Mississippi, 1973Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 21, 1973
January 21, 1973 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
6 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
- 6
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, Bolivar
- When
- January 21, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar County
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -90.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- January 21, 7:25 AM CST
- Where
- Rankin County
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -90.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson
- When
- January 21, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Simpson County
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -89.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- January 21, 8:53 AM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -89.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- January 21, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Forrest County
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -89.330
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- January 21, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -89.330
- 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 Texas, January 21, 19733 injured · $253,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, January 21, 1973$250 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, January 21, 197350 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 21, 19731 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 21, 197351 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: 10048423, 10048424, 10048425, 10048426, 10048427, 10048428.