Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- February 27, 4:25 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -89.000
Several power lines were knocked down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 27, 1999
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $140,000
- 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.
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:22 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- February 27, 4:40 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Calhoun City
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -89.320
A few trees were blown down.
Hail, Lee
- When
- February 27, 5:07 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Belden
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -88.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw
- When
- February 27, 5:07 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Chickasaw to Okolona
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -88.720
A trailer was overturned in Okolona. One home suffered extensive damage. Some trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- February 27, 5:12 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Mooreville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -88.580
Some highway signs were blown down. Several trees and power lines were also knocked down. One tree fell on a mobile home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- February 27, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Aberdeen
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -88.550
One mobile home was destroyed. A small building was blown into the street. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba
- When
- February 27, 5:15 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba County, Dorsey to Fulton
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -88.350
A roof was blown off of a house. A 400 foot cellular phone tower was destroyed. Several other homes and shops were damaged. Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- February 27, 5:20 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Montpelier to Pheba
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -88.950
Several homes suffered roof damage. Some trees and power lines were also blown down.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 27, 1999
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- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999
- Hail in Missouri, February 27, 1999
- Tornado in Kentucky, February 27, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 27, 1999
- Hail in Missouri, February 27, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 27, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, February 27, 1999
- Hail in Texas, February 27, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999
- Hail in Illinois, February 27, 1999
More
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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: 5688615, 5688616, 5688617, 5688618, 5688718, 5688719, 5688720, 5688721.