Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 5, 1998
Start: 1998-06-05T00:45
End: 1998-06-05T13:35
Location: Mississippi

June 5, 1998 · NWS MEG · 24 events in 22 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2.9 million
Crop damage: $25,000
Events: 24

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.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:43 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Tunica

When: June 5, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Tunica County, Tunica
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.680, -90.380

An 80 mph wind gust was reported by the North Tunica Fire Department. Several trees were knocked down as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coahoma

When: June 5, 1:00 AM CST to 1:05 AM CST
Where: Coahoma County, Clarksdale
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.200, -90.580

Several tents were damaged and several small structures were blown down at the Delta Jubilee. Several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Coahoma

When: June 5, 1:00 AM CST to 1:05 AM CST
Where: Coahoma County, Stovall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.300, -90.650

About 500 acres of cotton plants were damaged by hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Quitman

When: June 5, 1:00 AM CST to 1:15 AM CST
Where: Quitman County, Countywide
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 34.270, -90.280

Several trees were knocked down across the county. One large pecan tree fell on a house damaging the roof and windows of the structure.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: June 5, 1:05 AM CST to 1:15 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Countywide
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $2.5 million
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.870, -89.920

A 75 mph wind gust was reported along U.S. highway 51 near Horn Lake. The winds caused damage to several houses, apartments and buildings across the county. A radio tower was pulled from its concrete footing in Horn Lake. Twenty-one planes were damaged at the Olive Branch airport. Numerous trees were blown down as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tate

When: June 5, 1:15 AM CST to 1:20 AM CST
Where: Tate County, Coldwater
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.680, -89.970

A roof was blown off of a business.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tate

When: June 5, 1:30 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where: Tate County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.670, -89.930

Several trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: June 5, 1:30 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
Where: Panola County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.350, -89.920

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: June 5, 1:35 AM CST to 1:45 AM CST
Where: Marshall County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.770, -89.500

Some trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: June 5, 1:50 AM CST to 1:55 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Oxford
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.370, -89.520

Several service stations lost their awnings. Several roofs were also damaged. Numerous trees were also knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallahatchie

When: June 5, 1:50 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.980, -90.170

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: June 5, 1:53 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where: Benton County, Ashland
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.830, -89.170

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When: June 5, 2:00 AM CST to 2:05 AM CST
Where: Yalobusha County, Water Vly
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.170, -89.630

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippah

When: June 5, 2:10 AM CST to 2:20 AM CST
Where: Tippah County, Ripley to Walnut
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.730, -88.950

A Budget Inn lost about one-third of its roof in Walnut. Several trees were blown down in around the city of Ripley. Several barns and other structures were damaged. An historical sign was also destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc

When: June 5, 2:15 AM CST to 2:20 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.250, -89.000

An awning was blown off a convenience store. Numerous trees were also knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: June 5, 2:15 AM CST to 2:25 AM CST
Where: Union County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.470, -88.970

Numerous trees and power poles were blown down across the county. Some of the trees fell on homes. One tree that fell in New Albany was estimated to have been 169 years old.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: June 5, 2:30 AM CST to 2:35 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County, Pittsboro
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.930, -89.330

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw

When: June 5, 2:30 AM CST to 2:35 AM CST
Where: Chickasaw County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.900, -88.950

Numerous trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss

When: June 5, 2:40 AM CST to 2:45 AM CST
Where: Prentiss County, Booneville
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.650, -88.550

A couple of buildings were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Booneville area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: June 5, 2:45 AM CST to 2:55 AM CST
Where: Lee County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.300, -88.650

Numerous trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn

When: June 5, 2:45 AM CST to 2:55 AM CST
Where: Alcorn County, Countywide
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: UNKNOWN
Coordinates: 34.870, -88.570

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo

When: June 5, 2:50 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where: Tishomingo County, Countywide
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.720, -88.220

Numerous trees were knocked down across the county. Three cars were damaged by fallen trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba

When: June 5, 3:00 AM CST to 3:10 AM CST
Where: Itawamba County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.280, -88.350

Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county. One tree fell on a van.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 5, 1:25 PM CST to 1:35 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.870, -88.470

Several trees were knocked down across the county.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, June 1998

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: 5651132, 5651418, 5651419, 5651422, 5651208, 5651209, 5651210, 5651211, 5651212, 5651213, 5651214, 5651524, 5651215, 5651216, 5651217, 5651218, 5651219, 5651420, 5651220, 5651221, 5651222, 5651223, 5651224, 5651421.