Mississippi, 1990

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 9, 1990

February 9, 1990 · NWS JAN · 18 events in 10 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
1
Injuries
4
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
February 9, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.380, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
February 9, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Coordinates
33.730, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When
February 9, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County
Coordinates
33.970, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When
February 9, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Coordinates
33.450, -90.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
February 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
33.980, -89.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
February 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
33.170, -90.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When
February 9, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County
Coordinates
34.170, -89.630

Tornado, Calhoun

When
February 9, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.850, -89.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
February 9, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.270, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
February 9, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
34.000, -89.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
February 9, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Coordinates
32.480, -90.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
February 9, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.550, -90.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
February 9, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Coordinates
32.200, -90.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
February 9, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
February 9, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.600, -90.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
February 9, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Coordinates
32.480, -89.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
February 9, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Tornado, Madison

When
February 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.620, -89.900

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Madison1990-02-09Direct

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.
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

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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: 10064478, 10064479, 10064480, 10064481, 10064482, 10064483, 10064484, 10064485, 10064486, 10064487, 10064488, 10064489, 10064490, 10064491, 10064492, 10064493, 10064494, 10064495.