Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 4, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 4, 1993
Start: 1993-12-04T04:00
End: 1993-12-04T08:30
Location: Mississippi

December 4, 1993 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $171,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When: December 4, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Wilkinson County, Doloroso
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.161, -91.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Some singles were blown off of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: December 4, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Caseyville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Amite

When: December 4, 5:37 AM CST
Where: Amite County, Gloster
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.174, -90.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down causing widespread power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: December 4, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Copiah County, Hazelhurst
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down along Highway 28. One tree caused a severe car accident, but it was not weather related.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: December 4, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Pike County, McComb
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down and some roofing material was blown off a house.

Tornado, Pike

When: December 4, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Pike County, Princedale
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.180, -90.400

This weak tornado blew down several trees. A mobile home and a car were damaged by fallen trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: December 4, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Simpson County, Harrisville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Tornado, Jefferson Davis

When: December 4, 7:21 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Carson
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.500, -89.770

The tornado moved through a wooded area and blew down several trees.

Tornado, Covington

When: December 4, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Covington County, Collins
Rating: F0
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.650, -89.550

The second floor of a sawmill was blown off, several windows were broken out, and a few trees were blown down.

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.
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

Every storm in Mississippi in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1993 Warnings in Mississippi, December 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: 10332332, 10330124, 10331137, 10330970, 10330261, 10330262, 10332925, 10329955, 10331058.