Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1987
139 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1987. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1987. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 139
- Busiest month
- May25 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- December 15, 198716 severe thunderstorm warnings
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 12:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 43 min |
| Feb 27, 10:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Forrest | 64 min |
| Feb 28, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 3:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 3:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 26 min |
| Mar 17, 7:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Mar 17, 7:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Walthall | 18 min |
| Mar 17, 7:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 27 min |
| Mar 17, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Walthall | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 9:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Hancock, Pearl River | 60 min |
| Mar 17, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 30 min |
| Mar 17, 10:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Harrison, Stone | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Jackson | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 1:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Jackson | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 5:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Union | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 5:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pontotoc | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 65 min |
| Mar 27, 9:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Hancock | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Jackson | 63 min |
| Apr 10, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Union | 30 min |
| Apr 11, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 60 min |
| Apr 13, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Pearl River | 45 min |
| May 2, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 27 min |
| May 2, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 38 min |
| May 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 51 min |
| May 2, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 32 min |
| May 3, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 31 min |
| May 3, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 45 min |
| May 3, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 42 min |
| May 3, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| May 3, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 41 min |
| May 3, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 44 min |
| May 4, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Hancock, Harrison, Stone | 46 min |
| May 4, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Hancock | 65 min |
| May 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 41 min |
| May 5, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 67 min |
| May 6, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Yazoo | 29 min |
| May 6, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 34 min |
| May 6, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 36 min |
| May 12, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Amite | 34 min |
| May 16, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss | 36 min |
| May 21, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 24 min |
| May 21, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 36 min |
| May 21, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 40 min |
| May 21, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 17 min |
| May 22, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower, Tallahatchie | 2 hr |
| May 22, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 55 min |
| Jun 3, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Wayne | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones, Wayne | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pontotoc | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Jackson | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 25 min |
| Jul 25, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 24 min |
| Jul 26, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Jackson | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 31 min |
| Jul 28, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George | 59 min |
| Jul 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Amite | 25 min |
| Jul 30, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Greene | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 41 min |
| Jul 30, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 24 min |
| Aug 2, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Marshall | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Pike | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 39 min |
| Aug 24, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 35 min |
| Sep 9, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 26 min |
| Sep 10, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 28 min |
| Sep 10, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 25 min |
| Sep 10, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 28 min |
| Sep 10, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee | 50 min |
| Sep 10, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Union | 20 min |
| Sep 10, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss | 60 min |
| Sep 10, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 32 min |
| Sep 17, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Walthall | 26 min |
| Sep 18, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 8:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 9:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 1:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 1:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 28 min |
| Nov 16, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 27 min |
| Nov 16, 3:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 3:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 15 min |
| Nov 16, 4:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Monroe, Prentiss | 25 min |
| Nov 16, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss | 45 min |
| Dec 14, 9:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 51 min |
| Dec 14, 9:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 53 min |
| Dec 14, 10:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 62 min |
| Dec 14, 10:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 28 min |
| Dec 14, 10:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll | 23 min |
| Dec 14, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 37 min |
| Dec 14, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 46 min |
| Dec 14, 11:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Dec 14, 11:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 25 min |
| Dec 14, 11:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 35 min |
| Dec 14, 11:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 33 min |
| Dec 15, 12:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 32 min |
| Dec 15, 12:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 34 min |
| Dec 15, 12:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 42 min |
| Dec 15, 12:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Dec 15, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Forrest, Pearl River | 47 min |
| Dec 19, 4:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 40 min |
| Dec 19, 4:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 40 min |
| Dec 19, 4:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 34 min |
| Dec 19, 4:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 34 min |
| Dec 19, 5:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 23 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hinds County10
- Lauderdale County8
- Warren County6
- Issaquena County6
- Sharkey County6
- Lee County6
- Jackson County5
- Prentiss County5
- Bolivar County5
- Copiah County4
- Hancock County4
- Humphreys County4
- Kemper County4
- Yazoo County4
- Leflore County4
- Claiborne County4
- Rankin County3
- Adams County3
- Walthall County3
- Pearl River County3
- Jones County3
- Union County3
- Itawamba County3
- Monroe County3
- Holmes County3
- DeSoto County3
- Washington County3
- Newton County3
- Sunflower County3
- Carroll County3
- Forrest County2
- Lincoln County2
- Harrison County2
- Stone County2
- George County2
- Pontotoc County2
- Scott County2
- Jefferson Davis County2
- Marion County2
- Amite County2
20 more counties
- Winston County2
- Grenada County2
- Wayne County2
- Clarke County2
- Chickasaw County2
- Lafayette County2
- Neshoba County2
- Jasper County1
- Covington County1
- Webster County1
- Tallahatchie County1
- Tishomingo County1
- Franklin County1
- Greene County1
- Marshall County1
- Pike County1
- Leake County1
- Jefferson County1
- Madison County1
- Attala County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.