Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 18, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 18, 1995
Start: 1995-01-18T14:25
End: 1995-01-18T19:15
Location: Mississippi

January 18, 1995 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: January 18, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County, Valley Park
Property damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 32.741, -90.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A grain elevator was destroyed by strong wind. Damage to the elevator was estimated at $800 thousand to $1 million.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: January 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County, Rolling Fork
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.880, -90.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tractor shed was totally destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: January 18, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, Belzoni
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 33.129, -90.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Several of the trees were blown down on to houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When: January 18, 3:29 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Greenwood
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Carroll

When: January 18, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Carroll County, Colla
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.450, -89.880

This weak tornado blew down several trees along Highway 17.

Tornado, Montgomery

When: January 18, 3:48 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Winona
Rating: F0
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.480, -89.730

This Weak tornado was tracked across the city of Winona. Only minor damage to trees and signs was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: January 18, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Simpson County, Braxton
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: January 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Puckett
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: January 18, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Cato
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Mississippi, 1995 Warnings in Mississippi, January 1995

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: 10331102, 10332852, 10331090, 10330118, 10330718, 10330363, 10332928, 10332740, 10332741.