Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 14, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 14, 1994
Start: 1994-05-14T14:48
End: 1994-05-14T23:50
Location: Mississippi

May 14, 1994 · 23 events in 11 counties and zones

13 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 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: $158,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

13 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Neshoba

When: May 14, 2:48 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Winston

When: May 14, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Noxapater
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Winston

When: May 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Noxapater
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: May 14, 3:09 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Nettleton
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down along Highway 6.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: May 14, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Bigbee
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Monroe

When: May 14, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Amory
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neshoba

When: May 14, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: May 14, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Neshoba

When: May 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: May 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, And 8 Nw to Philadelphia
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Newton

When: May 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Union
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When: May 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Smith County, Raleigh
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.018, -89.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large awnings were ripped off homes.

Hail, Kemper

When: May 14, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Kemper County, De Kalb
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neshoba

When: May 14, 4:41 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kemper

When: May 14, 4:49 PM CST
Where: Kemper County to De Kalb
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: May 14, 5:20 PM 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.

Hail, Bolivar

When: May 14, 10:52 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, Shelby
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A grain bin was destroyed and several large trees were uprooted.

Hail, Bolivar

When: May 14, 11:04 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, Shelby
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A grain bin was destroyed and several large trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: May 14, 11:07 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, Benoit
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A grain bin was destroyed and several large trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: May 14, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Greenville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were uprooted in downtown Greenville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When: May 14, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Ruleville
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallahatchie

When: May 14, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County, Tutwiler
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 33.951, -90.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof of a gas station was damaged.

Hail, Tallahatchie

When: May 14, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County, Charleston
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.951, -90.173 (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.

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 Warnings in Mississippi, May 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: 10330313, 10332349, 10332350, 10330295, 10330296, 10330297, 10330314, 10330315, 10330316, 10330317, 10330380, 10332990, 10329856, 10330318, 10329857, 10330010, 10330634, 10330635, 10330700, 10333308, 10333059, 10333071, 10333072.