1 warning is in effect for Lowndes County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 868 alerts that included Lowndes County, roughly 87 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (175 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on March 10, 2026. 43 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 Lowndes County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 175 | 21 | September 22, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 102 | 4 | April 29, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 94 | 22 | September 19, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 74 | 6 | November 5, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 74 | 4 | May 6, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 53 | 7 | August 22, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 46 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 44 | 1 | April 29, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 44 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 42 | 1 | March 10, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 36 | 2 | October 10, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 21 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 15 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 13 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 12 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 0 | 1 | October 8, 2026 |
43 tornadoes have been recorded in Lowndes County since 1950, killing 3 people and injuring 41. That ranks 33 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on March 31, 2025 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2019 | EF3 | Lowndes County | 9.7 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 11 |
| March 31, 1962 | F3 | Lowndes County | 3 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| November 17, 1957 | F2 | Noxubee County | 14.8 mi | 70 yd | 2 | 2 |
| April 4, 1957 | F2 | Winston County | 40.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 4 |
| April 20, 1995 | F2 | Lowndes County | 32 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | EF1 | Lowndes County | 5.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 31, 2025 | EF0 | Lowndes County | 0.7 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 15, 2024 | EF0 | Lowndes County | 0.6 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 15, 2024 | EF1 | Lowndes County | 2.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| November 29, 2022 | EF1 | Lowndes County | 2.5 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |