Mississippi, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 5, 1991

May 5, 1991 · NWS JAN · 29 events in 24 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
0
Property damage
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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

23 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 5, 1:10 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
33.370, -91.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
May 5, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.180, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 5, 3:10 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.450, -88.670

Hail, Leflore

When
May 5, 7:49 AM CST
Where
Leflore County
Measured
0.8 in hail
Coordinates
33.730, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
May 5, 8:05 AM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.500, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When
May 5, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Coordinates
34.370, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When
May 5, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Pontotoc County
Coordinates
34.320, -88.880

Tornado, Yalobusha

When
May 5, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Yalobusha County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.970, -89.580

Tornado, Chickasaw

When
May 5, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Chickasaw County
Rating
F1
Path length
11 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.800, -89.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
May 5, 9:26 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
33.630, -88.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 5, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.120, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 5, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.500, -88.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
May 5, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.270, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
May 5, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
33.870, -88.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
May 5, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
33.520, -88.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When
May 5, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Oktibbeha County
Coordinates
33.420, -88.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
May 5, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
33.650, -88.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Kemper

When
May 5, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Kemper County
Coordinates
32.670, -88.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 5, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Jones County
Coordinates
31.780, -89.130

Hail, Lauderdale

When
May 5, 11:42 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
0.8 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -88.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
May 5, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
32.180, -88.820

Hail, Pike

When
May 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
0.8 in hail
Coordinates
31.280, -90.430

Hail, Lamar

When
May 5, 4:03 PM CST
Where
Lamar County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.150, -89.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When
May 5, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Forrest County
Coordinates
31.320, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When
May 5, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County
Coordinates
33.320, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When
May 5, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County
Coordinates
33.270, -90.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When
May 5, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Coordinates
31.600, -91.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
May 5, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Rankin County
Coordinates
32.070, -89.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When
May 5, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Coordinates
32.030, -89.550

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.

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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: 10061070, 10061282, 10061283, 10061284, 10061285, 10061286, 10061287, 10061288, 10061289, 10061290, 10061291, 10061292, 10061293, 10061294, 10061295, 10061296, 10061297, 10061298, 10061299, 10061300, 10061301, 10061302, 10061303, 10061304, 10061305, 10061306, 10061307, 10061308, 10061309.