Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 9, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 9, 1994
Start: 1994-03-09T07:54
End: 1994-03-09T12:10
Location: Mississippi

March 9, 1994 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: 2
Property damage: $165,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: March 9, 7:54 AM CST
Where: Pike County, McComb Fss (Mcb)
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: March 9, 8:04 AM CST
Where: Pike County, Percy Quinn to State Park
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: March 9, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Pike County, McComb
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down. Ten mobile homes were damaged when trees fell on them. Two people were injured when a tree fell across their mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: March 9, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Boque Chitto
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A couple of trees were blown down along Interstate 55.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall

When: March 9, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Walthall County, Enon
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.148, -90.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down across Highway 583.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: March 9, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Prentiss
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.734, -91.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and a light pole were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: March 9, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Covington County, Seminary
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.633, -89.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: March 9, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Jasper County, Moss
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Vimville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A couple of large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: March 9, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Marion County, Sandy Hook
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Tornado, Lamar

When: March 9, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, Purvis
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.150, -89.450

This tornado moved through a sparsely populated area. Several trees were blown down or uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: March 9, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Clarke County, Quitman
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One house was damaged north of Lake Walkaway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 10:47 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Tornado, Forrest

When: March 9, 11:03 AM CST
Where: Forrest County, To to Petal
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees and power lines were blown down. Two mobile homes were totally destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When: March 9, 11:38 AM CST
Where: Newton County, Newton
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 11:44 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down and blocking Highway 45.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: March 9, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Wayne County, Buckatunna
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.641, -88.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down on Highway 45.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was blown off a shop and a house was damaged on Dunrovin Road in southeast Meridian.

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1994 Warnings in Mississippi, March 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: 10330264, 10330265, 10330266, 10330127, 10333188, 10329957, 10331060, 10329915, 10329997, 10330238, 10330475, 10330872, 10329998, 10331165, 10330374, 10329999, 10333353, 10330000.