Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 8, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 8, 1989
Start: 1989-11-08T04:15
End: 1989-11-08T19:10
Location: Mississippi

November 8, 1989 · NWS JAN · 31 events in 18 counties and zones

21 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

21 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: November 8, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Coordinates: 34.350, -89.220

Hail, Issaquena

When: November 8, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -91.080

Hail, Sharkey

When: November 8, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.800, -90.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: November 8, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County
Coordinates: 32.730, -91.030

Hail, Sharkey

When: November 8, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.720, -90.930

Hail, Winston

When: November 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.200, -89.120

Hail, Yazoo

When: November 8, 3:33 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -90.570

Hail, Yazoo

When: November 8, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -90.370

Hail, Hinds

When: November 8, 4:11 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.380, -90.220

Hail, Hinds

When: November 8, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Noxubee

When: November 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 33.120, -88.400

Hail, Madison

When: November 8, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -89.770

Hail, Hinds

When: November 8, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.320, -90.080

Hail, Rankin

When: November 8, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.270, -89.980

Hail, Leake

When: November 8, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -89.630

Hail, Rankin

When: November 8, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.320, -89.800

Hail, Leake

When: November 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: November 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Coordinates: 32.700, -89.730

Hail, Scott

When: November 8, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.350, -89.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: November 8, 5:32 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 32.280, -89.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: November 8, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Coordinates: 32.180, -89.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: November 8, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.070, -89.530

Hail, Lauderdale

When: November 8, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -88.850

Hail, Lauderdale

When: November 8, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.370, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: November 8, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Coordinates: 32.130, -89.230

Hail, Lauderdale

When: November 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.420, -88.670

Tornado, Clarke

When: November 8, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Clarke County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 32.170, -88.870

Hail, Lauderdale

When: November 8, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.370, -88.720

Tornado, Clarke

When: November 8, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Clarke County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.130, -88.730

Hail, Jones

When: November 8, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 31.770, -88.930

Hail, Wayne

When: November 8, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 0.8 in hail
Coordinates: 31.880, -88.900

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

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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: 10063335, 10063336, 10063337, 10063338, 10063339, 10063340, 10063341, 10063342, 10063343, 10063344, 10063345, 10063346, 10063347, 10063348, 10063349, 10063350, 10063351, 10063352, 10063353, 10063354, 10063355, 10063356, 10063357, 10063358, 10063359, 10063360, 10063361, 10063362, 10063363, 10063364, 10063365.