1 warning is in effect for Oktibbeha County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 760 alerts that included Oktibbeha County, roughly 76 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (171 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on February 16, 2025. 31 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 Oktibbeha County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 171 | 19 | September 22, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 91 | 22 | September 19, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 72 | 6 | November 5, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 72 | 4 | May 6, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 56 | 7 | August 22, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 45 | 1 | April 29, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 45 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 44 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 36 | 2 | October 10, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 34 | 0 | February 16, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Flood Warning | 10 | 0 | September 2, 2023 |
| 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 |
31 tornadoes have been recorded in Oktibbeha County since 1950, killing 3 people and injuring 35. That ranks 46 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on December 28, 2024 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11, 1963 | F4 | Attala County | 45.2 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 7 |
| February 20, 1951 | F3 | Oktibbeha County | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 1 |
| January 20, 1954 | F2 | Oktibbeha County | 17.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 2 |
| April 13, 2019 | EF2 | Winston County | 8.8 mi | 830 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 24, 2010 | EF2 | Oktibbeha County | 7 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Oktibbeha County | 2.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2022 | EF1 | Oktibbeha County | 9.3 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2022 | EF1 | Winston County | 10.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2022 | EF1 | Winston County | 5.8 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 29, 2019 | EF0 | Oktibbeha County | 2.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |