Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 16, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 16, 1987
Start: 1987-11-16T04:44
End: 1987-11-16T19:10
Location: Mississippi

November 16, 1987 · NWS JAN · 50 events in 36 counties and zones

27 thunderstorm wind, 21 tornado, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 8
Property damage: $10 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 50

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

27 thunderstorm wind, 21 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: November 16, 4:44 AM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.780

Tornado, Adams

When: November 16, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Adams County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 31.500, -91.400

Tornado, Hinds

When: November 16, 11:13 AM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.320, -90.570

Tornado, Madison

When: November 16, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F2
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.550, -90.320

Hail, Yazoo

When: November 16, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -90.370

Tornado, Yazoo

When: November 16, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.720, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 16, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.500, -90.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: November 16, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Coordinates: 31.680, -91.330

Tornado, Wilkinson

When: November 16, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Wilkinson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.280, -91.380

Tornado, Franklin

When: November 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Coordinates: 31.370, -91.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When: November 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Wilkinson County
Coordinates: 31.100, -91.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 16, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 31.520, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: November 16, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 31.970, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: November 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Coordinates: 32.650, -91.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: November 16, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Coordinates: 32.900, -90.870

Tornado, Franklin

When: November 16, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.520, -90.700

Tornado, Hinds

When: November 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F2
Path length: 14 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.070, -90.380

Tornado, Lincoln

When: November 16, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.580, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: November 16, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.330

Tornado, Rankin

When: November 16, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.250, -90.170

Tornado, Rankin

When: November 16, 2:43 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.250, -90.170

Tornado, Rankin

When: November 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.280, -90.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: November 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 31.280, -90.470

Tornado, Copiah

When: November 16, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.700, -90.420

Tornado, Rankin

When: November 16, 2:59 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.450, -89.920

Tornado, Attala

When: November 16, 3:24 PM CST
Where: Attala County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.180, -89.750

Tornado, Simpson

When: November 16, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.820, -90.020

Tornado, Montgomery

When: November 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.470, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: November 16, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 33.330, -89.750

Tornado, Montgomery

When: November 16, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.430, -89.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: November 16, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When: November 16, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Coordinates: 33.750, -89.580

Tornado, Smith

When: November 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Coordinates: 32.100, -89.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: November 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 33.850, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: November 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.500, -89.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: November 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Coordinates: 32.850, -89.670

Tornado, Newton

When: November 16, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Coordinates: 32.450, -89.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: November 16, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 33.900, -89.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: November 16, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Coordinates: 34.250, -89.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: November 16, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Coordinates: 33.130, -89.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: November 16, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Coordinates: 32.320, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: November 16, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County
Coordinates: 32.770, -89.050

Hail, Lauderdale

When: November 16, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.320, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: November 16, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 34.220, -88.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss

When: November 16, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Coordinates: 34.650, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: November 16, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 33.870, -88.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When: November 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Alcorn County
Coordinates: 34.870, -88.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: November 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Coordinates: 34.400, -88.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: November 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Coordinates: 34.230, -88.270

Tornado, Hancock

When: November 16, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.520, -89.480

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.

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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, November 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: 10062072, 10062073, 10062074, 10062075, 10062076, 10062077, 10062078, 10062079, 10062080, 10062081, 10062082, 10062083, 10062084, 10062085, 10062086, 10062087, 10062088, 10062089, 10062090, 10062091, 10062092, 10062093, 10062094, 10062095, 10062096, 10062097, 10062098, 10062099, 10062100, 10062101, 10062102, 10062103, 10062104, 10062105, 10062106, 10062107, 10062108, 10062109, 10062110, 10062111, and more.