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Wind in Lafayette County, Mississippi
201 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 201 wind events in Lafayette County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 54 years.
May is the busiest month, with 35 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 116 events against 54 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.1% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 31.8 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
49 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 9 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Lafayette County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 201 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 31.8 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 35.3 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
9Mar
21Apr
33May
35Jun
34Jul
16Aug
16Sep
8Oct
9Nov
8Dec
8
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 147 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 201. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 May 2025 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 9 Oct 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Oct 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2002 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | 1 | 2 | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Lafayette County had?
201 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Lafayette County?
15 Mar 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Lafayette County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Mar 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $150K.
How does Lafayette County compare with Mississippi for wind?
31.8 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 201 of the state's 18,831 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.