Lee County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Lee County, Mississippi recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 51 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 81 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 30 high-wind reports with gusts up to 66 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Lee County
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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.
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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.
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 458 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Saltillo, or 8 miles north of Tupelo, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tupelo, moving north at 20 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Furrs SPC verified report
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Okolona, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
“At 151 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Okolona, moving east at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Nettleton SPC verified report
Friday, July 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Evergreen, or 8 miles southeast of Tombigbee State Park, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 818 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smithville, or near Amory, moving east at 20 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...”
“At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hughes, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tombigbee State Park, moving east 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...”
“At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tupelo, moving east at 20 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blair, or near Baldwyn. 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 228 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pratts Friendship, or near Baldwyn, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mantachie, or near Fulton, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E Nettleton SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Memphis, or near T O Fuller State Park, moving west at 35 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 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cherokee to Tishomingo to near Sandy Springs. Movement was northwest at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 E Nettleton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 S Plantersville SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 855 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Colt to Simsboro. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 831 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brickeys, or near Hughes, moving 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 1243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Keownville, or 11 miles southeast of Ripley, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 439 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roe to near St. Charles to Merrisach Lake. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 508 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rondo to Friars Point to near Duncan. Movement was east 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 358 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Albany, 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Blair SPC verified report
Monday, April 27, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down on house on CR 417 near Blair... MS. Time is radar estimated. (MEG)”
“1 INJ Tree fell on a home off CR 300. 5 occupants in the home with 1 sustaining a minor head injury. (MEG)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Blair SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Shannon SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE Tupelo SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Saltillo SPC verified report
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Quarter sized hail on the east side of Sherman... in Lee County. (MEG)”
- Hail 1" 1 E Sherman SPC verified report
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 943 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Crawfordsville to 7 miles southeast of Brickeys. Movement was northeast at 50 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 917 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Village Creek State Park to near Marianna to near Helena-West Helena. Movement was 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 322 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Baldwyn, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 209 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tishomingo State Park to 6 miles west of Pittsboro. Movement was east at 50 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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 26, 2026
11 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 602 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wheeler, or over Baldwyn, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 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 909 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Saltillo to near Pittsboro. Movement was southeast at 35 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 519 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smithville, or near Amory, moving northeast at 50 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 422 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Houlka, or 8 miles north of Houston, moving northeast at 60 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lee County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, September 19, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report
“Location of a tree down on Deer Park Rd received from a resident on Facebook. 911 call center also reported multiple trees down across the Tupelo area. (MEG)”
- Wind Unknown 5 ENE Tupelo SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lee County, MS?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 81 severe weather events in Lee County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Lee County recently?
Yes — 51 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.