Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Wayne County, Mississippi has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 27 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 7 hail reports with hail up to 0.75" and 19 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 Wayne 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 932 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Clara, or 14 miles southwest of Waynesboro, moving northwest at 5 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Clara.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 321 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Heidelberg, or 15 miles northeast of Laurel. This storm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Wayne County.”
“At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Shubuta, or 9 miles northeast of Waynesboro, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Choctaw and northeastern Wayne Counties.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near State Line, or 10 miles west of Chatom, moving 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Deer Park, State Line, and Fruitdale.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 715 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Mill Creek to 4 miles east of Ovett to near Macedonia. Movement was southeast 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 747 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles east of Quitman to 5 miles east of Toxey. Movement was south at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Butler, Silas, Coffeeville, Gilbertown, and Toxey.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 205 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Mill Creek to Waynesboro to 7 miles east of Buckatunna. Movement was northeast 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Waynesboro, moving east at 45 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Millry, Silas, and Coffeeville.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 859 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Millry to 7 miles southwest of State Line to 11 miles northwest of Leakesville. Movement was east at 35 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
“At 812 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mill Creek to 6 miles northeast of Ovett to 5 miles north of Macedonia. Movement was southeast at 35 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 200 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Kinterbish to 8 miles southwest of Clara. 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...”
“At 139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles west of Ovett to 5 miles west of Pine Ridge. Movement was east 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... Richton, Beaumont, New Augusta, McLain, and State Line.”
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“The first of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area began near or just before the Jones/Wayne County border along Cleve Blackledge Road producing minor tree (MOB)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 157 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sandersville to 3 miles east of Sunrise to 9 miles east of Mcneil. 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...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above possible. WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi.”
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above possible. WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 27 severe weather events in Wayne County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 7 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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