Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 4, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 4, 1989
Start: 1989-03-04T17:55
End: 1989-03-04T23:59
Location: Mississippi

March 4, 1989 · NWS JAN · 21 events in 10 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 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: 5
Property damage: $2.6 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When: March 4, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.220, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: March 4, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 32.120, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: March 4, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.170, -90.670

Hail, Hinds

When: March 4, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.600

Tornado, Hinds

When: March 4, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.450, -90.330

Tornado, Hinds

When: March 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Rating: F3
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 350 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.380, -90.370

Tornado, Madison

When: March 4, 7:16 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.500, -90.270

Tornado, Madison

When: March 4, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.430, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 90 kt (104 mph)
Coordinates: 32.700, -90.030

Hail, Warren

When: March 4, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -91.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: March 4, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Attala County
Coordinates: 32.980, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: March 4, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Coordinates: 32.850, -90.420

Hail, Choctaw

When: March 4, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.300, -89.400

Hail, Yazoo

When: March 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.980, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When: March 4, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Coordinates: 33.300, -89.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: March 4, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.080, -90.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: March 4, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: March 4, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 33.900, -88.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: March 4, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Coordinates: 33.670, -89.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: March 4, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 33.730, -89.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: March 4, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 34.000, -88.750

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.
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.

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 The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1989 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: 10063273, 10063274, 10063275, 10063276, 10063277, 10063278, 10063279, 10063280, 10063281, 10063282, 10063283, 10063284, 10063285, 10063286, 10063287, 10063288, 10063289, 10063290, 10063291, 10063292, 10063293.