1 warning is in effect for Kemper County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 784 alerts that included Kemper County, roughly 78 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (179 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on November 25, 2025. 37 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 Kemper County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 179 | 22 | September 22, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 90 | 20 | September 19, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 89 | 6 | May 6, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 87 | 8 | November 5, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 55 | 5 | August 20, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 46 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 44 | 0 | November 25, 2025 |
| Flood Watch | 43 | 4 | October 10, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 39 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 27 | 0 | September 3, 2025 |
| Freeze Watch | 20 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 | 0 | January 9, 2025 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 13 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 10 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 5 | 0 | July 13, 2023 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 | 0 | February 17, 2021 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 | 0 | January 21, 2025 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 2 | 1 | October 9, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 0 | 1 | October 8, 2026 |
37 tornadoes have been recorded in Kemper County since 1950, killing 7 people and injuring 81. That ranks 39 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on April 6, 2025 (rated EF2).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2011 | EF5 | Neshoba County | 28.3 mi | 900 yd | 3 | 6 |
| March 12, 1986 | F4 | Lauderdale County | 23 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 8 |
| April 2, 1982 | F3 | Leake County | 42 mi | 400 yd | 3 | 40 |
| April 15, 2011 | EF3 | Kemper County | 48.5 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 5 |
| April 4, 1977 | F3 | Neshoba County | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2025 | EF2 | Kemper County | 1.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 22, 2022 | EF3 | Kemper County | 9.2 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 17, 2021 | EF0 | Kemper County | 0.2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 18, 2019 | EF0 | Kemper County | 3.3 mi | 3 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2019 | EF2 | Kemper County | 8.4 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |