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Wind in Lowndes County, Mississippi
377 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.
Lowndes County, Mississippi, has 377 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 54 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 59 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 234 events against 101 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 74.6 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
139 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 14 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 | Lowndes County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 377 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 74.6 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 64.8 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
21Feb
18Mar
46Apr
51May
42Jun
59Jul
44Aug
37Sep
15Oct
12Nov
18Dec
14
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 177 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 377. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2025 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2016 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Strong Wind | 39 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2010 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $13K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $250K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $130K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Dec 2007 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $15K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $600K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $15M | — | — | 3 | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $80K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 99 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $11M | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1.2M | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 29 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 22 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Feb 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Lowndes County had?
377 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 Lowndes County?
1 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Lowndes County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Mar 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $15M.
How does Lowndes County compare with Mississippi for wind?
74.6 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 377 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.