1 warning is in effect for Winston County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 764 alerts that included Winston County, roughly 76 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (185 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on April 6, 2025. 35 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 Winston County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 185 | 24 | September 22, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 91 | 20 | September 19, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 75 | 7 | November 5, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 74 | 4 | May 6, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 53 | 5 | August 20, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 44 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 43 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 41 | 3 | October 10, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 38 | 0 | April 6, 2025 |
| Tornado Warning | 29 | 0 | April 6, 2025 |
| Freeze Watch | 20 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 | 0 | January 9, 2025 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 13 | 1 | August 16, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 12 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 7 | 0 | July 13, 2023 |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 | 1 | January 23, 2026 |
| 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 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 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 0 | 1 | October 8, 2026 |
35 tornadoes have been recorded in Winston County since 1950, killing 16 people and injuring 110. That ranks 40 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on January 5, 2025 (rated EF1).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2011 | EF5 | Neshoba County | 28.3 mi | 900 yd | 3 | 6 |
| April 28, 2014 | EF4 | Leake County | 33.4 mi | 1,320 yd | 10 | 84 |
| February 23, 1977 | F4 | Winston County | 15 mi | 350 yd | 2 | 5 |
| November 24, 2004 | F3 | Neshoba County | 21 mi | 600 yd | 1 | 2 |
| April 4, 1957 | F2 | Winston County | 40.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2025 | EF1 | Winston County | 4.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| November 29, 2022 | EF1 | Winston County | 5.1 mi | 300 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 |
| April 13, 2022 | EF1 | Neshoba County | 24.7 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |