Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, February 10, 1998

Name: Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, February 10, 1998
Start: 1998-02-10T17:30
End: 1998-02-10T23:00
Location: Mississippi

February 10, 1998 · NWS JAN · 30 events in 24 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 3 high wind, 3 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: $93,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

23 thunderstorm wind, 3 high wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Hinds

When: February 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Hinds forecast zone
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down from gradient wind near Edwards. No thunderstorms were in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sharkey

When: February 10, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Sharkey County, Onward
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.720, -90.930

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: February 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County, Mayersville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.900, -91.070

Several power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: February 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Port Gibson
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.970, -91.000

Several trees were blown down. One house was damaged when a tree fell on it.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: February 10, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Greenville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 33.400, -91.050

A casino boat was blown from its moorings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When: February 10, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Issaquena County, Fitler
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.730, -91.030

Several power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: February 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Warren County, Vicksburg
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.350, -90.880

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When: February 10, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, 2 mi W of Pace
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 33.800, -90.900

A sixty mile an hour wind was recorded from a thunderstorm gust.

High Wind, Lincoln

When: February 10, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down eight miles west of Brookhaven. No thunderstorms were in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: February 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Copiah County, Hazlehurst
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.870, -90.400

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: February 10, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, 3 mi NW of Belzoni
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.220, -90.530

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: February 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Jackson
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 32.330, -90.170

Trees and powerlines were blown down throughout the county.

Tornado, Leflore

When: February 10, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Money
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.650, -90.220

This weak tornado was sighted by a spotter. This short track tornado damaged a farm shop.

Hail, Grenada

When: February 10, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Grenada County, Grenada
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.780, -89.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: February 10, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Madison
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.470, -90.100

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When: February 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Brandon
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 32.270, -89.980

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: February 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Hinds County, Byram
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -90.250

Several power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: February 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Copiah County, Georgetown
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.870, -90.180

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: February 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Carroll County, Carrollton
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 33.500, -89.920

The roof of a large building was torn off by strong wind.

High Wind, Lamar

When: February 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down from gradient wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson

When: February 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Simpson County, Mendenhall
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.950, -89.880

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: February 10, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Ruth
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.380, -90.330

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: February 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Monticello
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.550, -90.120

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Hail, Marion

When: February 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County, 5 mi S of Columbia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.180, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: February 10, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Prentiss
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 31.600, -89.880

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: February 10, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Purvis
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.150, -89.420

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: February 10, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Covington County, 3 mi N of Collins
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 31.680, -89.550

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Jones

When: February 10, 10:43 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 1 mi N of Laurel
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.720, -89.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: February 10, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.370, -88.720

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: February 10, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Clarke County, 3 mi E of Quitman
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.050, -88.680

Several trees were blown down.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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.
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.
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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5628453, 5628461, 5628462, 5628463, 5628454, 5628464, 5628455, 5628456, 5628457, 5628465, 5631005, 5628458, 5628459, 5631007, 5631010, 5628460, 5628466, 5628467, 5631009, 5628468, 5631008, 5628469, 5628470, 5631004, 5628471, 5631011, 5628473, 5631006, 5628472, 5628474.