Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 14, 1987

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 14, 1987
Start: 1987-12-14T20:50
End: 1987-12-14T23:45
Location: Mississippi

December 14, 1987 · NWS JAN · 24 events in 18 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 1 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: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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

23 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: December 14, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.020, -91.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: December 14, 9:11 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.400, -91.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: December 14, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 33.600, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: December 14, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 33.850, -91.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: December 14, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Coordinates: 33.520, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: December 14, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 34.430, -89.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: December 14, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County
Coordinates: 33.270, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: December 14, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 32.300, -90.880

Tornado, Amite

When: December 14, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Amite County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.330, -90.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: December 14, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.570, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: December 14, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Coordinates: 33.520, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: December 14, 10:22 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.180, -90.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: December 14, 10:22 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: December 14, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 33.330, -89.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: December 14, 10:44 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Coordinates: 31.980, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: December 14, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.830, -89.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: December 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 34.650, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: December 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County
Coordinates: 34.770, -89.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: December 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 32.150, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: December 14, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Attala County
Coordinates: 32.870, -89.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: December 14, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: December 14, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 32.380, -89.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippah

When: December 14, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Tippah County
Coordinates: 34.800, -88.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: December 14, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Coordinates: 31.630, -89.880

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.

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 The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1987 Warnings in Mississippi, December 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: 10062122, 10062123, 10062124, 10062125, 10062126, 10061207, 10061208, 10061209, 10061210, 10061211, 10061423, 10061424, 10061425, 10061426, 10061427, 10061428, 10061429, 10061430, 10061431, 10061432, 10061433, 10061434, 10061435, 10061436.