Mississippi, 1995Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 9, 1995
May 9, 1995 · 15 events in 6 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stone
- When
- May 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stone County, Canton to Lake
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and limbs were blown down across power lines five miles east of Silver Run Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- May 9, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Saucier
- Coordinates
- 30.416, -89.082 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriffs office reported a thunderstorm wind gusts damaged several houses and knocking several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison
- When
- May 9, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, Lyman
- Coordinates
- 30.416, -89.082 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriffs office reported a thunderstorm wind gusts damaged several houses and knocking several trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stone
- When
- May 9, 4:35 AM CST
- Where
- Stone County, Wiggins
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down across power lines five miles northeast of Wiggins. A couple of the trees were also blown across a mobile home and damaged it.
Thunderstorm Wind, George
- When
- May 9, 5:06 AM CST
- Where
- George County, Benndale
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 26 in and around Benndale.
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- May 9, 8:00 AM CST to 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Springs
- Measured
- 1
- Path length
- 4 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.463, -88.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout moved onshore then traveled northeast across Keesler Air Force Base. Trees were knocked down, several cars damaged, and commercial signs damaged. The tornado moved into extreme west Jackson County damaging a mobile home and a couple of storage buildings.
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- May 9, 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Moss Point
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -88.500
Several houses were damaged when a tornado touched down. Path length and width estimated.
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- May 9, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Ocean Springs
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.430, -88.820
A tornado touched down briefly with only minor damage reported.
Hail, Pearl River
- When
- May 9, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pearl River County, Poplarville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.769, -89.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Stone
- When
- May 9, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Stone County, Silver Run Lake
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down around Silver Run Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stone
- When
- May 9, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stone County, Wiggins
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.790, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Big Level which is a small community just east of Wiggins.
Thunderstorm Wind, George
- When
- May 9, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- George County, Agricola
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were blown down in the southeast part of George County with most of the damage in and around Agricola.
Tornado, Hancock
- When
- May 9, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Lakeshore
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.250, -89.450
A tornado touched down briefly in Lakeshore with no significant damage. Path length and width were estimated. Several trees were blown down near Kiln.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- May 9, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock County, Kiln
- Coordinates
- 30.394, -89.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado touched down briefly in Lakeshore with no significant damage. Path length and width were estimated. Several trees were blown down near Kiln.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- May 9, 11:52 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Pascagoula
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.463, -88.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm wind gust to around 66 mph damaged ship loading equipment in the harbor.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 9, 19958 injured · $29 million · F3 · 55 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 9, 1995$6.2 million · F3 · 55 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, May 9, 19951 injured · $113,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1995$66,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, May 9, 1995$7,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 9, 199570 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 9, 19952 events
- Hail in Oregon, May 9, 19951 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 9, 1995$300 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 9, 19951 event
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: 10330546, 10330727, 10330728, 10330547, 10330495, 10358410, 10329905, 10329906, 10330223, 10330548, 10330549, 10330496, 10330637, 10330638, 10329907.