Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 17, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 17, 1986
Start: 1986-02-17T15:30
End: 1986-02-17T22:00
Location: Mississippi

February 17, 1986 · NWS JAN · 32 events in 21 counties and zones

29 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

29 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bolivar

When: February 17, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.750, -90.730

Hail, Tippah

When: February 17, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Tippah County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -88.930

Hail, Winston

When: February 17, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -89.050

Hail, Prentiss

When: February 17, 3:49 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.720, -88.670

Hail, Panola

When: February 17, 3:57 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.980

Hail, Sunflower

When: February 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.750, -90.570

Tornado, Tunica

When: February 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Tunica County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.620, -90.300

Tornado, Tunica

When: February 17, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Tunica County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.570, -90.230

Hail, Tishomingo

When: February 17, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -88.320

Hail, Grenada

When: February 17, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.920, -89.820

Hail, Yalobusha

When: February 17, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Yalobusha County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.970, -89.700

Hail, Grenada

When: February 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.900, -89.820

Hail, Leflore

When: February 17, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.670, -90.320

Hail, Grenada

When: February 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.770, -89.980

Hail, Grenada

When: February 17, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.780, -89.820

Hail, Sunflower

When: February 17, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.530, -90.550

Hail, Hinds

When: February 17, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.180, -90.250

Hail, Lafayette

When: February 17, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.320, -89.250

Hail, Rankin

When: February 17, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -90.170

Hail, Rankin

When: February 17, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.270, -89.980

Hail, Monroe

When: February 17, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.980, -88.500

Hail, Rankin

When: February 17, 7:53 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.100, -90.130

Hail, Calhoun

When: February 17, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.930, -89.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: February 17, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Coordinates: 34.250, -88.420

Hail, Madison

When: February 17, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.600, -90.320

Hail, Lafayette

When: February 17, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.250, -89.270

Hail, Pontotoc

When: February 17, 8:27 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -89.230

Hail, Pontotoc

When: February 17, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.180, -89.170

Hail, Winston

When: February 17, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.950, -88.830

Hail, Noxubee

When: February 17, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.120, -88.400

Hail, Pontotoc

When: February 17, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.120, -89.120

Hail, Lauderdale

When: February 17, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -88.720

What these are

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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1986 Warnings in Mississippi, February 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: 10063078, 10063079, 10063080, 10063081, 10063082, 10063083, 10063084, 10063085, 10063086, 10063087, 10063088, 10063089, 10063090, 10063091, 10063092, 10063093, 10063094, 10063095, 10063096, 10063097, 10063098, 10063099, 10063100, 10063101, 10063102, 10063103, 10063104, 10063105, 10063106, 10063107, 10063108, 10063109.