Mississippi, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 18, 1986

May 18, 1986 · NWS JAN · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

12 hail, 2 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
  • 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
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 18, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.580, -90.450

Hail, Warren

When
May 18, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.450, -91.000

Hail, Issaquena

When
May 18, 10:11 AM CST
Where
Issaquena County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.600, -90.970

Hail, Warren

When
May 18, 10:34 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -90.750

Hail, Yazoo

When
May 18, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -90.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When
May 18, 11:58 AM CST
Where
Chickasaw County
Coordinates
33.900, -88.870

Tornado, Monroe

When
May 18, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
7 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.980, -88.370

Hail, Neshoba

When
May 18, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.850, -89.120

Hail, Newton

When
May 18, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -89.030

Hail, Jefferson Davis

When
May 18, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.500, -89.750

Hail, Kemper

When
May 18, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Kemper County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -88.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
May 18, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

Hail, Covington

When
May 18, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -89.500

Hail, Jones

When
May 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.480, -89.050

Hail, Jones

When
May 18, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -89.130

Tornado, Clarke

When
May 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.880, -88.830

What these are

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

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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: 10063122, 10063123, 10063124, 10063125, 10063126, 10063127, 10063128, 10063129, 10063130, 10063131, 10063132, 10063133, 10063134, 10063135, 10063136, 10063137.