Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, January 27, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, January 27, 1994
Start: 1994-01-27T00:25
End: 1994-01-27T20:00
Location: Mississippi

January 27, 1994 · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: 7
Property damage: $7.6 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: January 27, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Warren County, Eagle Lake
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down. Humphreys County Belzoni,27 0700CST,,,0,0,4,0,Thunderstorm Winds The entire roof of a business was blown off. A few signs were destroyed. Several trees and power lines were blown down. A few small storage buildings were blown over.

Hail, Forrest

When: January 27, 11:28 AM CST
Where: Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkinson

When: January 27, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Wilkinson County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.161, -91.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down to the southeast and north of Woodville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Amite

When: January 27, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Amite County, Gloster
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.174, -90.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Eight homes and four mobile homes were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: January 27, 5:30 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A broad 2.5 mile wide band of straight line wind damage occurred across Lincoln County from West Lincoln to five miles northeast of Brookhaven. Several thousand trees were blown down. A couple of chicken houses were destroyed. Winds were estimated at 75 to 100 mph. Baseball-size hail fell just south of Brookhaven.

Tornado, Lincoln

When: January 27, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, To 2 E Brookhaven
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.520, -90.520

Within the broad damage path across Lincoln county was a distinct path of convergent damage. Several mobile homes were totally destroyed. One frame house was totally destroyed. A sawmill was totally destroyed. Seven people were injured in the mobile homes. Many trees and power poles and lines were blown down.

Tornado, Lawrence

When: January 27, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Monticello
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.450, -90.000

Two mobile homes were damaged and one barn destroyed. Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: January 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Goss
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down and several houses were damaged.

Tornado, Jefferson Davis

When: January 27, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Bassfield to Deen
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 31.734, -91.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several houses were damaged, several barns were totaled, a couple of campers were damaged, numerous trees were blown down, and one 8600 pound horse trailer was blown over and moved 15 yards. A horse barn that was built to withstand hurricane force winds was heavily damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: January 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Covington County, Seminary
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.633, -89.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, including a high voltage line near Highway 49. A couple of houses had minor damage.

Tornado, Jones

When: January 27, 6:46 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Laurel
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 31.700, -89.130

Thirty-three houses were damaged in northwest Laurel. Two houses were destroyed, 12 houses had major damage, and 19 houses had minor damage. Eleven business were damaged. Much of the damage occurred when large trees fell on buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: January 27, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Forrest County, Maybank
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pearl River

When: January 27, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Pearl River County, Poplarville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.769, -89.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stone

When: January 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Stone County, Perkinston
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: January 27, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Clarke County, Enterprise
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: January 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large limbs, three to four inches in diameter, were blown out of trees in the southeast part of the county.

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.
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, January 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: 10333236, 10331163, 10332333, 10331138, 10330125, 10330126, 10330050, 10330237, 10329956, 10331059, 10329971, 10331164, 10330216, 10330542, 10330869, 10329996.