Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 4, 1971

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 4, 1971
Start: 1971-02-04T15:10
End: 1971-02-04T18:00
Location: Mississippi

February 4, 1971 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: 7
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: February 4, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.080, -90.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: February 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.380, -91.080

Tornado, Bolivar

When: February 4, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 34.070, -90.720

Hail, Madison

When: February 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -90.000

Tornado, Grenada

When: February 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Deaths: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.720, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: February 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Coordinates: 31.500, -91.400

Tornado, Rankin

When: February 4, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.300, -90.100

Tornado, Carroll

When: February 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.670, -89.930

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1971 Every state in 1971 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1971

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: 10047553, 10047554, 10047555, 10048405, 10048406, 10048407, 10048622, 10048623.