Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 20, 1989

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 20, 1989
Start: 1989-03-20T14:55
End: 1989-03-20T22:35
Location: Mississippi

March 20, 1989 · NWS JAN · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 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
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Simpson

When: March 20, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -89.930

Hail, Lauderdale

When: March 20, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -88.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Kemper

When: March 20, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Kemper County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.770, -88.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: March 20, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Clarke County
Coordinates: 32.000, -88.730

Hail, Forrest

When: March 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Forrest County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.180, -89.320

Hail, Perry

When: March 20, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Perry County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.280, -89.030

Hail, Bolivar

When: March 20, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.800, -90.730

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 1989 Every state in 1989 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, March 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: 10063307, 10063308, 10063309, 10063310, 10063311, 10063312, 10063313.