Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 20, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 20, 1995
Start: 1995-04-20T02:45
End: 1995-04-20T23:50
Location: Mississippi

April 20, 1995 · 81 events in 33 counties and zones

44 thunderstorm wind, 30 hail, 7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $348,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 81

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.

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44 thunderstorm wind, 30 hail, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: April 20, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Greenville
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The winds gusted to 50 to 55 mph.

Hail, Washington

When: April 20, 2:50 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Arcola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The winds gusted to 50 to 55 mph.

Hail, Washington

When: April 20, 2:58 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Tribbett
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: April 20, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Humphreys County, Isola
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.129, -90.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: April 20, 3:25 AM CST
Where: Leflore County, Greenwood
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When: April 20, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Shaw
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One barn was totally destroyed. Two utility poles were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When: April 20, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Indianola
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: April 20, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Adams County, Kingston
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: April 20, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Adams County, Natchez
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: April 20, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Lorman
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.734, -91.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: April 20, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: April 20, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County, Anguilla
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.880, -90.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Sharkey

When: April 20, 12:28 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County, Anguilla
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.880, -90.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 20, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Church Hill
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.734, -91.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: April 20, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County, Fitler
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.741, -90.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Humphreys

When: April 20, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, Rolling Fork
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.129, -90.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground.

Hail, Humphreys

When: April 20, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.129, -90.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground.

Tornado, Copiah

When: April 20, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Copiah County, Gallman
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down onto houses an automobiles.

Hail, Yazoo

When: April 20, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 20, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Brookhaven
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Hinds

When: April 20, 1:44 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Raymond
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Copiah

When: April 20, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Copiah County, Crystal Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hinds

When: April 20, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Jackson
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Baseball-sized hail fell at McDowell Road.

Hail, Copiah

When: April 20, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Copiah County, Crystal Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: April 20, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Hinds

When: April 20, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Jackson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell at St. Dominic Hospital and at the intersection of Interstate 55 and Woodrow Wilson Drive.

Hail, Hinds

When: April 20, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Jackson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds Winds of 60 mph occurred in downtown Jackson. Golfball-sized hail fell at Elton Road.

Hail, Madison

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Madison
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.635, -90.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rankin

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Pearl
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rankin

When: April 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Pearl
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail fell at the northern city limit of Richland at Highway 49.

Hail, Hinds

When: April 20, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Jackson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell at the fairgrounds.

Hail, Madison

When: April 20, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Ridgeland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.635, -90.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hinds

When: April 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Jackson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell at Gallatin Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: April 20, 2:26 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Fannin
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was blown off its foundation.

Hail, Holmes

When: April 20, 2:29 PM CST
Where: Holmes County, Durant
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.124, -90.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: April 20, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Attala County, Kosciusko
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Washington

When: April 20, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Tribbett
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: April 20, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Attala County, Kosciusko
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Rankin

When: April 20, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Sand Hill
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Choctaw

When: April 20, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County, Ackerman
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 33.320, -89.170

A tornado went through an open field. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: April 20, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Leake County, Lena
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 20, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Warren County, Vicksburg
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few roofs were damaged and several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When: April 20, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Choctaw County, Ackerman
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.347, -89.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: April 20, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down at Highway 16.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: April 20, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Holmes County, Mileston
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.124, -90.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 20, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Warren County, Vicksburg
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down. One fell on a house. Damage to roofs occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: April 20, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Ittabena
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: April 20, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.656, -88.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Hail, Winston

When: April 20, 4:45 PM 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, Winston

When: April 20, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down. There was extensive damage to the roof of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: April 20, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: April 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down. Power lines were downed. A house was blown off its blocks.

Tornado, Winston

When: April 20, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 33.100, -89.050

A tornado touched down near the intersection of Highways 397 and 490. Numerous trees were blown down. A few buildings were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: April 20, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mile of Highway 14 was closed by numerous fallen trees.

Hail, Yazoo

When: April 20, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Warren

When: April 20, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Warren County, Redwood
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 32.480, -90.820

A tornado touched down near the intersection of Highways 61 and 3. Several trees and power lines were blown down. A few buildings were destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When: April 20, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Attala County, Kosciusko
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree fell on a house. Power lines were downed around the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: April 20, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Eupora
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Yazoo

When: April 20, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down at Highway 49.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: April 20, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down at Highway 49.

Tornado, Lowndes

When: April 20, 6:15 PM CST to 6:33 PM CST
Where: Lowndes County, Crawford to to Steens
Rating: F2
Path length: 32 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 33.300, -88.620

The tornado first touched down near the town of Crawford in southwest Lowndes County and moved northeast and moved near the Alabama border. One house was completely destroyed. A second home had its living room destroyed. One home was pushed off its foundation. Several homes had their windows blown out. A few mobile homes suffered extensive roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 20, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Camden
Coordinates: 32.635, -90.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds of 50 to 60 mph occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: April 20, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Pocahontas
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Hail, Holmes

When: April 20, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Holmes County, Durant
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 33.124, -90.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several cars and mobile homes were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 20, 6:24 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Madison
Coordinates: 32.635, -90.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An anemometer measured wind to 52 knots or 60 mph.

Tornado, Monroe

When: April 20, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Prairie
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.800, -88.730

A small tornado briefly touched down blowing over a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: April 20, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Leake County, Singleton
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four or five trees were blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 20, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Sharon
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.635, -90.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Tornado, Adams

When: April 20, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Adams County, Sibley
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down by this weak tornado.

Hail, Newton

When: April 20, 7:14 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, Leake

When: April 20, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Leake County, Dossville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: April 20, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 20, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Rose Hill
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down at Rose Hill and a tree was blown onto a mobile home one mile east of Rose Hill.

Hail, Lauderdale

When: April 20, 10:19 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)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: April 20, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Lauderdale
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Jones

When: April 20, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Ovett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: April 20, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Foxworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: April 20, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Oak Grove
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large Oak trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: April 20, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Purvis
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down. Three houses were damaged by fallen trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: April 20, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was torn off a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: April 20, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Wayne County, Strengthford
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 31.641, -88.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down in Strengthford.

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.

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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: 10333344, 10333345, 10333346, 10331094, 10330120, 10333066, 10333067, 10329354, 10329394, 10329943, 10332866, 10332855, 10332856, 10329944, 10331104, 10331095, 10331096, 10330976, 10332867, 10330137, 10330903, 10330977, 10330904, 10330978, 10332868, 10330905, 10330906, 10330206, 10332748, 10332749, 10330907, 10330207, 10330908, 10332750, 10331087, 10330608, 10333347, 10330609, 10332751, 10330784, and more.