Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 16, 2026
Has it hailed in Lafayette County, Mississippi recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 34 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 42 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 8 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Lafayette County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oxford, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 806 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over John W Kyle State Park, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 748 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sardis, or near Batesville, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 502 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oxford. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Coffeeville, or 12 miles southeast of George Payne State Park, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Oxford, moving northwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Oxford, Holly Springs National Forest, Springdale, Burgess, Denmark, Abbeville, Taylor, College Hill Station, Altus, College Hill, and Yocona.”
“At 707 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Paynes, or near Charleston, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pinckney to near Harmontown. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Water Valley, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Water Valley, Springdale, Velma, Taylor, and Shuford.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 324 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Holly Springs National Forest, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 305 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sardis, or near Batesville, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Quarter sized hail near Paris... MS. (MEG)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 648 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Water Valley, moving north at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Trees downed across Hwy 334 near CR 418. (MEG)”
“Large tree downed in the area of CR 509. (MEG)”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 116 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Strayhorn, or 9 miles west of Senatobia, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 326 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near John W Kyle State Park, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 105 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Paris, or near Water Valley, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 143 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Randolph, or near Pontotoc, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 818 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burgess, or 9 miles southwest of Holly Springs National Forest, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 722 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Strayhorn, or 9 miles west of Senatobia, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 904 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Coffeeville, or 12 miles south of Water Valley, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 42 severe weather events in Lafayette County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 34 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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