Mississippi, 1974

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 1, 1974

April 1, 1974 · 16 events in 13 counties and zones

8 hail, 4 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
$325,000
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

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

Hail, Hinds

When
April 1, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -90.380

Tornado, Bolivar

When
April 1, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.850, -90.720

Hail, Sunflower

When
April 1, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.970, -90.480

Hail, Washington

When
April 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
33.420, -90.930

Hail, Lafayette

When
April 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.320, -89.270

Hail, Humphreys

When
April 1, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -90.500

Hail, Lafayette

When
April 1, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.370, -89.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
April 1, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.620, -90.280

Hail, Washington

When
April 1, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.400, -91.050

Hail, Grenada

When
April 1, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Grenada County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -89.820

Tornado, Carroll

When
April 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.670, -89.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
April 1, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
32.480, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
April 1, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Coordinates
32.330, -90.600

Tornado, Holmes

When
April 1, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Holmes County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.100, -89.900

Tornado, Calhoun

When
April 1, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F2
Path length
5.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.800, -89.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
April 1, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.820, -89.530

What these are

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

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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: 10050675, 10050676, 10050677, 10050678, 10050679, 10050680, 10050681, 10050682, 10050683, 10050684, 10050685, 10050686, 10050687, 10050688, 10050689, 10050690.