Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 15, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 15, 1987
Start: 1987-02-15T12:10
End: 1987-02-15T16:33
Location: Mississippi

February 15, 1987 · NWS JAN · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

7 tornado, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $850,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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

Tornado, Pike

When: February 15, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.250, -90.470

Tornado, Walthall

When: February 15, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Walthall County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.070, -90.150

Tornado, Marion

When: February 15, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.200, -90.000

Tornado, Rankin

When: February 15, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.170, -89.850

Tornado, Pearl River

When: February 15, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Pearl River County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.480, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: February 15, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 31.700, -89.130

Tornado, Stone

When: February 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Stone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.780, -89.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: February 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Harrison County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.400, -88.900

Tornado, Lowndes

When: February 15, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Lowndes County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.520, -88.430

What these are

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 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1987 Warnings in Mississippi, February 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: 10064261, 10064262, 10064263, 10064264, 10064265, 10064266, 10064267, 10064268, 10064269.