1 warning is in effect for Yazoo County, MS. The most serious is a freeze warning.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,104 alerts that included Yazoo County, roughly 110 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (322 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on October 19, 2025. 68 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
Updated from the National Weather Service · lists refresh hourly; the live map loads current alerts directly from the NWS
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 Yazoo County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 322 | 22 | September 22, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 134 | 29 | September 19, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 97 | 2 | June 22, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 89 | 4 | May 6, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 69 | 5 | November 5, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 62 | 7 | August 20, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 59 | 0 | October 19, 2025 |
| Flood Watch | 56 | 2 | June 20, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 53 | 2 | October 9, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 33 | 0 | April 6, 2025 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 33 | 8 | August 21, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 32 | 3 | November 15, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 14 | 2 | November 14, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 12 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 12 | 1 | February 1, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 7 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 | 1 | January 23, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 | 0 | January 15, 2024 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 | 3 | October 17, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 2 | 0 | March 3, 2023 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 | 0 | August 27, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 | 0 | August 28, 2021 |
| 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 |
68 tornadoes have been recorded in Yazoo County since 1950, killing 14 people and injuring 189. That ranks 10 of 82 counties in Mississippi. The most recent was on October 18, 2025 (rated EF0).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 21, 1971 | F4 | Warren County | 65.2 mi | 10 yd | 13 | 182 |
| December 9, 1999 | F3 | Yazoo County | 6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 1 |
| April 30, 2017 | EF2 | Yazoo County | 23.4 mi | 1,900 yd | 1 | 0 |
| January 22, 1953 | F2 | Issaquena County | 45.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| December 9, 2008 | EF2 | Yazoo County | 28.6 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2025 | EF0 | Yazoo County | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Yazoo County | 7.4 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 28, 2024 | EF1 | Yazoo County | 1.2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| April 13, 2022 | ? | Yazoo County | 1.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 30, 2022 | EF1 | Yazoo County | 16.6 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |