Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 4, 1995

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 4, 1995
Start: 1995-07-04T13:45
End: 1995-07-04T18:45
Location: Mississippi

July 4, 1995 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $17,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: July 4, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof of a barn was torn off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: July 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Union County, Beacon Hill
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.491, -89.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large white pine tree was knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippah

When: July 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Tippah County, Ripley
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.768, -88.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few roofs were slightly damaged. Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coahoma

When: July 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Coahoma County, Clarksdale
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.229, -90.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large oak tree limb was knocked down and fell on top of a car.

Tornado, Yazoo

When: July 4, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Yazoo County, Ebenezer
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 32.900, -90.170

This weak tornado was spotted by a local spotter. The tornado moved across an open field and did no damage.

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, July 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: 10330040, 10333184, 10333115, 10330965, 10332877.