Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 27, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 27, 1988
Start: 1988-12-27T18:45
End: 1988-12-27T23:40
Location: Mississippi

December 27, 1988 · NWS JAN · 19 events in 15 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 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: $1.6 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tate

When: December 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Tate County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.620, -90.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Quitman

When: December 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Quitman County
Coordinates: 34.250, -90.200

Tornado, Panola

When: December 27, 8:21 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.380, -90.020

Tornado, Leflore

When: December 27, 8:57 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.730, -90.230

Tornado, Tallahatchie

When: December 27, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.820, -90.220

Tornado, Tallahatchie

When: December 27, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.930, -89.980

Tornado, Tallahatchie

When: December 27, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 33.970, -89.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: December 27, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.270, -91.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: December 27, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Coordinates: 33.000, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: December 27, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.530, -90.920

Tornado, Sharkey

When: December 27, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.950, -90.820

Tornado, Yalobusha

When: December 27, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Yalobusha County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.150, -89.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: December 27, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 33.030, -90.850

Tornado, Humphreys

When: December 27, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.080, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: December 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Coordinates: 31.570, -91.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: December 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 32.350, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: December 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 32.970, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: December 27, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 33.670, -89.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When: December 27, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Grenada County
Coordinates: 33.750, -89.620

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 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1988 Warnings in Mississippi, December 1988

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: 10062155, 10062156, 10062157, 10062158, 10062159, 10062160, 10062161, 10062162, 10062163, 10062164, 10062165, 10062166, 10062167, 10062168, 10062169, 10062170, 10062171, 10062172, 10062173.