 10:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	49 min
Jun 25, 3:52 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	5 hr
Jun 27, 12:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	4 days
Jul 1, 1:52 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	3 days
Jul 1, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	25 min
Jul 5, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	74 min
Jul 5, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	58 min
Jul 5, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	55 min
Jul 12, 12:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 17, 11:57 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	45 hr
Jul 19, 12:02 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 19, 12:19 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	57 hr
Jul 19, 12:19 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	JAN	57 hr
Jul 21, 1:50 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	JAN	29 hr
Jul 25, 11:36 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	57 hr
Jul 26, 12:01 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	57 hr
Jul 28, 2:00 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	31 hr
Jul 29, 12:47 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	30 hr
Jul 30, 10:56 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	32 hr
Jul 30, 12:31 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 8, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	27 min
Aug 11, 12:16 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	6 days
Aug 16, 2:15 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	JAN	42 hr
Aug 17, 1:00 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	56 hr
Aug 17, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	51 min
Aug 18, 10:29 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	6 hr
Aug 18, 3:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Aug 18, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	44 min
Aug 18, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	22 min
Aug 18, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	39 min
Aug 18, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	48 min
Aug 19, 11:14 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	33 hr
Aug 19, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	63 min
Aug 19, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	62 min
Aug 20, 12:46 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	31 hr
Aug 20, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	61 min
Aug 20, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 20, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	58 min
Aug 20, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	64 min
Aug 20, 8:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Aug 20, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	67 min
Aug 21, 1:08 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 21, 2:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	60 min
Aug 21, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 21, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	59 min
Aug 21, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	56 min
Aug 21, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	53 min
Aug 21, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	61 min
Aug 21, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	63 min
Aug 22, 12:41 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	31 hr
Aug 24, 9:12 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 1, 11:04 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	32 hr
Sep 2, 10:27 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	33 hr
Sep 3, 12:38 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	30 hr
Sep 5, 10:15 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	33 hr
Sep 6, 12:24 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	31 hr
Sep 13, 12:04 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	31 hr
Sep 21, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	59 min
Sep 21, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	44 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	33
Tornado Warning	10
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	5
Tornado Watch	7
Mesoscale Discussion	33
Special Weather Statement	22
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	9
River Flood Warning	3
Flood Watch	3
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	3
Heat Advisory	22
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	2
Freeze Warning	1
Extreme Cold Watch	2
Freeze Watch	1
Cold Weather Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	1
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	9

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2025

Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.