Mississippi, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 12, 1990

May 12, 1990 · NWS JAN · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
5
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When
May 12, 12:43 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When
May 12, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Coordinates
32.070, -90.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
May 12, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.200, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
May 12, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Coordinates
31.980, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
May 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Coordinates
32.130, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
May 12, 2:07 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
May 12, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Coordinates
32.020, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
May 12, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Coordinates
31.780, -90.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
May 12, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
32.050, -88.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When
May 12, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County
Coordinates
31.580, -89.920

Tornado, Wilkinson

When
May 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Wilkinson County
Rating
F2
Path length
19 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.270, -91.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When
May 12, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
31.850, -90.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When
May 12, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County
Coordinates
31.520, -89.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 12, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
31.220, -89.850

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.

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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: 10063460, 10063461, 10063462, 10063463, 10063464, 10063465, 10063466, 10063467, 10063468, 10063469, 10063470, 10064319, 10064320, 10064321.