NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Winona, MS
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Winona, Mississippi since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
40 deaths in all
What the records show for Winona
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Winona; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 67 mph winds when its centre passed 51 miles away. The record near Winona begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm directly overhead. The 1910s and the 1930s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 18 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site, 62% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Winona. The highest rating among the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 24, 2010, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 21, 1984, killed 15 people. Of the 95, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Winona. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 46 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 232 Mississippi cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Winona.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Winona
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | overhead | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 2 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 7 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 15 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 9 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Winona: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Winona
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s29(4 EF3+)
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13(3 EF3+)
- 1980s9(2 EF3+)
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF4 | 22 mi | 148.97 mi | 10 / 146 |
| Mar 11, 1963 | F4 | 20 mi | 45.2 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Jan 19, 1988 | F4 | 24 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 21, 1984 | F3 | 22 mi | 71 mi | 15 / 76 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF3 | 2 mi | 29.43 mi | 3 / 5 |
| Nov 7, 1957 | F3 | 16 mi | 31.2 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Dec 21, 1990 | F3 | 6 mi | 20 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 21 mi | 58.74 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 15 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 1, 2011 | EF3 | 23 mi | 23.45 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 24, 2001 | F3 | 18 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1997 | F3 | 20 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Winona
The Storm Prediction Center has 46 hail reports within 10 miles of Winona since 1962, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 7, 2006. The most recent report is from April 10, 2025. April has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Winona
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Winona 5 E, MS, 6 miles east of Winona at 392 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 29°F. April is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 59.1 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (25.8 of 59.1 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 81 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 59.1 inches is more than at 44 of the 87 Mississippi stations used on this site (51%). Carrollton, 12 miles west, has its own station (Greenwood Leflore Airport, MS): 51.6 inches a year, 7.5 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 29 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 57 | 32 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 65 | 39 | 5.6 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 73 | 46 | 6.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 56 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 64 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 67 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 66 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 60 | 4.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 47 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 37 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 32 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Year | 73 | 48 | 59.1 | 78 | 0.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Winona 5 E, MS (392 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Winona
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 128 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Winona: 110 thunderstorm wind reports and 18 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 10, 2009. Of the 232 Mississippi cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 111 have had fewer than Winona.
December 31, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Winona — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Locally heavy rain, between 4 and 6 inches, caused several streets to flood in the city of Winona. Many cars were flooded in town due to the high water.”
July 30, 2009: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Winona — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees were blown down around Winona. A few trees had fallen on two cars and multiple power lines were blown down across town.”
February 24, 2011: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Winona — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across all of Montgomery County.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Montgomery County, which includes Winona, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 6 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.1 million a year, the 75th highest of 82 Mississippi counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (35%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Winona
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- Carrollton, MS12 mi
- Grenada, MS20 mi
- Eupora, MS26 mi
- Greenwood, MS26 mi
- Weir, MS26 mi
- Durant, MS27 mi
- Coffeeville, MS32 mi
- Kosciusko, MS32 mi
- Lexington, MS32 mi
- Ackerman, MS33 mi
- Sallis, MS33 mi
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