Mississippi, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 5, 1985

April 5, 1985 · NWS R · 20 events in 16 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coahoma

When
April 5, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Coahoma County
Coordinates
34.200, -90.580

Hail, Kemper

When
April 5, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Kemper County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -88.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When
April 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County
Coordinates
34.870, -88.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
April 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.250, -89.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
April 5, 2:26 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.270, -88.720

Hail, Lee

When
April 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.330, -88.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
April 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.220, -89.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
April 5, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.320, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When
April 5, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County
Coordinates
34.770, -88.530

Hail, Adams

When
April 5, 2:41 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.570, -91.400

Hail, Leake

When
April 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Leake County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
April 5, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.750, -89.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
April 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Coordinates
31.870, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss

When
April 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Prentiss County
Coordinates
34.600, -88.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo

When
April 5, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Tishomingo County
Coordinates
34.830, -88.170

Hail, Lawrence

When
April 5, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.650, -90.200

Hail, Lauderdale

When
April 5, 4:02 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -88.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Noxubee

When
April 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Noxubee County
Coordinates
33.100, -88.480

Hail, Clarke

When
April 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -88.700

Hail, Jones

When
April 5, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.430, -89.280

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.

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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: 10064138, 10064139, 10064140, 10064141, 10064142, 10064143, 10064144, 10064145, 10064146, 10064147, 10064148, 10064149, 10064150, 10064151, 10064152, 10064153, 10064154, 10064155, 10064156, 10064157.