1 warning is in effect for Rankin County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,204 alerts that included Rankin County, roughly 120 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (376 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on April 25, 2026. 115 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 Rankin County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 376 | 47 | September 21, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 126 | 26 | September 19, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 100 | 7 | August 6, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 98 | 6 | November 5, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 95 | 6 | May 6, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 71 | 1 | April 25, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 59 | 7 | August 20, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 57 | 2 | June 22, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 56 | 3 | June 20, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 45 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 30 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 19 | 8 | August 21, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 14 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 14 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 | 1 | January 23, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 | 0 | August 27, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 | 0 | August 28, 2021 |
| Flood Advisory | 1 | 0 | August 24, 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 |
115 tornadoes have been recorded in Rankin County since 1950, killing 54 people and injuring 498. That ranks 2 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on October 19, 2025 (rated EF0).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 1969 | F4 | Jefferson County | 117.8 mi | 200 yd | 32 | 241 |
| November 21, 1992 | F4 | Copiah County | 128 mi | 880 yd | 12 | 122 |
| March 29, 1976 | F4 | Copiah County | 126.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 8 |
| February 26, 1958 | F3 | Copiah County | 69.7 mi | 60 yd | 8 | 26 |
| February 26, 1958 | F3 | Simpson County | 71 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 34 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2025 | EF0 | Rankin County | 6.7 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2025 | EF1 | Rankin County | 3.3 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| January 5, 2025 | EF1 | Rankin County | 11.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Rankin County | 37.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 9, 2023 | EF0 | Simpson County | 13.9 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |