1 warning is in effect for Choctaw County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 734 alerts that included Choctaw County, roughly 73 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (166 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on May 18, 2025. 22 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees expected Sunday morning. * WHERE...Portions of central Mississippi * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could damage sensitive vegetation.
What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
| Issued | Alert | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 10:44 AM EST | Freeze Warning | Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; |
Alert events that included Choctaw County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 166 | 22 | September 22, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 87 | 22 | September 19, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 74 | 4 | May 6, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 65 | 6 | November 5, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 54 | 6 | August 22, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 44 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 43 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 40 | 2 | October 10, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 39 | 1 | August 21, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 26 | 0 | May 18, 2025 |
| Freeze Watch | 21 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 19 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 15 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 12 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 6 | 0 | July 13, 2023 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 | 1 | January 23, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 | 0 | January 9, 2025 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 | 1 | October 9, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 1 | 0 | March 30, 2022 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 | 2 | January 31, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 1 | 0 | June 29, 2023 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 0 | 2 | January 31, 2026 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 0 | 1 | January 24, 2026 |
22 tornadoes have been recorded in Choctaw County since 1950, killing 3 people and injuring 43. That ranks 65 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on November 29, 2022 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11, 1963 | F4 | Attala County | 45.2 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 7 |
| April 27, 2011 | EF3 | Choctaw County | 58.7 mi | 1,800 yd | 0 | 25 |
| January 10, 2008 | EF3 | Attala County | 23.6 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 3 |
| April 27, 2011 | EF2 | Choctaw County | 13.3 mi | 1,320 yd | 1 | 5 |
| April 27, 2011 | EF2 | Montgomery County | 11.7 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 29, 2022 | EF1 | Winston County | 5.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| November 29, 2022 | EF1 | Choctaw County | 6.8 mi | 330 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 2021 | EF0 | Choctaw County | 2.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 12, 2020 | EF0 | Choctaw County | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| February 5, 2020 | EF2 | Attala County | 5.8 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |