Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 12, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 12, 1988
Start: 1988-11-12T15:15
End: 1988-11-12T19:15
Location: Mississippi

November 12, 1988 · NWS JAN · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

6 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.

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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $50,000
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

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

Hail, Issaquena

When: November 12, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -91.030

Tornado, Warren

When: November 12, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.450, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: November 12, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 32.300, -90.730

Tornado, Hinds

When: November 12, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: November 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: November 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 32.100, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: November 12, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Coordinates: 31.950, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: November 12, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Clarke County
Coordinates: 32.220, -88.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: November 12, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.370, -88.850

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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, November 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: 10061031, 10061032, 10061033, 10061034, 10061035, 10061036, 10061037, 10061038, 10061039.