Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 20, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 20, 1989
Start: 1989-02-20T17:00
End: 1989-02-20T23:40
Location: Mississippi

February 20, 1989 · NWS JAN · 28 events in 18 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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, 5 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: February 20, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 32.350, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: February 20, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Clarke County
Coordinates: 31.920, -88.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: February 20, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 32.480, -90.700

Hail, Yazoo

When: February 20, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.830, -90.270

Hail, Holmes

When: February 20, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.930, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: February 20, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 31.970, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When: February 20, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Coordinates: 33.400, -89.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: February 20, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 31.770, -91.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: February 20, 8:03 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.150, -90.620

Hail, Oktibbeha

When: February 20, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Oktibbeha County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.550, -89.080

Tornado, Hinds

When: February 20, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.200, -90.400

Tornado, Hinds

When: February 20, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9.5 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.230, -90.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: February 20, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 33.600, -88.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: February 20, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Coordinates: 32.280, -90.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: February 20, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 90 kt (104 mph)
Coordinates: 32.320, -90.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: February 20, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 32.470, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: February 20, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Coordinates: 33.220, -89.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: February 20, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Coordinates: 31.780, -90.400

Hail, Monroe

When: February 20, 9:04 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -88.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: February 20, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 33.820, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: February 20, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Coordinates: 31.730, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: February 20, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 31.650, -90.530

Tornado, Monroe

When: February 20, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.780, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: February 20, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Coordinates: 31.800, -89.000

Tornado, Jasper

When: February 20, 11:02 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.870, -89.330

Tornado, Jasper

When: February 20, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.870, -89.030

Hail, Jasper

When: February 20, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -89.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: February 20, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Clarke County
Coordinates: 32.050, -88.730

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1989 Warnings in Mississippi, February 1989

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: 10062184, 10062185, 10062186, 10062187, 10062188, 10062189, 10062190, 10062191, 10062192, 10062193, 10062194, 10062195, 10062196, 10063045, 10063046, 10063047, 10063048, 10063049, 10063263, 10063264, 10063265, 10063266, 10063267, 10063268, 10063269, 10063270, 10063271, 10063272.