347
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Smith County, Mississippi: 347 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #311 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Smith County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Smith County is the 2000s, when 126 of the county's 347 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 Smith County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #311 for this hazard and #10 within Mississippi, putting it in the 90.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Smith County with 61 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | RALEIGH | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | TAYLORSVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | GUNN | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | SUMMERLAND | 52 | $4K |
| Feb 15, 2026 | TAYLORSVILLE | 52 | $8K |
| May 27, 2025 | RALEIGH | 55 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | SUMMERLAND | 60 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | COHAY | 60 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | PINEVILLE | 65 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | POLKVILLE | 65 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Smith County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An intense microburst caused significant damage around Taylorsville. Several buildings had the roof blown off along with several others sustaining roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down around town.
A swath of wind damage with max winds of 85mph occurred across north central and northeast Smith County. The swath length was nearly 11 miles and the width almost 3 miles. Numerous trees were uprooted and some were snapped. A few trees were blown down onto homes along with some powerlines blown down. Several roads, most listed, were blocked by trees. Some tin was blown off an old chicken house along with some storage sheds having roof damage at a lumber company. This swath started near Highway 35N and tracked southeast across Highway 504, 504-B and 581. Some of the heaviest damage was along Nelson Road, County Road 120, 504-C and southeast to Highway 501. Many trees and a few powerlines were blown down here along with a couple of sheds that had tin blown off and one shed was destroyed. All of the damage was blown to the southeast, which was consistent with a broad, intense swath of winds.
Intense straight line winds occurred from the rear flank downdraft from the supercell thunderstorm that moved from Mize to Taylorsville. A mobile home was destroyed, a chicken house damaged and many trees were uprooted and snapped.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Smith County, Mississippi?
347 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Smith County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Smith County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Smith County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Smith 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 Smith County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/smith-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.