Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 13, 1987

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 13, 1987
Start: 1987-04-13T13:10
End: 1987-04-13T23:00
Location: Mississippi

April 13, 1987 · NWS JAN · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 13, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 13, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 33.400, -91.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: April 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Coordinates: 33.600, -91.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: April 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Coordinates: 33.600, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: April 13, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.420, -89.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 13, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 32.350, -90.880

Hail, Hinds

When: April 13, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.470, -90.280

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, April 1987

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: 10064307, 10064308, 10064309, 10064310, 10064311, 10064312, 10064313.