Mississippi, 1966Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 16, 1966
May 16, 1966 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones
9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -89.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -89.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -89.580
Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- De Soto County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -89.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Tate
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tate County
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -89.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -89.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -89.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -88.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo
- When
- May 16, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -88.180
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Georgia, May 16, 196611 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 3 events
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 16, 1966$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1966F0 · 7 events
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 16, 1966F0 · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 16, 19661 event
- Hail in Nebraska, May 16, 19660.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 16, 196650 kt wind · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10050484, 10050485, 10050486, 10050487, 10050488, 10050489, 10050490, 10050491, 10050492.