Mississippi, 1984

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 3, 1984

May 3, 1984 · NWS T · 24 events in 16 counties and zones

13 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
  • 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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

13 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
May 3, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.750, -89.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 3, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.680, -89.750

Hail, Jones

When
May 3, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -89.200

Hail, Marion

When
May 3, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
May 3, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.730, -89.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When
May 3, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Coordinates
32.770, -89.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When
May 3, 1:55 AM CST
Where
Forrest County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.320, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 3, 2:40 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.620, -90.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Kemper

When
May 3, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Kemper County
Coordinates
32.630, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
May 3, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

Hail, Lauderdale

When
May 3, 10:25 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.420, -88.450

Hail, Warren

When
May 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.420, -90.780

Hail, Smith

When
May 3, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -89.530

Hail, Hinds

When
May 3, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.120, -90.620

Hail, Lafayette

When
May 3, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.370, -89.520

Hail, Lawrence

When
May 3, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.520, -90.120

Hail, Lauderdale

When
May 3, 4:16 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

Hail, Jefferson Davis

When
May 3, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -89.880

Hail, Lawrence

When
May 3, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
May 3, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates
31.870, -89.730

Hail, Covington

When
May 3, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.670, -89.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
31.700, -89.130

Hail, Forrest

When
May 3, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Forrest County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.370, -89.320

Tornado, Neshoba

When
May 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.770, -89.120

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.
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.

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: 10062988, 10062989, 10062990, 10062991, 10062992, 10062993, 10062994, 10062995, 10062996, 10062997, 10062998, 10062999, 10063000, 10063001, 10063002, 10063003, 10063004, 10063005, 10063006, 10063007, 10063008, 10063009, 10063010, 10063011.