Mississippi, 1997

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 27 to 28, 1997

May 27 to 28, 1997 · NWS JAN · 22 events in 15 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$91,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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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Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 27, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Metcalf
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
33.470, -91.000

Several trees were blown down and a trailer was destroyed.

Hail, Yazoo

When
May 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Yazoo City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.850, -90.420

Hail, Scott

When
May 27, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Ludlow
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.570, -89.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 27, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Metcalf
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
33.470, -91.000

A mobile home was overturned and several trees were blown down.

Hail, Smith

When
May 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Smith County, Polkville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.180, -89.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
May 27, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Vicksburg
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.350, -90.880

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Hail, Rankin

When
May 27, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Pelahatchie
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.320, -89.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
May 27, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Lake
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.350, -89.330

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Hinds

When
May 27, 9:53 PM CST
Where
Hinds County, Byram
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
32.180, -90.250

Several roofs of houses were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
May 27, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Benton
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.830, -90.270

Several trees were blown down.

Tornado, Madison

When
May 27, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 1 mi S of Madison
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.450, -90.100

Police department saw this tornado briefly touch down and no damage was done.

Hail, Hinds

When
May 27, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Hinds County, Terry
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -90.300

Hail, Rankin

When
May 27, 10:22 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Brandon
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.270, -89.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
May 27, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Puckett
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
32.080, -89.780

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
May 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Harperville
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.480, -89.480

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
May 27, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Covington County, 3 mi N of Collins
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.680, -89.550

Several trees and large limbs were blown down.

Hail, Oktibbeha

When
May 27, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Oktibbeha County, Sturgis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.350, -89.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
May 28, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Jasper County, Stringer
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.870, -89.270

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Lamar

When
May 28, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Lamar County, 5 mi SE of Sumrall
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.370, -89.480

Hail, Forrest

When
May 28, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.320, -89.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
May 28, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Jones County, Laurel
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
31.700, -89.130

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
May 28, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Clarke County, 5 mi E of Enterprise
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.180, -88.730

Several trees were blown down.

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.
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.

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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: 5603845, 5603846, 5603847, 5603852, 5603848, 5603853, 5603849, 5603854, 5603855, 5603856, 5603962, 5603850, 5603957, 5603958, 5603851, 5603857, 5603860, 5603959, 5603961, 5603960, 5603858, 5603859.