116
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$930K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Prentiss County, Mississippi: 116 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,995 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Prentiss County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Prentiss County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 116 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 Prentiss County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,995 for this hazard and #65 within Mississippi, putting it in the 36.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Prentiss County with 22 recorded events, while Dec 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | MARIETTA | 50 | $5K |
| May 20, 2025 | ALTITUDE | 52 | $2K |
| May 20, 2025 | BOONEVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | FRANKSTOWN | 60 | $2K |
| Apr 6, 2025 | MARIETTA | 52 | $1K |
| Apr 6, 2025 | BOONEVILLE BLDWYN AR | 81 | $5K |
| Apr 6, 2025 | JUMPERTOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | BOONEVILLE | 66 | $8K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | BOONEVILLE | 82 | $8K |
| Mar 23, 2025 | BOONEVILLE | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Straight line winds destroyed T&T Grocery on Highway 4 West in Jumpertown. A barn received damage when debris from the T&T Grocery fell on the barn's roof. Crossroads United Methodist Church also sustained damage to the church's front porch and steeple. Several trees were knocked down near Jumpertown as well.
Straight line winds produced a swath of damage from the southwest corner of Prentiss County near Geeville northeastward to Frankstown. Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down on County Road 6100. A few of the trees fell onto homes. Trees were also reported down on County Road 6061. In Frankstown, several trees were knocked down on Highway 30 West. Several homes on Highway 30 West were damaged as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Prentiss County, Mississippi?
116 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Prentiss County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Prentiss County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Prentiss County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Prentiss 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 Prentiss County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/prentiss-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.