226
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$2.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Holmes County, Mississippi: 226 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #835 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Holmes County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Holmes County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 226 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 Holmes County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.8% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #835 for this hazard and #34 within Mississippi, putting it in the 73.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Holmes County with 39 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1999 | PICKENS | 0 | 0 | 2 | $80K |
| Mar 22, 2022 | LEXINGTON | 50 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | MONTGOMERY | 52 | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | PICKENS | 55 | $0 |
| May 24, 2025 | DURANT | 55 | $0 |
| May 24, 2025 | TCHULA | 55 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | CRUGER | 50 | $1K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | BOWLING GREEN | 50 | $2K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | CROSSING | 50 | $3K |
| Dec 29, 2024 | DURANT | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 4, 2024 | DURANT | 61 | $50K |
| Apr 18, 2024 | PICKENS | 60 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Holmes County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Major damage occurred in the Durant area from a severe thunderstorm that also produced an F2 tornado in the county. The damage in the Durant area included one house and 10 mobile homes destroyed, major damage to 15 houses and five mobile homes, and minor damage to 119 houses and seven mobile homes. The winds also caused damage to 30 apartment units in the Durant area. Several local businesses also sustained damage, and many trees were blown down in and around the city of Durant. A number of trees were also blown down in the Lexington area.
High downburst winds from a supercell thunderstorm caused a swath of damage to trees and power lines focused across central portions of Holmes County. In the Lexington area a tree fell into a power line and then onto a house and caused a fire. The winds blew down trees along Interstate 55 mainly between mile markers 150 to 164 and forced traffic into one lane until trees could be cleared. Additional trees were blown down in the Durant area. Estimated peak wind speeds were between 80 to 90 mph.
Downburst winds from a supercell thunderstorm caused damage to trees and power lines in a swath across southern portions of Holmes County. Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association reported major utility damage in the Ebenezer and Pickens areas. Estimated peak wind gusts were between 70 to 80 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Holmes County, Mississippi?
226 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Holmes County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Holmes County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Holmes County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Holmes 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 Holmes County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/holmes-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.