Special Weather Statements in Mississippi
20,701 special weather statements 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 20,701
- Busiest year
- 20231,742 special weather statements
- Average year
- 1,218over 17 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rankin County685
- Hancock County620
- Jackson County617
- Pearl River County559
- Harrison County525
- Madison County504
- Simpson County494
- Hinds County492
- Jones County475
- Wilkinson County471
- Lowndes County463
- Forrest County446
- Clarke County435
- Monroe County425
- Lauderdale County424
- George County419
- Amite County417
- Smith County414
- Copiah County413
- Bolivar County410
- Scott County408
- Pike County405
- Covington County386
- Wayne County386
- Lamar County385
- Kemper County381
- Greene County381
- Newton County378
- Jasper County367
- Marion County359
- Noxubee County353
- Yazoo County352
- Walthall County350
- Neshoba County348
- Stone County348
- Lincoln County338
- Leake County327
- Warren County325
- Clay County322
- Jefferson Davis County319
42 more counties
- Perry County316
- Attala County312
- Washington County307
- Oktibbeha County306
- Winston County302
- Holmes County296
- Sunflower County294
- Lawrence County293
- Chickasaw County288
- DeSoto County286
- Tishomingo County286
- Adams County282
- Franklin County272
- Leflore County271
- Grenada County268
- Claiborne County266
- Itawamba County262
- Choctaw County261
- Lee County253
- Montgomery County251
- Webster County247
- Marshall County246
- Carroll County240
- Jefferson County239
- Calhoun County237
- Lafayette County237
- Pontotoc County236
- Humphreys County235
- Sharkey County230
- Prentiss County226
- Issaquena County221
- Tate County213
- Tunica County209
- Union County195
- Alcorn County192
- Benton County189
- Tippah County187
- Panola County181
- Tallahatchie County172
- Coahoma County167
- Yalobusha County164
- Quitman County153
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 57 min |
| Sep 22, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 60 min |
| Sep 22, 1:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 67 min |
| Sep 21, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 60 min |
| Sep 21, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Oktibbeha | 59 min |
| Sep 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 48 min |
| Sep 21, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | George, Greene | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MOB | Perry | 49 min |
| Sep 21, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 51 min |
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.