Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Marion County, Mississippi has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 5 tornado reports among 32 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 19 hail reports with hail up to 1.75" and 8 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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 Marion 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 — hail up to 0.25"
“At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sandy Hook, or 15 miles south of Columbia. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 332 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Improve, or 7 miles northeast of Columbia, moving south at 15 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Columbia around 340 PM CDT.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 836 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Purvis, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Purvis, Lumberton, and Rock Hill around 840 PM CDT. Maxie around 900 PM CDT. Brooklyn around 905 PM CDT.”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 716 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Goss, or 10 miles northwest of Columbia, moving southwest at 20 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pickwick, or 8 miles southwest of Columbia, moving south at 15 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Sandy Hook around 425 PM CDT.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bunker Hill, or 7 miles north of Columbia, moving northeast at 15 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tilton, or 11 miles south of Monticello, moving northeast at 55 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Morgantown, or 8 miles northwest of Columbia, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“This EF1 tornado moved into Marion County from northeastern Walthall County near the Darbun community... crossing Reid Rd... Bracey Rd... and Rowley Rd before lifting n (JAN)”
“Marion County EMA reports that trees were down and a house destroyed on Ridgewood Drive. (JAN)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 441 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of State Line to near New Augusta to near Morgantown. Movement was south at 25 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.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Improve, or 7 miles east of Columbia, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Marion, Forrest and Lamar Counties.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
“Golfball size hail reported near the intersection of Faithway Rd and Bethel Church Rd. (JAN)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 121 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Oak Grove, or 9 miles west of West Hattiesburg, moving east at 50 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 1245 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Holly Springs, or 10 miles northwest of Columbia, moving east at 50 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“This brief EF-0 started along Grice Road where it uprooted a couple of trees. The tornado crossed Bunker Hill Road and ended along Highway 35... where it uprooted a cou (JAN)”
“A pole barn was destroyed and there was damage to architectural shingles of neighboring home just off of Grice Drive by a possible tornado. (JAN)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 323 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Clem to near Magnolia. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph, 3 tornado reports
“Portion of the tin roof pealed off Popwells at US 90 and Old Hwy 24. (JAN)”
“A EF-1 tornado crossed into western Marion County near Kokomo. The tornado caused some tree damage near the intersection of Welch Lane and Branton Bay Road. The tornado (JAN)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1001 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kokomo, or 10 miles southwest of Columbia, 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Columbia and Pickwick around 1005 AM CST. Improve around 1025 AM CST.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 32 severe weather events in Marion County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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