Mississippi, 1969

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, June 21, 1969

June 21, 1969 · 16 events in 15 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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.

Event by event

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kemper

When
June 21, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kemper County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -88.900

Hail, Lamar

When
June 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.000, -89.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When
June 21, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County
Coordinates
34.880, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
June 21, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
34.780, -89.400

Tornado, Grenada

When
June 21, 6:09 PM CST
Where
Grenada County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
33.880, -89.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
June 21, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Coordinates
33.500, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When
June 21, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County
Coordinates
33.700, -90.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
June 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Coordinates
33.580, -89.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When
June 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Oktibbeha County
Coordinates
33.380, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When
June 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Oktibbeha County
Coordinates
33.500, -88.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When
June 21, 7:18 PM CST
Where
Attala County
Coordinates
33.000, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
June 21, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
33.500, -88.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 21, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
33.580, -88.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
June 21, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
33.880, -89.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
June 21, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.780, -89.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
June 21, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Coordinates
32.500, -89.500

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 10050855, 10050856, 10050857, 10050858, 10050859, 10050860, 10050861, 10050862, 10050863, 10050864, 10050865, 10050866, 10050867, 10050868, 10050869, 10050870.