Mississippi, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, December 2, 1991

December 2, 1991 · NWS JAN · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

9 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
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

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

Hail, Lincoln

When
December 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.430, -90.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
December 2, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Coordinates
31.770, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
December 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Coordinates
31.770, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
December 2, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
31.620, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
December 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Coordinates
31.950, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
December 2, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Coordinates
31.630, -90.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
December 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Coordinates
31.900, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
December 2, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.630, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When
December 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Coordinates
32.670, -89.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
December 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Coordinates
32.570, -89.120

Tornado, Lauderdale

When
December 2, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Rating
F0
Path length
5 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.480, -88.580

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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More

Every storm in Mississippi in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Mississippi, 1991Warnings in Mississippi, December 1991

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: 10062469, 10062470, 10062471, 10062472, 10062473, 10062474, 10062475, 10062476, 10062477, 10063329, 10063330.