Ice storm warnings are in effect for parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia between January 24 and 26, 2026. Ice accumulations of 6 mm to 25 mm (0.25 to 1 inch) and wind gusts up to 30 mph (48 km/h) are forecast across the regions. The combination of freezing rain, sleet, and gusty winds is expected to cause widespread power outages, tree damage, and extremely hazardous travel conditions.
Winter storm warnings and watches have been issued across a broad swath of the United States due to a long-duration winter storm forecast to affect the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley to the Midwest, Great Lakes, Appalachians, and parts of the Southwest.
Multiple flash flood warnings were issued early on January 10, across southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and central Alabama as thunderstorms produced intense rainfall exceeding 75 mm (3 inches) in several locations.
Multiple tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on January 9, 2026, as a powerful storm system moved through the Deep South, producing damaging winds and heavy rainfall. The U.S. National Weather Service issued Tornado and Flash Flood Watches for large portions of the state, warning of further severe storms through January 10 as the system continues eastward.
Several tornadoes were reported across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi on the evening of October 18, 2025, including a radar-confirmed tornadic debris signature 3 km (2 miles) southwest of Yazoo City, Mississippi, at 21:34 LT. Earlier, a tornado caused structural damage in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, near De Roche, while another debris signature was detected near Warsaw, Louisiana, as supercells moved east across the Lower Mississippi Valley.
At least two fatalities were reported in Georgia and Mississippi during severe storms on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Over 150 000 customers in the southern states from Texas to the Carolinas were without power on Sunday morning, June 8.
The multi-day severe weather outbreak has left at least 33 people dead across six U.S. states as storms and tornadoes continue to cause destruction. Missouri has reported the highest death toll with 12 fatalities, while Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma have also suffered casualties.
Severe storms swept through southern United States claiming at least 3 lives in Mississippi leaving 6 injured on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
A damaging tornado swept through Columbia town in Marion County, Mississippi on Wednesday, February 12, 2o25, downing more than 70 power poles, and leaving around 100 customers without power.
A powerful winter storm is set to impact Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, bringing heavy snowfall, dangerously low temperatures, and hazardous travel conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) New Orleans office has indicated that snowfall on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, could be the highest recorded in the area in decades.
