1 warning is in effect for Hinds County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,222 alerts that included Hinds County, roughly 122 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (366 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on May 22, 2026. 125 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 Hinds County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 366 | 42 | September 14, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 136 | 29 | September 19, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 99 | 6 | November 5, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 98 | 4 | August 6, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 93 | 3 | June 22, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 89 | 6 | May 6, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 61 | 7 | August 20, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 57 | 1 | May 22, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 56 | 3 | June 20, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 45 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 27 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 27 | 8 | August 21, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 14 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 13 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Red Flag Warning | 9 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 | 1 | January 23, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 | 0 | August 27, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 | 0 | August 28, 2021 |
| Flood Advisory | 1 | 0 | August 24, 2022 |
| High Wind Warning | 1 | 0 | March 30, 2022 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 1 | 0 | June 29, 2023 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 0 | 2 | January 31, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 0 | 2 | January 31, 2026 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 0 | 1 | January 24, 2026 |
125 tornadoes have been recorded in Hinds County since 1950, killing 9 people and injuring 155. That ranks 1 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on November 25, 2025 (rated EF0).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 26, 1958 | F3 | Copiah County | 69.7 mi | 60 yd | 8 | 26 |
| April 28, 2014 | EF3 | Hinds County | 29.7 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 10 |
| January 28, 1974 | F3 | Hinds County | 31.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| April 15, 2011 | EF3 | Hinds County | 16.5 mi | 528 yd | 0 | 10 |
| March 4, 1989 | F3 | Hinds County | 11 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2025 | EF0 | Hinds County | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| February 15, 2025 | EF0 | Hinds County | 2.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Hinds County | 23.6 mi | 570 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Hinds County | 9.4 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF0 | Warren County | 4.1 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |