1 warning is in effect for Scott County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 969 alerts that included Scott County, roughly 97 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (298 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on May 26, 2025. 68 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 Scott County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 298 | 29 | September 21, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 101 | 22 | September 19, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 99 | 7 | November 5, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 86 | 7 | May 6, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 58 | 7 | August 20, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 54 | 3 | June 20, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 50 | 0 | May 26, 2025 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 49 | 1 | June 18, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 40 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 37 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 19 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 15 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 14 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 | 1 | January 25, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 10 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 8 | 1 | June 18, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 | 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 |
| 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 |
68 tornadoes have been recorded in Scott County since 1950, killing 16 people and injuring 201. That ranks 10 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on December 28, 2024 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21, 1992 | F4 | Copiah County | 128 mi | 880 yd | 12 | 122 |
| December 2, 1967 | F4 | Scott County | 7.6 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 10 |
| February 26, 1958 | F3 | Simpson County | 71 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 34 |
| April 28, 2014 | EF3 | Hinds County | 29.7 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 10 |
| April 18, 1966 | F3 | Scott County | 23.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Rankin County | 37.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| June 18, 2023 | EF1 | Rankin County | 5.5 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| June 18, 2023 | EF1 | Scott County | 6.5 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 14, 2022 | EF1 | Scott County | 0.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 14, 2022 | EF1 | Scott County | 5.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |