Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 2, 1990

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 2, 1990
Start: 1990-07-02T14:35
End: 1990-07-02T21:10
Location: Mississippi

July 2, 1990 · NWS MEI · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 8
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Noxubee

When: July 2, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County
Coordinates: 33.230, -88.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: July 2, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Coordinates: 33.130, -89.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: July 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.770, -89.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: July 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Coordinates: 32.570, -89.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: July 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Coordinates: 32.800, -89.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: July 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 32.380, -89.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: July 2, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Coordinates: 32.380, -90.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: July 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.400, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: July 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.270, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.430, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: July 2, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Leflore County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 33.500, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: July 2, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Hinds County
Coordinates: 32.320, -90.200

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 2, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.600, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 31.580, -90.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: July 2, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 31.320, -90.530

Hail, Claiborne

When: July 2, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.970, -91.030

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, July 1990

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: 10060998, 10060999, 10061000, 10061212, 10061213, 10061214, 10061215, 10061216, 10061217, 10061218, 10061219, 10061220, 10061221, 10061222, 10061223, 10061224.