Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 22, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, November 22, 1992
Start: 1992-11-22T00:14
End: 1992-11-22T03:20
Location: Mississippi

November 22, 1992 · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

18 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 5
Injuries: 62
Property damage: $110 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

18 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Smith

When: November 22, 12:14 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F4
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 1,760 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 31.850, -89.520

Tornado, Scott

When: November 22, 12:19 AM CST
Where: Scott County
Rating: F4
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.480, -89.720

Tornado, Leake

When: November 22, 12:29 AM CST
Where: Leake County
Rating: F4
Path length: 36 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.600, -89.720

Tornado, Jasper

When: November 22, 12:44 AM CST
Where: Jasper County
Rating: F4
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 1,760 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 32.080, -89.280

Tornado, Newton

When: November 22, 1:02 AM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F4
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 1,760 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.250, -89.220

Hail, Newton

When: November 22, 1:05 AM CST
Where: Newton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.430, -89.120

Tornado, Attala

When: November 22, 1:12 AM CST
Where: Attala County
Rating: F4
Path length: 20 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 32.950, -89.500

Tornado, Newton

When: November 22, 1:22 AM CST
Where: Newton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.530, -89.030

Tornado, Neshoba

When: November 22, 1:28 AM CST
Where: Neshoba County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.620, -88.970

Tornado, Choctaw

When: November 22, 1:36 AM CST
Where: Choctaw County
Rating: F4
Path length: 21 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 33.200, -89.320

Tornado, Webster

When: November 22, 2:14 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.620, -89.170

Tornado, Kemper

When: November 22, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Kemper County
Rating: F2
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.800, -88.700

Tornado, Chickasaw

When: November 22, 2:22 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.770, -89.120

Tornado, Chickasaw

When: November 22, 2:31 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Rating: F0
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 33.830, -89.070

Tornado, Noxubee

When: November 22, 2:31 AM CST
Where: Noxubee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.970, -88.580

Tornado, Chickasaw

When: November 22, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.950, -89.050

Tornado, Noxubee

When: November 22, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Noxubee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Injuries: 15 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.100, -88.400

Tornado, Kemper

When: November 22, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Kemper County
Rating: F2
Path length: 23 mi
Path width: 880 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.600, -88.630

Tornado, Lauderdale

When: November 22, 3:20 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.270, -88.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: November 22, 1:30 AM PST
Where: Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 32.370, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: November 22, 2:15 AM PST
Where: Newton County
Coordinates: 32.320, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: November 22, 2:45 AM PST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 33.870, -88.470

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Kind
Tornado, Leake	1992-11-22	Direct
Tornado, Choctaw	1992-11-22	Direct
Tornado, Kemper	1992-11-22	Direct

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.
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.

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, November 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: 10062525, 10062526, 10062527, 10062528, 10062529, 10154860, 10062530, 10062531, 10062532, 10062534, 10062535, 10062536, 10062538, 10062539, 10062540, 10062541, 10062542, 10062543, 10062545, 10062533, 10062537, 10062544.