Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 19, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 19, 1988
Start: 1988-11-19T08:10
End: 1988-11-19T23:03
Location: Mississippi

November 19, 1988 · 29 events in 23 counties and zones

14 tornado, 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 16
Property damage: $4.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

14 tornado, 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Amite

When: November 19, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Amite County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.030, -90.670

Tornado, Simpson

When: November 19, 11:48 AM CST
Where: Simpson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 43 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.830, -89.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: November 19, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.100, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: November 19, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Coordinates: 32.370, -89.300

Tornado, Newton

When: November 19, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 123 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.530, -89.230

Tornado, Bolivar

When: November 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.670, -90.830

Tornado, Bolivar

When: November 19, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.880, -90.730

Tornado, Sunflower

When: November 19, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Rating: F3
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.900, -90.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Coahoma

When: November 19, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Coahoma County
Coordinates: 34.230, -90.620

Hail, Hinds

When: November 19, 6:56 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: November 19, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.050

Tornado, Panola

When: November 19, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.320, -90.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: November 19, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.980

Tornado, Coahoma

When: November 19, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Coahoma County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.070, -90.580

Tornado, Scott

When: November 19, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.600, -89.770

Tornado, Leake

When: November 19, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10.5 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.630, -89.720

Tornado, Issaquena

When: November 19, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: November 19, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Coordinates: 32.800, -90.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: November 19, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.730, -89.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: November 19, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County
Coordinates: 33.180, -90.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: November 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Coordinates: 33.420, -90.220

Tornado, Carroll

When: November 19, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.430, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: November 19, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: November 19, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 33.480, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.630, -90.080

Tornado, Lee

When: November 19, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12.5 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.120, -88.650

Tornado, Pontotoc

When: November 19, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.100, -89.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: November 19, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Coordinates: 34.250, -88.880

Hail, Lauderdale

When: November 19, 11:03 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.370, -88.720

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.
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 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: 10061040, 10061041, 10061042, 10061043, 10061044, 10061045, 10061046, 10061047, 10061048, 10061049, 10061050, 10061051, 10061052, 10061053, 10061054, 10061055, 10061056, 10061057, 10061058, 10061059, 10061060, 10061061, 10061062, 10061063, 10061064, 10061065, 10061066, 10061916, 10061917.