Mississippi, 1993Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, February 21, 1993
February 21, 1993 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones
4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $57,000
- 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
4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Warren
- When
- February 21, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Quarter-size hail fell across the extreme southern part of the county along Highway 61. There was some damage to automobile bodies.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- February 21, 6:22 AM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, Clinton
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down along McRaven Road.
Hail, Warren
- When
- February 21, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Barlow
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down or topped in the Big Black River Basin.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down or topped in the Big Black River Basin.
Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne
- When
- February 21, 8:05 AM CST
- Where
- Claiborne County
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 31.974, -90.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two trees were blown down and up to quarter-size hail fell.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- February 21, 8:10 AM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, Edwards
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few trees were blown down.
Tornado, Claiborne and Copiah
- When
- February 21, 9:05 AM CST to 9:12 AM CST
- Where
- Claiborne and Copiah County to Barlow
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.974, -90.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The tornado heavily damaged a metal building and snapped off or toppled several trees.
Hail, Copiah
- When
- February 21, 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, Hopewell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Simpson
- When
- February 21, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Simpson County, Martinville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, February 21, 19931 death · 81 injured · $24 million · F3 · 44 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 21, 19931 death · 44 injured · $117 million · F3 · 22 events
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, February 21, 19935 injured · $500,000 · F3 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, February 21, 19938 injured · $1.6 million · F1 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, February 21, 19932 injured · $6.8 million · F0 · 34 events
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, February 21, 1993$506,000 · F1 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, February 21, 1993$625,000 · 1 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 21, 1993$50,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 21, 19931.75 in hail · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, February 21, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Indiana, February 21, 19931.75 in hail · 2 events
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: 10333196, 10330810, 10333197, 10333229, 10330787, 10330811, 10330799, 10330967, 10332862.