Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 15, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, April 15, 1994
Start: 1994-04-15T05:40
End: 1994-04-15T17:26
Location: Mississippi

April 15, 1994 · 33 events in 18 counties and zones

18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 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: $11,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Winston

When: April 15, 5:40 AM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: April 15, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Attala County, Koscuisko
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down along Highway 12.

Hail, Winston

When: April 15, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neshoba

When: April 15, 8:48 AM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kemper

When: April 15, 9:28 AM CST
Where: Kemper County, Dekalb
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Washington

When: April 15, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Greenville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: April 15, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Greenwood
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof of a shop was blown off.

Hail, Oktibbeha

When: April 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Oktibbeha County, Starkville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.425, -88.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Starkville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When: April 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Oktibbeha County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.425, -88.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Starkville.

Hail, Pike

When: April 15, 2:32 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Summit
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: April 15, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Decatur
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rankin

When: April 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Meridian
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rankin

When: April 15, 2:56 PM CST
Where: Rankin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: April 15, 2:56 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Brandon
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jasper

When: April 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Bay Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: April 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Raleigh
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.018, -89.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down across Highway 18.

Hail, Newton

When: April 15, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Decatur
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lauderdale

When: April 15, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Lauderdale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When: April 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Adams County, Sibley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jasper

When: April 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Bay Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lauderdale

When: April 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: April 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Hickory
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small building was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 15, 3:22 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Rose Hill
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were blown down along Highway 18.

Hail, Marion

When: April 15, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 15, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Foxworth
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: April 15, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Hickory
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three large 100-year-old trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 15, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Brookhaven
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: April 15, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Russell
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Tornado, Lincoln

When: April 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Redstar
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 31.630, -90.730

Ham operator spotted the tornado in an open area. No damage was caused by this tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: April 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down at the Intersection of Interstate 59 and Highway 49.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: April 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Covington County, Seminarrowy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.633, -89.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Marion

When: April 15, 5:26 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Columbia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1994 Warnings in Mississippi, April 1994

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: 10332347, 10330558, 10332348, 10330312, 10329855, 10333307, 10330110, 10330172, 10330173, 10330267, 10330376, 10332733, 10332734, 10332735, 10329916, 10329917, 10332989, 10330377, 10330004, 10331056, 10329918, 10330005, 10330378, 10329919, 10330239, 10330240, 10330379, 10330128, 10330006, 10330129, 10331167, 10331061, 10330241.