Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 21, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 21, 1992
Start: 1992-11-21T21:30
End: 1992-11-21T23:45
Location: Mississippi

November 21, 1992 · 14 events in 12 counties and zones

10 tornado, 4 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.

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: 10
Injuries: 207
Property damage: $59 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

10 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Wilkinson

When: November 21, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Wilkinson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.000, -91.120

Tornado, Lincoln

When: November 21, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Rating: F2
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.480, -90.550

Tornado, Copiah

When: November 21, 11:04 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.700, -90.400

Tornado, Copiah

When: November 21, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.820, -90.380

Tornado, Jefferson Davis

When: November 21, 11:23 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.430, -89.920

Tornado, Copiah

When: November 21, 11:27 PM CST
Where: Copiah County
Rating: F4
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.970, -90.230

Tornado, Simpson

When: November 21, 11:29 PM CST
Where: Simpson County
Rating: F4
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.970, -90.200

Tornado, Sharkey

When: November 21, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.680, -90.870

Tornado, Rankin

When: November 21, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Rating: F4
Path length: 37 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Deaths: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 98 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 32.080, -90.220

Tornado, Covington

When: November 21, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Covington County
Rating: F3
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 100 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 31.650, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: November 21, 10:25 PM PST
Where: Pike County
Coordinates: 31.050, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Amite

When: November 21, 10:27 PM PST
Where: Amite County
Coordinates: 31.270, -90.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall

When: November 21, 10:30 PM PST
Where: Walthall County
Coordinates: 31.120, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: November 21, 11:15 PM PST
Where: Lawrence County
Coordinates: 31.420, -90.020

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.

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: 10062511, 10062515, 10062516, 10062517, 10062519, 10062520, 10062521, 10062522, 10062523, 10062524, 10062512, 10062513, 10062514, 10062518.