Mississippi, 1997Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 23 to 24, 1997
October 23 to 24, 1997 · NWS JAN · 13 events in 9 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $189,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Tornado, Jefferson
- When
- October 23, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 2 mi E of Stampley
- Measured
- 1
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 31.650, -91.120
One house was move off its foundation, the top of a mobile home was taken off, and several trees were blown down across the road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- October 23, 11:23 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Natchez
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -91.400
A metal roof was blown off a house and severval trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- October 23, 11:26 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Natchez
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -91.400
Several trees and power lines were blown down near Lady Luck Casino.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo
- When
- October 23, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Yazoo County, Yazoo City
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -90.420
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- October 23, 11:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 3 mi S of Fayette
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.670, -91.070
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Tornado, Claiborne
- When
- October 23, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Claiborne County, 2 mi SE of Pattison
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -90.900
Minor damage was done to a church and a house and another house had roof damage. Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah
- When
- October 24, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, Wesson
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -90.400
Trees and power ines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- October 24, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Le Tourneau
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -90.950
A number of trees were blown down across the south part of warren county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah
- When
- October 24, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, Crystal Spgs
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -90.370
Trees and power lines were blown down in Crystal Springs and several other locations in northern Copiah county.
Tornado, Hinds
- When
- October 24, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, Jackson
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -90.170
Minor damage was done to 250 homes in southwest Jackson. Most of the damage was to shingles on roofs. Many trees were blown down. A couple of the trees fell on houses.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- October 24, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Brandon
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -89.980
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin
- When
- October 24, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Florence
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -90.130
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- October 24, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 5 mi NNW of Decatur
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -89.150
Several houses and automobiles were damaged when trees fell on them. Numerous trees were blown down. Estimated timber damage ranged from 30 to 35 thousand dollars.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 23, 19971 injured · $1.8 million · F2 · 16 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 19974 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 19972 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997$110,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 1997$75,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Lightning Strike in Utah, October 23 to 24, 1997$56,000 · 14 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Cold in West Virginia, October 23, 199734 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997$25,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 23 to 25, 199712 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 23, 19971.75 in hail · 10 events
- Cold in Ohio, October 23, 19979 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5617720, 5617721, 5617722, 5617724, 5617723, 5617725, 5617726, 5617779, 5617778, 5617780, 5617781, 5617782, 5617783.