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Wind in Newton County, Mississippi
323 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 323 wind events in Newton County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 49 years.
April is the busiest month, with 57 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 184 events against 122 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.7% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 55.9 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
113 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 18 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 | Newton County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 323 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 55.9 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 153.4 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
13Feb
22Mar
39Apr
57May
36Jun
41Jul
32Aug
29Sep
7Oct
11Nov
22Dec
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 169 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 323. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 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 |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $100K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 53 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2015 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2012 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $6K | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2011 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $22K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | $30K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 5 Jan 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $600K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 84 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $170K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 1998 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Newton County had?
323 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 Newton County?
25 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 Newton County?
The thunderstorm wind of 4 Apr 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Newton County compare with Mississippi for wind?
55.9 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 323 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.