Mississippi, 1998

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 16, 1998

April 16, 1998 · NWS JAN · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$39,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bolivar

When
April 16, 3:39 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County, 2 mi W of Skene
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.700, -90.830

Tornado, Bolivar

When
April 16, 3:47 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County, Shaw to 3 mi N of Shaw
Rating
F1
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
33.600, -90.870

One house was severely damaged. The windows were blown out of several mobile homes and a couple of boats were flipped over.

Hail, Sunflower

When
April 16, 3:49 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, Parchman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.920, -90.500

Hail, Bolivar

When
April 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County, Cleveland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
33.750, -90.730

Hail, Sunflower

When
April 16, 4:12 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, 1 mi S of Ruleville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.720, -90.570

Tornado, Leflore

When
April 16, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Leflore County, 3 mi SW of Minter City
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
33.700, -90.280

This weak tornado moved across an open field.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
April 16, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Leflore County, 4 mi S of Minter City
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.680, -90.250

Tin and shingles were blown off of several buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When
April 16, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Grenada County, Grenada
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
33.780, -89.820

Several power lines were blown down.

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 5636376, 5636377, 5636378, 5636467, 5636468, 5636469, 5636470, 5636471.