Mississippi, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, January 17 to 18, 1999

January 17 to 18, 1999 · NWS MEG · 14 events in 12 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$56,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

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Event by event

12 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Marshall

When
January 17, 6:45 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Slayden
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.950, -89.450

A tornado touched down near Slayden. Two mobile homes were destroyed. A new house under construction was levelled. A parked 18-wheeler was overturned. A few trees were blown down with one tree falling on a house.

Hail, Alcorn

When
January 17, 8:05 PM CST to 8:10 PM CST
Where
Alcorn County, Corinth
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.930, -88.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
January 17, 8:10 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Benton County, Ashland
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.830, -89.170

Several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Panola

When
January 17, 8:48 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where
Panola County, Tocowa to Batesville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$60
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.220, -90.070

Hail ranged in sized from dimes near Tocowa to nickles near Batesville.

Hail, Tallahatchie

When
January 17, 9:10 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
Where
Tallahatchie County, Sumner
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
33.970, -90.380

Hail, Yalobusha

When
January 17, 9:45 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County, Water Vly
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.170, -89.630

Hail, Union

When
January 17, 9:47 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where
Union County, Enterprise
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$750
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
34.470, -89.170

Hail, Prentiss

When
January 17, 9:52 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Prentiss County, Blackland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.650, -88.670

Hail, Union

When
January 17, 9:58 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where
Union County, Myrtle to New Albany
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.570, -89.120

Dime size hail fell between Myrtle and New Albany.

Hail, Pontotoc

When
January 17, 10:15 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.220, -89.030

Dime size hail fell across much of county.

Hail, Lee

When
January 17, 10:55 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Tupelo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.270, -88.720

Hail, Lee

When
January 17, 11:20 PM CST to 11:25 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Nettleton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.100, -88.630

Hail, Chickasaw

When
January 17, 11:25 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
Where
Chickasaw County, Okolona
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.000, -88.750

Hail, Monroe

When
January 18, 12:05 AM CST to 12:10 AM CST
Where
Monroe County, Amory
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.980, -88.500

What these are

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.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685581, 5685497, 5685498, 5685499, 5685500, 5685501, 5685502, 5685503, 5685580, 5685504, 5685493, 5685494, 5685495, 5685496.