1 warning is in effect for Lauderdale County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 829 alerts that included Lauderdale County, roughly 83 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (168 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on May 22, 2026. 65 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 Lauderdale County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 168 | 26 | September 21, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 103 | 9 | November 5, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 94 | 21 | September 19, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 84 | 7 | May 6, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 52 | 4 | October 10, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 51 | 5 | October 4, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 51 | 5 | August 20, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 47 | 1 | May 22, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 45 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 38 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 21 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 14 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 13 | 0 | March 10, 2024 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 | 0 | January 9, 2025 |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 10 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 | 0 | February 17, 2021 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 3 | 1 | October 9, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 | 0 | January 21, 2025 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 | 1 | October 8, 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 |
65 tornadoes have been recorded in Lauderdale County since 1950, killing 3 people and injuring 100. That ranks 12 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on May 26, 2025 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, 1986 | F4 | Lauderdale County | 23 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 8 |
| March 10, 1992 | F3 | Lauderdale County | 20 mi | 1,760 yd | 3 | 57 |
| February 5, 2020 | EF2 | Jasper County | 59.9 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2022 | EF2 | Jasper County | 43.1 mi | 1,800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 14, 2022 | EF2 | Jasper County | 25 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2025 | EF1 | Clarke County | 8.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 15, 2025 | EF1 | Clarke County | 13.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| February 15, 2025 | EF1 | Newton County | 16.7 mi | 720 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Lauderdale County | 9.9 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Lauderdale County | 9 mi | 630 yd | 0 | 0 |