Mississippi, 1982

Tornadoes in Mississippi, April 3, 1982

April 3, 1982 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
3
Injuries
75
Property damage
$75 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Neshoba

When
April 3, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Rating
F3
Path length
13 mi
Path width
400 yd
Deaths
3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
35 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
32.750, -89.330

Tornado, Neshoba

When
April 3, 12:18 AM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Rating
F3
Path length
13 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
32.770, -89.100

Tornado, Adams

When
April 3, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
40 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.030, -91.030

Tornado, Kemper

When
April 3, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Kemper County
Rating
F3
Path length
4 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
32.720, -88.920

What these are

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.

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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: 10062275, 10062276, 10062277, 10062278.