Mississippi, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, November 15, 1989

November 15, 1989 · NWS JAN · 21 events in 18 counties and zones

11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
$3,000
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

11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Panola

When
November 15, 12:17 PM CST
Where
Panola County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
34.320, -89.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When
November 15, 1:14 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.920, -90.500

Hail, Lafayette

When
November 15, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.370, -89.520

Hail, Warren

When
November 15, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.780

Hail, Lincoln

When
November 15, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.670, -90.550

Hail, Monroe

When
November 15, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -88.500

Hail, Marion

When
November 15, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.250, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When
November 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County
Coordinates
34.020, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When
November 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County
Coordinates
34.170, -89.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When
November 15, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County
Coordinates
34.850, -88.420

Hail, Monroe

When
November 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -88.500

Hail, Pontotoc

When
November 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Measured
0.8 in hail
Coordinates
34.170, -89.000

Hail, Jones

When
November 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.500, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
November 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Leake County
Coordinates
32.830, -89.530

Hail, Jones

When
November 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.500, -89.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
November 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.280, -88.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When
November 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Itawamba County
Coordinates
34.270, -88.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
November 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
32.570, -89.120

Hail, Harrison

When
November 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Harrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.470, -89.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When
November 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Coordinates
32.770, -88.950

Tornado, Kemper

When
November 15, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Kemper County
Rating
F0
Path length
5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.720, -88.700

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.

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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: 10063366, 10063367, 10063368, 10063369, 10063370, 10063371, 10063372, 10063373, 10063374, 10063375, 10063376, 10063377, 10063378, 10063379, 10063380, 10063381, 10063382, 10063383, 10063384, 10063385, 10063386.