1 warning is in effect for Leake County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,112 alerts that included Leake County, roughly 111 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (272 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on January 9, 2026. 73 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 Leake County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 272 | 22 | September 21, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 230 | 2 | June 19, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 95 | 21 | September 19, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 91 | 4 | May 6, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 78 | 6 | November 5, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 59 | 7 | August 20, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 48 | 3 | June 20, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 42 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 38 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 37 | 1 | January 9, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 34 | 0 | June 9, 2025 |
| Freeze Watch | 20 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 15 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 13 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 | 1 | January 23, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 | 0 | August 28, 2021 |
| Flood Advisory | 1 | 0 | December 19, 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 |
73 tornadoes have been recorded in Leake County since 1950, killing 16 people and injuring 208. That ranks 9 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on December 28, 2024 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2014 | EF4 | Leake County | 33.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 10 | 84 |
| April 2, 1982 | F3 | Leake County | 42 mi | 400 yd | 3 | 40 |
| February 26, 1958 | F3 | Simpson County | 71 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 34 |
| February 18, 1976 | F3 | Leake County | 27.3 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 27 |
| May 9, 1971 | F3 | Leake County | 1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Rankin County | 37.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| November 20, 2023 | EF0 | Leake County | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 2022 | EF0 | Leake County | 2.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2022 | EF1 | Leake County | 10.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 30, 2022 | EF2 | Leake County | 10.7 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 |