Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 9, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 9, 1992
Start: 1992-03-09T14:45
End: 1992-03-09T23:45
Location: Mississippi

March 9, 1992 · NWS JAN · 31 events in 21 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $750,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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

20 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lee

When: March 9, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.270, -88.720

Hail, Itawamba

When: March 9, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.330, -88.500

Hail, Prentiss

When: March 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.500, -88.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When: March 9, 1:40 PM PST
Where: Yalobusha County
Coordinates: 34.170, -89.630

Hail, Itawamba

When: March 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.330, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: March 9, 2:15 PM PST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 34.280, -89.420

Hail, Chickasaw

When: March 9, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 33.980, -88.900

Hail, Lee

When: March 9, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 34.120, -88.680

Hail, Itawamba

When: March 9, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.400, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: March 9, 3:55 PM PST
Where: Issaquena County
Coordinates: 33.000, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: March 9, 4:40 PM PST
Where: Humphreys County
Coordinates: 33.130, -90.520

Hail, Tallahatchie

When: March 9, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: March 9, 6:20 PM PST
Where: Bolivar County
Coordinates: 33.950, -90.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: March 9, 6:55 PM PST
Where: Bolivar County
Coordinates: 33.880, -90.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallahatchie

When: March 9, 7:10 PM PST
Where: Tallahatchie County
Coordinates: 33.970, -90.000

Tornado, Sharkey

When: March 9, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Rating: F4
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.050, -90.880

Tornado, Washington

When: March 9, 9:54 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F4
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.770

Tornado, Humphreys

When: March 9, 10:02 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County
Rating: F4
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.080, -90.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: March 9, 8:45 PM PST
Where: Itawamba County
Coordinates: 34.250, -88.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: March 9, 8:45 PM PST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.400, -88.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 9, 9:08 PM PST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 33.370, -91.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When: March 9, 9:10 PM PST
Where: Sunflower County
Coordinates: 33.620, -90.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: March 9, 9:30 PM PST
Where: Washington County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 33.250, -90.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: March 9, 9:50 PM PST
Where: Leflore County
Coordinates: 33.350, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When: March 9, 10:15 PM PST
Where: Grenada County
Coordinates: 33.780, -89.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 9, 10:30 PM PST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 31.470, -90.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: March 9, 10:40 PM PST
Where: Copiah County
Coordinates: 31.780, -90.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: March 9, 11:00 PM PST
Where: Holmes County
Coordinates: 33.120, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: March 9, 11:25 PM PST
Where: Simpson County
Coordinates: 31.950, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: March 9, 11:45 PM PST
Where: Chickasaw County
Coordinates: 34.000, -88.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: March 9, 11:45 PM PST
Where: Smith County
Coordinates: 32.030, -89.530

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10161046, 10161047, 10161049, 10063547, 10161052, 10063548, 10161057, 10161060, 10161062, 10063549, 10063550, 10161927, 10063551, 10063552, 10063553, 10063559, 10063561, 10063562, 10063554, 10063555, 10063556, 10063557, 10063558, 10063560, 10063563, 10063564, 10063565, 10063566, 10063567, 10063568, 10063569.