Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 4, 1988

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 4, 1988
Start: 1988-11-04T14:20
End: 1988-11-04T20:25
Location: Mississippi

November 4, 1988 · NWS JAN · 42 events in 23 counties and zones

23 hail, 11 tornado, 8 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
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: 0
Property damage: $1.4 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 42

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

23 hail, 11 tornado, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Holmes

When: November 4, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.150

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.600

Hail, Lee

When: November 4, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -88.630

Hail, Chickasaw

When: November 4, 2:48 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.900, -89.000

Tornado, Prentiss

When: November 4, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.530, -88.520

Hail, Holmes

When: November 4, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.050

Hail, Yazoo

When: November 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.850, -90.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: November 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Coordinates: 34.120, -88.830

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 3:19 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.330

Tornado, Tishomingo

When: November 4, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 34.500, -88.320

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.120, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: November 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Attala County
Coordinates: 33.020, -89.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.770, -90.030

Tornado, Tishomingo

When: November 4, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.570, -88.230

Tornado, Tishomingo

When: November 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.880, -88.220

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.120, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.730, -89.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: November 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Coordinates: 31.930, -89.800

Hail, Simpson

When: November 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.870, -89.670

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.280, -90.170

Hail, Attala

When: November 4, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Attala County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.230, -89.370

Hail, Kemper

When: November 4, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Kemper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -88.650

Hail, Rankin

When: November 4, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.270, -89.870

Tornado, Kemper

When: November 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Kemper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.620, -88.650

Hail, Smith

When: November 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.830, -89.580

Tornado, Prentiss

When: November 4, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.530, -88.470

Tornado, Newton

When: November 4, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.570, -89.080

Tornado, Monroe

When: November 4, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.980, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: November 4, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Coordinates: 31.570, -89.970

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.170

Hail, Covington

When: November 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Covington County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.630, -89.750

Hail, Simpson

When: November 4, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.050, -89.770

Hail, Rankin

When: November 4, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.070, -89.980

Hail, Hinds

When: November 4, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.100, -90.300

Hail, Rankin

When: November 4, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.350, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: November 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Coordinates: 31.470, -88.650

Tornado, Wayne

When: November 4, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.620, -88.600

Hail, Jones

When: November 4, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.700, -89.130

Tornado, Pike

When: November 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.250, -90.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: November 4, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 31.780, -89.130

Tornado, Marion

When: November 4, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.170, -89.830

Hail, Jasper

When: November 4, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -89.270

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: 10064381, 10064382, 10064383, 10064384, 10064385, 10064386, 10064387, 10064388, 10060783, 10060784, 10060785, 10060786, 10061001, 10061002, 10061003, 10061004, 10061005, 10061006, 10061007, 10061008, 10061009, 10061010, 10061011, 10061012, 10061013, 10061014, 10061015, 10061016, 10061017, 10061018, 10061019, 10061020, 10061021, 10061022, 10061023, 10061024, 10061025, 10061026, 10061027, 10061028, and more.