Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, December 15, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, December 15, 1987
Start: 1987-12-15T00:11
End: 1987-12-15T01:10
Location: Mississippi

December 15, 1987 · NWS JAN · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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: $275,000
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: December 15, 12:11 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 34.120, -88.720

Tornado, Prentiss

When: December 15, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.680, -88.600

Tornado, Prentiss

When: December 15, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.700, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: December 15, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Neshoba County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.700, -89.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: December 15, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Coordinates: 34.270, -88.420

Hail, Clarke

When: December 15, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Clarke County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.220, -88.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: December 15, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 32.400, -88.600

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

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: 10061437, 10061438, 10061439, 10061440, 10061441, 10061442, 10061443.