Mississippi, 1990

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 20, 1990

May 20, 1990 · NWS JAN · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
2
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

8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pontotoc

When
May 20, 7:56 AM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.180, -89.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 20, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.200, -88.700

Hail, Coahoma

When
May 20, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Coahoma County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.200, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When
May 20, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Issaquena County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.900, -91.070

Hail, Leflore

When
May 20, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.330, -90.400

Hail, Lauderdale

When
May 20, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -88.520

Hail, Grenada

When
May 20, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Grenada County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -89.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
May 20, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Coordinates
33.500, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
May 20, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
32.330, -90.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
May 20, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Coordinates
33.980, -89.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
May 20, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.320, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
May 20, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Coordinates
32.320, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
May 20, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
31.250, -90.470

Hail, Jones

When
May 20, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.85 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -89.170

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10064535, 10064536, 10064537, 10064538, 10064539, 10064540, 10064541, 10064542, 10064543, 10064544, 10064545, 10064546, 10064547, 10064548.