Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- April 22, 10:25 AM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 4 mi N of Natchez
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.620, -91.400
Several trees were blown down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 22, 1997
16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $276,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne
- When
- April 22, 10:40 AM CST
- Where
- Claiborne County, Port Gibson
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -91.000
A few trees were blown down along Highway 61.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo
- When
- April 22, 10:40 AM CST to 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Yazoo County, Eden
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.980, -90.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes
- When
- April 22, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Holmes County, Goodman
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.970, -89.900
A few trees were blown down on Highway 51.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winston
- When
- April 22, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winston County, Louisville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 33.130, -89.050
Four houses had major damage and one mobile home was destroyed. A car was heavily damaged. Part of the roof of a tin shed was blown up into a tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- April 22, 11:46 AM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Flowood
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -90.120
A 20 foot section of roof was blown off the terminal building at the Jackson Airport. one hundred pound mats were blown around.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- April 22, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Forest
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -89.480
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Attala
- When
- April 22, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Attala County, 6 mi S of Kosciusko
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.970, -89.580
Shingles were blown off a house and a couple of the windows were blown out. Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- April 22, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, 3 mi S of Morton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -89.670
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- April 22, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Vaiden
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.330, -89.750
A mobile home was damaged and several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- April 22, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Newton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 32.320, -89.170
A few tree were blown down.
Hail, Smith
- When
- April 22, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Taylorsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -89.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah
- When
- April 22, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, Hazlehurst
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -90.400
A few trees were blown down in north and south Hazlehurst.
Hail, Smith
- When
- April 22, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, 5 mi E of Raleigh
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -89.450
Hail, Covington
- When
- April 22, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, Mt Olive
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -89.670
Hail, Jefferson Davis
- When
- April 22, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County, Hebron
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.730, -89.950
Hail, Clarke
- When
- April 22, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clarke County, Carmichael to 4 mi of Carmichael
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -88.600
Hail, Lauderdale
- When
- April 22, 3:37 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, 2 mi S of Meridian
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -88.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- April 22, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Heidelberg
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -89.000
A few trees were blown down.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- April 22, 4:09 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 10 mi SW of Monticello
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -90.230
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 22, 4:12 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 6 mi W of Laurel
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -89.230
Lightning, Lincoln
- When
- April 22, 4:12 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Brookhaven
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning caused two house fires.
Hail, Jones
- When
- April 22, 4:23 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Laurel
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -89.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis
- When
- April 22, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County, Bassfield
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.500, -89.750
A few trees and large limbs were blown down on roads.
Hail, Marion
- When
- April 22, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Columbia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.250, -89.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- April 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, Hattiesburg
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -89.320
Numerous trees were blown down in Hattiesburg.
Hail, Forrest
- When
- April 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, Hattiesburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -89.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- April 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Purvis
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -89.420
Numerous trees were blown down in Purvis and at other locations throughout the county.
Hail, Lamar
- When
- April 22, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Baxterville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.080, -89.600
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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: 5593580, 5593433, 5593597, 5593583, 5593579, 5593581, 5593598, 5593582, 5593599, 5593600, 5593584, 5593589, 5593585, 5593606, 5593586, 5593587, 5593601, 5593590, 5593591, 5593592, 5593593, 5593602, 5593603, 5593588, 5593604, 5593594, 5593595, 5593605, 5593596.