Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 26 to 27, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 26 to 27, 1994
Start: 1994-06-26T19:30
End: 1994-06-27T01:00
Location: Mississippi

June 26 to 27, 1994 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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: 1
Property damage: $663,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: June 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Lamar
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.817, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown over.

Tornado, Tippah

When: June 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Tippah County, Walnut
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.930, -88.880

The tornado caused minor damage to several homes and mobile homes and blew down several trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When: June 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Alcorn County, Corinth
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.881, -88.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two trees were blown down.

Tornado, Tippah

When: June 26, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Tippah County, Peoples
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.768, -88.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tornado damaged several homes and out buildings. It also blew down a few trees and power lines. Bolivar County Cleveland,26,2025CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75) Tippah County 4 E Ripley,26,2030CST,1.5,40,0,0,3,0,Tornado (F0) The tornado caused minor damage to a few homes and blew down several trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: June 26, 9:21 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County, Fulton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.280, -88.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two large electrical towers were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: June 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Itawamba County, Fulton
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.280, -88.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 26, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Wren
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Pontotoc

When: June 26, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.225, -89.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: June 26, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Oxford
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 34.357, -89.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: June 26, 11:00 PM CST to June 27, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.921, -88.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local electric company reported numerous power lines down across the county due to numerous fallen limbs.

Tornado, Chickasaw

When: June 26, 11:05 PM CST
Where: Chickasaw County, Okalona
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 33.921, -88.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tornado damaged ten to fifteen homes. One home and one mobile home were destroyed. An tractor-semitrailer was overturned. One person in a mobile home was injured. Her injuries were not serious.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Prairie
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: June 26, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.225, -89.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large tree limbs blew on to power lines, knocking them 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.
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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1994 Warnings in Mississippi, June 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: 10330620, 10333112, 10329400, 10333113, 10329889, 10329890, 10330300, 10330405, 10330466, 10330723, 10330724, 10330301, 10330406.