Mississippi, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 19, 1991

April 19, 1991 · NWS JAN · 30 events in 19 counties and zones

19 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
30

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

19 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Smith

When
April 19, 5:53 AM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -89.700

Hail, Smith

When
April 19, 6:05 AM CST
Where
Smith County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -89.520

Tornado, Coahoma

When
April 19, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Coahoma County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
34.200, -90.580

Tornado, Sunflower

When
April 19, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.770, -90.480

Hail, Leflore

When
April 19, 12:24 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.730, -90.250

Tornado, Sunflower

When
April 19, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
33.680, -90.570

Hail, Sunflower

When
April 19, 12:56 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.480, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall

When
April 19, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Walthall County
Coordinates
31.230, -90.220

Tornado, Washington

When
April 19, 1:13 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F1
Path length
12 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.520, -90.870

Hail, Leflore

When
April 19, 1:23 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -90.120

Hail, Pearl River

When
April 19, 1:44 PM CST
Where
Pearl River County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
30.880, -89.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.020, -89.770

Hail, Humphreys

When
April 19, 2:32 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
33.180, -90.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When
April 19, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County
Coordinates
33.180, -90.500

Hail, Hinds

When
April 19, 3:12 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Hinds

When
April 19, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -90.300

Hail, Yazoo

When
April 19, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.850, -90.420

Hail, Rankin

When
April 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.250, -90.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
April 19, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Coordinates
31.870, -90.400

Hail, Hinds

When
April 19, 3:38 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Hinds

When
April 19, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.580, -90.530

Hail, Hinds

When
April 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Hinds

When
April 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -90.170

Hail, Madison

When
April 19, 4:24 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.470, -90.100

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.480, -90.580

Hail, Claiborne

When
April 19, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -91.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
April 19, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
32.320, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
April 19, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Coordinates
32.350, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
April 19, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
32.030, -88.670

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10063523, 10063524, 10063525, 10063526, 10063527, 10063528, 10063529, 10063530, 10063531, 10063532, 10063533, 10063534, 10063535, 10063536, 10063537, 10063538, 10063539, 10063540, 10064389, 10064390, 10064391, 10064392, 10064393, 10064606, 10064607, 10064608, 10064609, 10064610, 10064611, 10064612.