Mississippi, 1998Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 16, 1998
April 16, 1998 · NWS MEG · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 high wind, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $162,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 high wind, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Panola
- When
- April 16, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Panola forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $160,000
- Coordinates
- 34.364, -89.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A wind gust estimated to be between 30 and 40 mph brought down the steel framing of an arena under construction in Batesville. Three men were injured as the structure collapsed.
Hail, Tate
- When
- April 16, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tate County, Wyatte
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -89.680
Hail, Tallahatchie
- When
- April 16, 4:10 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Sumner
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -90.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Tallahatchie
- When
- April 16, 4:10 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Sumner
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -90.380
A car was blown off the road.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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 in Tennessee, April 16, 19983 deaths · 36 injured · $13 million · F5 · 4 events
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, April 16, 19981 death · 60 injured · $104 million · F3 · 6 events
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, April 16, 19983 deaths · 9 injured · $18 million · F3 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 16, 19982 deaths · 12 injured · $453,000 · F4 · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Tennessee, April 16, 19982 deaths · 5 injured · $528,000 · F3 · 25 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 16, 19984 injured · $11 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 16, 19981 death · $750,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Kentucky, April 16, 1998$510 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 16, 1998$500,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 16, 1998$6.3 million · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 16, 1998$5.0 million · 80 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, April 16, 1998$45,000 · F2 · 2 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5642262, 5642149, 5642150, 5642151.