Mississippi, 1992

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 26, 1992

August 26, 1992 · 26 events in 18 counties and zones

21 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
$397,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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

21 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lawrence

When
August 26, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.420, -90.180

Tornado, Lawrence

When
August 26, 7:05 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
31.450, -90.220

Tornado, Lincoln

When
August 26, 7:20 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.530, -90.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall

When
August 26, 6:25 AM PST
Where
Walthall County
Coordinates
31.200, -90.050

Tornado, Lawrence

When
August 26, 8:25 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.450, -89.980

Tornado, Copiah

When
August 26, 8:26 AM CST
Where
Copiah County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.750, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
August 26, 6:35 AM PST
Where
Pike County
Coordinates
31.180, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 26, 6:35 AM PST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
31.530, -90.500

Tornado, Claiborne

When
August 26, 10:25 AM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.080, -90.800

Tornado, Warren

When
August 26, 10:40 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.170, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
August 26, 10:15 AM PST
Where
Copiah County
Coordinates
31.870, -90.400

Tornado, Leake

When
August 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Leake County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.850, -89.630

Tornado, Copiah

When
August 26, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
31.980, -90.470

Tornado, Kemper

When
August 26, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Kemper County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.650, -88.780

Tornado, Yazoo

When
August 26, 4:27 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.850, -90.420

Tornado, Humphreys

When
August 26, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.180, -90.500

Tornado, Attala

When
August 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Attala County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.100, -89.800

Tornado, Holmes

When
August 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Holmes County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
33.120, -90.050

Tornado, Clarke

When
August 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.170, -88.650

Tornado, Lauderdale

When
August 26, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.250, -88.580

Tornado, Smith

When
August 26, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.850, -89.580

Tornado, Yazoo

When
August 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.670, -90.550

Tornado, Sharkey

When
August 26, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Sharkey County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.680, -90.800

Tornado, Simpson

When
August 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Simpson County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
31.970, -90.080

Tornado, Yazoo

When
August 26, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.880, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
August 26, 8:10 PM PST
Where
Simpson County
Coordinates
31.880, -89.950

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.

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: 10061402, 10061403, 10061404, 10061399, 10061405, 10061406, 10061400, 10061401, 10061408, 10061409, 10061407, 10061410, 10061411, 10061412, 10061413, 10061414, 10061415, 10061416, 10061417, 10061418, 10062266, 10062267, 10062269, 10062270, 10062483, 10062268.