Mississippi, 1997

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 5, 1997

April 5, 1997 · NWS JAN · 26 events in 19 counties and zones

25 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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.

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25 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 5, 7:27 AM CST
Where
Washington County, 5 mi S of Greenville
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.330, -91.050

Several highway signs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Washington County, Greenville
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.400, -91.050

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the city of Greenville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When
April 5, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Bolivar County, 2 mi SE of Boyle
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
33.680, -90.720

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 5, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Washington County, Greenville
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.400, -91.050

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When
April 5, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Claiborne County, Port Gibson
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
31.970, -91.000

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When
April 5, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Humphreys County, Isola
Measured
78 kt (90 mph)
Coordinates
33.270, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When
April 5, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Sunflower County, Indianola
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
33.450, -90.650

Power lines were blown down and metal power poles were pulled out of the ground..

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
April 5, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Warren County, Vicksburg
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.350, -90.880

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the city of Vicksburg. The windows of a couple of houses were blown out.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
April 5, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Holly Bluff
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
32.820, -90.700

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 5, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Washington County, Metcalf
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
33.470, -91.000

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
April 5, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Copiah County, Hazlehurst
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.870, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
April 5, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.850, -90.420

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
April 5, 8:35 AM CST
Where
Hinds County, Raymond
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.270, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When
April 5, 8:40 AM CST
Where
Holmes County, Lexington
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.120, -90.050

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
April 5, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Hinds County, Terry
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.100, -90.300

Many tree were blown down..

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
April 5, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Benton
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.830, -90.270

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
April 5, 9:05 AM CST
Where
Rankin County, Florence
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.150, -90.130

Numerous large limb were blown down and several power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
April 5, 9:10 AM CST
Where
Madison County, 3 mi W of Gluckstadt
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.520, -90.130

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
April 5, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 2 mi N of Brookhaven
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.620, -90.450

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When
April 5, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Simpson County, Mendenhall
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.950, -89.880

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
April 5, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Scott County, Forest
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.370, -89.480

Several trees were blown down in Forest and several other locations throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When
April 5, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Choctaw County, Reform
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.430, -89.150

Many trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When
April 5, 10:40 AM CST
Where
Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.770, -89.120

Several trees were blown down in Philadelphia and several other locations thoughtout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
April 5, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Collinsville
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.500, -88.850

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
April 5, 12:06 PM CST
Where
Clarke County, Quitman
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.050, -88.730

The roof of a building was damaged and several large limbs were blown down.

Hail, Lauderdale

When
April 5, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Meridian
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

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.

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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: 5593241, 5593242, 5593243, 5593420, 5593244, 5593251, 5593248, 5593245, 5593252, 5593421, 5593247, 5593410, 5593246, 5593426, 5593411, 5593412, 5593249, 5593413, 5593414, 5593425, 5593415, 5593250, 5593416, 5593418, 5593419, 5593422.