Tornado Warnings in Mississippi
6,377 tornado warnings 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 6,377
- Busiest year
- 2008459 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 156over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Smith County281
- Harrison County269
- Jasper County244
- Yazoo County232
- Hancock County226
- Rankin County225
- Pearl River County225
- Simpson County223
- Jones County222
- Holmes County207
- Jackson County204
- Madison County203
- Jefferson Davis County198
- Hinds County197
- Covington County190
- Scott County181
- Greene County180
- Walthall County180
- Lauderdale County177
- Attala County173
- Pike County173
- Copiah County168
- Wayne County166
- Clarke County165
- Kemper County165
- Forrest County159
- Lamar County159
- Marion County157
- Marshall County155
- Warren County152
- Lawrence County152
- Noxubee County149
- Amite County148
- Newton County146
- Lafayette County143
- Issaquena County141
- Lincoln County141
- Humphreys County140
- Leake County138
- Perry County131
42 more counties
- Neshoba County128
- Lowndes County126
- Itawamba County125
- Sharkey County125
- Carroll County122
- Washington County122
- Sunflower County120
- Tishomingo County119
- Winston County118
- Prentiss County118
- Tippah County117
- Panola County117
- Union County114
- Lee County114
- DeSoto County110
- Claiborne County109
- Benton County106
- Oktibbeha County104
- Bolivar County103
- Leflore County102
- Jefferson County101
- Choctaw County101
- Tate County100
- Monroe County100
- Alcorn County95
- Montgomery County95
- Pontotoc County93
- Wilkinson County84
- George County83
- Quitman County80
- Clay County80
- Franklin County79
- Tunica County76
- Webster County72
- Chickasaw County72
- Calhoun County71
- Coahoma County70
- Adams County70
- Stone County62
- Tallahatchie County58
- Grenada County56
- Yalobusha County54
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 10:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 20 min |
| Jun 18, 9:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 9:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Perry, Stone | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 8:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 8:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | George, Greene, Perry, Stone | 44 min |
| Jun 18, 8:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Stone | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 8:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Greene, Perry | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 8:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Pearl River | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 8:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison | 24 min |
| Jun 18, 7:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 7:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 50 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. Rebuilt daily.