291
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$3.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lamar County, Mississippi: 291 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #487 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lamar County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lamar County is the 2010s, when 96 of the county's 291 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Lamar County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #487 for this hazard and #21 within Mississippi, putting it in the 84.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lamar County with 60 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2009 | OAK GROVE | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | HICKORY GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | PURVIS | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | WARDWELL STATION | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | OAK GROVE | 56 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | OTOB | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HICKORY GROVE | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | OAK GROVE | 50 | $3K |
| May 28, 2025 | WARDWELL STATION | 55 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | OAK GROVE | 45 | $200 |
| May 26, 2025 | SUMRALL | 45 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Lamar County
- Hail 137
- Flash Flood 88
- Tornado 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of damaging thunderstorm winds affected the central and southern portions of Lamar County. One home was severely damaged on Sailfish Circle with part of the roof torn off. Five other homes in the area sustain minor damage. Four businesses sustained minor damage in the area. A power pole was blown down and the eaves of an office building were damaged along U.S. Highway 98.
Swath of damaging winds continued in areas around Sumrall and NE Lamar county. Numerous trees were downed along with some power lines. This was part of a long swath of wind damage that started in central Copiah county near Hazlehurst and continued to roughly Hattiesburg.
A tree was blown onto a house along Lakeview Circle causing major damage to the roof. A tree fell on a mobile home along J. Barnes Road, splitting the home in half. A few trees were blown down across roads around Purvis.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lamar County, Mississippi?
291 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lamar County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lamar County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lamar County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lamar County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Lamar County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/lamar-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.