Mississippi, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 22, 1991

March 22, 1991 · NWS TUP · 28 events in 21 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 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
3
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
28

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coahoma

When
March 22, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Coahoma County
Coordinates
34.200, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Quitman

When
March 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Quitman County
Coordinates
34.430, -90.220

Hail, Washington

When
March 22, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
33.400, -91.050

Tornado, Benton

When
March 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Rating
F3
Path length
10 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.720, -89.170

Hail, Bolivar

When
March 22, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -90.800

Hail, Sunflower

When
March 22, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.600, -90.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When
March 22, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Coordinates
33.730, -90.480

Tornado, Tippah

When
March 22, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Tippah County
Rating
F3
Path length
13 mi
Path width
500 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.920, -89.000

Hail, Tallahatchie

When
March 22, 5:03 PM CST
Where
Tallahatchie County
Measured
0.85 in hail
Coordinates
33.830, -90.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
March 22, 5:04 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Coordinates
33.730, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When
March 22, 5:24 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County
Coordinates
34.770, -88.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When
March 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County
Coordinates
34.170, -89.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When
March 22, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Coordinates
34.370, -89.470

Hail, Union

When
March 22, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.520, -89.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss

When
March 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Prentiss County
Coordinates
34.650, -88.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
March 22, 6:02 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.320, -89.170

Hail, Prentiss

When
March 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Prentiss County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.650, -88.520

Hail, Calhoun

When
March 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.980, -89.350

Hail, Lee

When
March 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
0.85 in hail
Coordinates
34.500, -88.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
March 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Leflore County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.500, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When
March 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County
Coordinates
34.870, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When
March 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Grenada County
Coordinates
33.780, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
March 22, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.120, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When
March 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Chickasaw County
Coordinates
33.900, -88.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When
March 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Grenada County
Coordinates
33.780, -89.730

Hail, Tishomingo

When
March 22, 7:08 PM CST
Where
Tishomingo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.630, -88.230

Hail, Itawamba

When
March 22, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Itawamba County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.330, -88.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
March 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.200, -88.700

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.
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: 10062397, 10062398, 10062399, 10062400, 10062401, 10062402, 10062403, 10062404, 10062405, 10062406, 10061488, 10061489, 10061490, 10061491, 10061492, 10061708, 10061709, 10061710, 10061711, 10061712, 10061713, 10061714, 10061715, 10061716, 10061717, 10061718, 10061719, 10061720.