Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- April 26, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Natchez
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -91.400
Several trees were blown down in Natchez and a couple other locations throughout the county.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, April 26 to 27, 1997
7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- $19,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- April 27, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Brandon
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -89.980
Several trees were blown down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- April 27, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Taylorsville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 31.830, -89.430
Several trees were blown down.
Flash Flood, Adams
- When
- April 27, 1:30 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Natchez
- Coordinates
- 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Over three and a half inches of rain fell over Adams county and caused flooding of many roadways throughout the county.
Hail, Simpson
- When
- April 27, 1:50 AM CST
- Where
- Simpson County, 4 mi E of Mendenhall
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.950, -89.820
Hail, Copiah
- When
- April 27, 1:52 AM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, 1 mi E of Hazlehurst
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -90.380
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 27, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 1 mi S of Greenville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -91.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- April 27, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Tilton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -90.020
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- April 27, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Purvis
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -89.420
Trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- April 27, 6:15 AM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, Hattiesburg
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -89.320
Several trees were blown down.
Flash Flood, Marion
- When
- April 27, 11:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Columbia
- Coordinates
- 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many roads were flooded across the county.
Flash Flood, Jefferson Davis
- When
- April 27, 11:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County, Prentiss
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -89.823 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was over Highway 84.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- April 27, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Laurel
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -89.130
A few trees and power lines and numerous large limbs were blown down.
Flash Flood, Jasper
- When
- April 27, 2:30 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, Paulding
- Coordinates
- 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several county roads were under water.
Flash Flood, Neshoba
- When
- April 27, 3:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Neshoba County, Neshoba
- Coordinates
- 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several county roads were flooded.
Flash Flood, Newton
- When
- April 27, 3:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Newton
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many county roads were under water.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5593777, 5593778, 5593779, 5593789, 5593785, 5593788, 5593786, 5593780, 5593781, 5593782, 5593783, 5593784, 5593787, 5593790, 5593791, 5593792.