324
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$5.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Yazoo County, Mississippi: 324 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 96. That places the county #378 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Yazoo County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Yazoo County is the 2010s, when 115 of the county's 324 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 Yazoo County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #378 for this hazard and #15 within Mississippi, putting it in the 88.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Yazoo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2012 | YAZOO CITY BARRIER A | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2005 | BENTONIA | 80 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | BENTON | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | BENTON | 60 | $0 |
| May 21, 2025 | DOVER | 52 | $0 |
| May 21, 2025 | BENTON | 52 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | FREE RUN | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | JONESTOWN | 52 | $1K |
| Sep 25, 2024 | FORDYKE | 50 | $1K |
| Sep 25, 2024 | FORDYKE | 55 | $10K |
| Aug 19, 2024 | NORWAY | 50 | $1K |
| Apr 10, 2024 | BENTON | 50 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Yazoo County
- Hail 129
- Flash Flood 68
- Tornado 66
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The same left moving supercell thunderstorm that brought the large hail, also brought devastating straight line winds to a good portion of central Yazoo county from Bentonia to north of Benton. Several hundred trees and dozens of power lines were blown down or snapped. One tree and power line landed on a car and caused an injury. The most significant wind damage occurred from Bentonia to around Little Yazoo. Here the winds were estimated around 90 mph. Many structures sustained major to minor damage with all or a portion of the roof blown off, siding peeled off and windows broken. The Bentonia-Gibbs School had a good portion of its roof blown off and sustained water damage. Additionally, three businesses had major damage, three with minor, six mobile homes were destroyed and nine sustained major damage, twenty-seven homes sustained minor damage and seven sheds were destroyed. An area just north of Benton and west of Midway was a focus for additional trees and power line damage.
Straight line winds associated with the rear flank downdraft of the thunderstorm that produced the tornado in Yazoo City snapped ten power poles along Broadway Hill Road. Roofs of buildings in the area were damaged as well. A tree was blown down onto a roof of one of the buildings.
Deputies reported heavy roof damage to two businesses and a couple of garages. Multiple trees were blown down in the Little Yazoo area near Fletchers Chapel and Concord Church roads, and Highway 49. There was minor roof damage to two residences on Fletchers Chapel Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Yazoo County, Mississippi?
324 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Yazoo County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Yazoo County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Yazoo County measured 96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Yazoo 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 Yazoo County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/yazoo-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.