Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Mississippi
745 severe thunderstorm watches since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 745
- Busiest year
- 200353 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 25over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Tunica County221
- Marshall County217
- Tate County216
- Benton County215
- DeSoto County214
- Sunflower County213
- Panola County212
- Washington County212
- Coahoma County211
- Leflore County211
- Attala County210
- Issaquena County209
- Carroll County208
- Holmes County208
- Montgomery County208
- Quitman County208
- Leake County207
- Webster County206
- Tippah County205
- Humphreys County204
- Lafayette County204
- Sharkey County204
- Bolivar County203
- Grenada County203
- Scott County202
- Yazoo County202
- Alcorn County201
- Choctaw County200
- Prentiss County200
- Tishomingo County200
- Yalobusha County200
- Oktibbeha County199
- Warren County198
- Madison County197
- Neshoba County197
- Noxubee County196
- Pontotoc County196
- Tallahatchie County196
- Union County195
- Winston County195
42 more counties
- Clay County192
- Lee County192
- Rankin County192
- Kemper County191
- Calhoun County189
- Newton County189
- Hinds County188
- Lowndes County188
- Itawamba County187
- Lauderdale County187
- Claiborne County184
- Chickasaw County181
- Adams County180
- Franklin County180
- Jefferson County179
- Simpson County177
- Smith County177
- Copiah County175
- Lincoln County175
- Clarke County171
- Jasper County171
- Monroe County171
- Covington County168
- Lawrence County168
- Jefferson Davis County164
- Jones County164
- Forrest County148
- Wayne County147
- Lamar County145
- Greene County142
- Marion County142
- Perry County137
- Wilkinson County136
- Amite County135
- Pike County126
- Walthall County121
- Pearl River County117
- George County116
- Stone County108
- Hancock County98
- Jackson County96
- Harrison County92
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Prentiss, Tate and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 7 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun and 56 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Attala, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Coahoma and 22 more | 12 hr |
| May 23, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Attala, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington and 37 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun and 51 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
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.