Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 13, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 13, 1980
Start: 1980-04-13T00:15
End: 1980-04-13T12:05
Location: Mississippi

April 13, 1980 · NWS ATA · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 25
Property damage: $25 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Yazoo

When: April 13, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.620, -90.370

Hail, Madison

When: April 13, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -90.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: April 13, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 30.530, -89.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: April 13, 7:42 AM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Coordinates: 30.750, -89.680

Tornado, Hancock

When: April 13, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Rating: F2
Path length: 15.1 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.230, -89.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: April 13, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Coordinates: 30.580, -89.620

Tornado, Harrison

When: April 13, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15.9 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Injuries: 25 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 30.370, -89.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock

When: April 13, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Hancock County
Coordinates: 30.450, -89.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 13, 9:40 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 30.700, -88.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 13, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 30.420, -88.500

What these are

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

Every storm in Mississippi in 1980 Every state in 1980 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1980

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: 10060615, 10060616, 10060617, 10060618, 10060619, 10060620, 10060621, 10060622, 10060623, 10060624.