Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson
- When
- February 1, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Simpson County
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -90.000
Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 1, 1970
16 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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
16 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- February 1, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall
- When
- February 1, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Walthall County
- Coordinates
- 31.200, -90.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- February 1, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall
- When
- February 1, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Walthall County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.100, -90.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- February 1, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 31.000, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- February 1, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -89.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Coordinates
- 31.000, -89.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rankin County
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -90.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River
- When
- February 1, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pearl River County
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -89.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Pike
- When
- February 1, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Coordinates
- 31.100, -90.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- February 1, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Coordinates
- 32.200, -89.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River
- When
- February 1, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pearl River County
- Coordinates
- 30.900, -89.580
Tornado, Hancock
- When
- February 1, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -89.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- February 1, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -89.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- February 1, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -89.280
Tornado, Harrison
- When
- February 1, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.370, -89.080
Tornado, Harrison
- When
- February 1, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -89.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- February 1, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -88.580
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 10050894, 10050895, 10050896, 10050897, 10050898, 10050899, 10050900, 10050901, 10050902, 10050903, 10050904, 10050905, 10050906, 10050907, 10050908, 10050909, 10050910, 10050911, 10050912.