Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 22, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 22, 1992
Start: 1992-03-22T14:15
End: 1992-03-22T18:00
Location: Mississippi

March 22, 1992 · NWS JAN · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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: $28,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bolivar

When: March 22, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.750, -90.800

Hail, Sunflower

When: March 22, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.650, -90.630

Hail, Bolivar

When: March 22, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.700, -90.730

Hail, Montgomery

When: March 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.480, -89.630

Hail, Choctaw

When: March 22, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.430, -89.150

Tornado, Yazoo

When: March 22, 5:14 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.820, -90.670

Tornado, Yazoo

When: March 22, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.650, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: March 22, 3:30 PM PST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 33.330, -90.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: March 22, 3:30 PM PST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 33.420, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: March 22, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Sharkey County
Coordinates: 32.820, -90.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 22, 5:50 PM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.620, -89.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: March 22, 6:00 PM PST
Where: Warren County
Coordinates: 32.250, -90.880

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1992 Warnings in Mississippi, March 1992

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: 10159965, 10159966, 10159967, 10159971, 10159974, 10063580, 10063581, 10063577, 10063578, 10063579, 10063582, 10063583.