Mississippi, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, August 10, 1986

August 10, 1986 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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.

  • 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
1
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
August 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
31.150, -90.470

Tornado, Marion

When
August 10, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.250, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
August 10, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.700, -89.130

Hail, Forrest

When
August 10, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Forrest County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.320, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
August 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Coordinates
32.400, -88.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
August 10, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.620, -89.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
August 10, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.330, -88.650

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Mississippi in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Mississippi, 1986Warnings in Mississippi, August 1986

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: 10063172, 10063173, 10063174, 10063175, 10063176, 10063177, 10063178.