Smith County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Smith County, Mississippi? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 55 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 33 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph, plus 22 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". 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 Smith County
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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.
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White Oak, or near Raleigh, moving northwest at 5 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Smith County.”
“A small tree was downed... partially blocking MS Hwy 13 across from Polkville Volunteer Fire Department. (JAN)”
- Hail 0.75" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Polkville SPC verified report
Monday, July 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Homewood to near Pelahatchie. Movement was southeast at 15 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... Morton, Pelahatchie, Pulaski, and Homewood around 625 PM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 504 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Johns, or 14 miles northeast of Mendenhall, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Polkville and White Oak.”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Raleigh to Magee. Movement was southeast at 30 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... Mount Olive, Mize, Sylvarena, and Center Ridge around 205 AM CDT. Taylorsville around 215 AM CDT.”
“At 1254 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Goshen Springs to near Richland. Movement was southeast at 30 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... Jackson, Brandon, Florence, Pisgah, and Monterey around 100 AM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 823 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over White Oak, or 9 miles northwest of Raleigh, moving northeast at 15 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... Polkville and Burns around 830 AM CDT. Raleigh around 840 AM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 524 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raleigh, moving south at 25 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Mize and Center Ridge around 530 PM CDT. Taylorsville around 540 PM CDT.”
“At 421 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pulaski, or near Morton, moving south at 20 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Polkville and Pulaski around 425 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 NE Shady Grove SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Raleigh SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 WNW Raleigh SPC verified report
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees were blow down on County Road 118... 119... and 581. (JAN)”
- Wind Unknown 5 NE Raleigh SPC verified report
Friday, May 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 739 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Hebron, or 8 miles north of Prentiss, moving east 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Lone Star and Clem around 745 PM CDT.”
“At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Lake to Sylvarena. Movement was east at 40 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 618 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Raleigh, moving northeast 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Raleigh and Burns around 625 PM CDT. Pineville around 635 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.25" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Raleigh, moving northeast 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... Raleigh and Burns around 505 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.5" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 432 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fannin to Dentville. Movement was east at 45 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.5" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pinola, or near Mendenhall, moving east at 45 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Magee and Sanatorium around 240 PM CDT.”
“At 1237 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brandon, moving east 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Jackson and Brandon around 1245 PM CDT. Pelahatchie around 1250 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.5" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Center Ridge SPC verified report
Friday, April 24, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 738 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sylvarena, or near Raleigh, moving east at 25 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... Bay Springs and Sylvarena around 745 PM CDT.”
“At 1106 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Puckett, or near Mendenhall, moving east 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... Puckett, White Oak, and Martinville around 1110 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE White Oak SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NNE White Oak SPC verified report
Thursday, April 23, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 5 NE Taylorsville SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 208 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Hebron, or 10 miles northwest of Ellisville, moving north at 30 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" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 339 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Pulaski, or 7 miles southwest of Forest, moving northeast at 25 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1231 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Meridian Station to near Taylorsville. 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Union to near White Oak to near Shivers. Movement was east at 40 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 Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong winds associated with a frontal boundary along a line extending from near Johns to 6 miles east of Hazlehurst. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 531 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Nanih Waiya to Lake. Movement was southeast at 40 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.75" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees down and debris in the road along MS Hwy 37 near the Smith Covington Co line. (JAN)”
- Wind Unknown 2 S Taylorsville SPC verified report
Saturday, January 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", 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...”
“At 448 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Forest to Rockport. Movement was east at 50 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Wind 50 mph Smith County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, September 19, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 501 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Polkville, or 10 miles southwest of Morton, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Smith County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Smith County, MS?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 55 severe weather events in Smith 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 Smith County recently?
Yes — 22 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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