Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 20, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 20, 1993
Start: 1993-08-20T18:20
End: 1993-08-20T19:55
Location: Mississippi

August 20, 1993 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $102,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss

When: August 20, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Prentiss County, Marietta
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.618, -88.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: August 20, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County, Tremont
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.280, -88.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down.

Hail, Lauderdale

When: August 20, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged several houses and barns.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: August 20, 7:52 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Tupelo
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The wind gusted to 58 mph at the National Weather Service Office in Tupelo. Numerous power outages were reported due to downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: August 20, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Tupelo
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down on to houses causing minor damage.

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, August 1993

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: 10330414, 10329885, 10329993, 10330087, 10330088.