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Wind in Yazoo County, Mississippi
340 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.
Yazoo County, Mississippi, has 340 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 55 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 63 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 198 events against 121 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 18,831 wind events recorded in Mississippi; its 36.9 per 100 square miles compares with 40.1 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
108 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 12 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 | Yazoo County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 340 | 18,831 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 36.9 | 40.1 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 128.9 | 63.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | April | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
13Feb
23Mar
33Apr
63May
43Jun
39Jul
28Aug
20Sep
15Oct
11Nov
25Dec
27
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 168 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 340. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 mph | — | $100 | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $15K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $20K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $9K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | $50K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $55K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 29 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $350K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $60K | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $80K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $1.0M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $280K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Yazoo County had?
340 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 Yazoo County?
23 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 54 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Yazoo County?
The thunderstorm wind of 26 Mar 2005, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Yazoo County compare with Mississippi for wind?
36.9 events per 100 square miles against 40.1 statewide; the county holds 340 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.