Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 11, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 11, 1983
Start: 1983-12-11T00:55
End: 1983-12-11T06:25
Location: Mississippi

December 11, 1983 · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall

When: December 11, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Walthall County
Coordinates: 31.120, -90.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: December 11, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 31.150, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: December 11, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Coordinates: 30.530, -89.680

Tornado, Forrest

When: December 11, 1:58 AM CST
Where: Forrest County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.370, -89.080

Tornado, Jones

When: December 11, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Jones County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.430, -89.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: December 11, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Covington County
Coordinates: 31.620, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: December 11, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 32.500, -88.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: December 11, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Lamar County
Coordinates: 31.000, -89.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: December 11, 5:36 AM CST
Where: Harrison County
Coordinates: 30.320, -89.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: December 11, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 30.420, -88.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: December 11, 6:25 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 30.370, -88.530

What these are

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 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1983

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: 10060774, 10060775, 10060776, 10060777, 10060778, 10060779, 10060780, 10060781, 10060782, 10061631, 10061632.