Mississippi, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 4, 1989

April 4, 1989 · NWS JAN · 38 events in 25 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 3 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
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
38

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coahoma

When
April 4, 12:02 AM CST
Where
Coahoma County
Coordinates
34.250, -90.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When
April 4, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Bolivar County
Coordinates
33.750, -90.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
April 4, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
34.770, -89.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippah

When
April 4, 12:50 AM CST
Where
Tippah County
Coordinates
34.730, -88.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
April 4, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
34.500, -89.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
April 4, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.320, -88.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When
April 4, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Oktibbeha County
Coordinates
33.530, -88.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
April 4, 6:35 AM CST
Where
Leflore County
Coordinates
33.500, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
April 4, 6:40 AM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
33.370, -88.430

Tornado, Leflore

When
April 4, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Leflore County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.380, -90.480

Tornado, Leflore

When
April 4, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Leflore County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.450, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
April 4, 7:20 AM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.330, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
April 4, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
33.500, -89.920

Tornado, Washington

When
April 4, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
33.170, -90.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
April 4, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
33.480, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
April 4, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
33.430, -89.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When
April 4, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Coordinates
33.320, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When
April 4, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Issaquena County
Coordinates
32.730, -91.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
April 4, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Coordinates
32.850, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
April 4, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.620, -90.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
April 4, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.620, -89.600

Hail, Leake

When
April 4, 11:50 AM CST
Where
Leake County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -89.370

Hail, Neshoba

When
April 4, 12:23 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -89.220

Hail, Neshoba

When
April 4, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -89.250

Hail, Lauderdale

When
April 4, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -88.580

Hail, Newton

When
April 4, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.570, -89.200

Hail, Clarke

When
April 4, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -88.730

Hail, Jones

When
April 4, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -89.230

Hail, Jones

When
April 4, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.430, -89.200

Hail, Clarke

When
April 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -88.700

Hail, Wayne

When
April 4, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -88.700

Hail, Jones

When
April 4, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -89.130

Hail, Jones

When
April 4, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.530, -89.130

Hail, Wayne

When
April 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.530, -88.500

Hail, Amite

When
April 4, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Amite County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.050, -90.970

Hail, Amite

When
April 4, 4:43 PM CST
Where
Amite County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.170, -90.680

Hail, Clarke

When
April 4, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -88.700

Hail, Wayne

When
April 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -88.700

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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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: 10064395, 10064396, 10064397, 10064398, 10064399, 10064400, 10064401, 10064402, 10064403, 10064404, 10064405, 10064406, 10064407, 10064408, 10064409, 10064410, 10064411, 10064412, 10064413, 10064414, 10064415, 10064416, 10064417, 10064418, 10064419, 10064420, 10064421, 10064422, 10064423, 10064424, 10064425, 10064426, 10064427, 10064428, 10064429, 10064430, 10064431, 10064432.