Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 26, 1976

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 26, 1976
Start: 1976-03-26T11:43
End: 1976-03-26T23:55
Location: Mississippi

March 26, 1976 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

4 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: 11
Property damage: $2.6 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

Hail, Webster

When: March 26, 11:43 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.650, -89.430

Hail, Rankin

When: March 26, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.320, -90.080

Tornado, Madison

When: March 26, 4:59 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.700, -89.880

Hail, Leake

When: March 26, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -89.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 26, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 33.480, -90.980

Hail, Sunflower

When: March 26, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.420, -90.680

Tornado, Sunflower

When: March 26, 8:53 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.3 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.830, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When: March 26, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Coordinates: 33.420, -90.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 26, 8:58 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.480, -91.050

Tornado, Lafayette

When: March 26, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: March 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.450, -90.430

Tornado, Simpson

When: March 26, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Rating: F4
Path length: 18.5 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.780, -90.020

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1976 Every state in 1976 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1976

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: 10048864, 10048865, 10048866, 10048867, 10048868, 10048869, 10048870, 10048871, 10048872, 10048873, 10048874, 10048875.