Mississippi, 1999Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 22, 1999
January 22, 1999 · NWS MEG · 27 events in 15 counties and zones
13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Hail
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $185,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
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.
Event by event
13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, De Soto
- When
- January 22, 5:10 AM CST to 5:20 AM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, Horn Lake
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -90.030
A tornado touched down in Horn Lake. Five homes suffered serious structural damage while 100 other homes had lesser damage.
Hail, Tallahatchie
- When
- January 22, 8:15 AM CST to 8:20 AM CST
- Where
- Tallahatchie County, Enid
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -89.950
Hail, Panola
- When
- January 22, 8:22 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Panola County, Pope
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -89.950
Hail, Yalobusha
- When
- January 22, 8:25 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Yalobusha County, Oakland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.050, -89.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette
- When
- January 22, 9:00 AM CST to 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, Oxford
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.370, -89.520
A few trees were knocked down near the campus of the University of Mississippi.
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- January 22, 9:05 AM CST to 9:10 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, Splinter
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.280, -89.680
Hail, Lee
- When
- January 22, 12:30 PM CST to 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Tupelo Arpt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $60
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -88.770
Hail ranged in size from dimes to nickles.
Tornado, Alcorn
- When
- January 22, 12:35 PM CST to 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Alcorn County, Corinth
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -88.520
The tornado started on the south side of Corinth and moved northeast. Thirty-one business and several homes were damaged. A metal building was heavily damaged. Some large trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss
- When
- January 22, 1:15 PM CST to 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, 3 mi NE of Hazeldell
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -88.370
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo
- When
- January 22, 1:20 PM CST to 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, 6 mi W of Belmont
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -88.320
At least five trees were knocked down.
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- January 22, 1:55 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Pittsboro
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -89.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- January 22, 2:10 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Quincy
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -88.370
Several homes suffered roof damage. A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Prentiss
- When
- January 22, 3:15 PM CST to 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, New Site
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -88.420
Several trees were blown down.
Tornado, Prentiss
- When
- January 22, 3:15 PM CST to 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, Booneville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -88.550
A tornado touched down near Booneville. Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tishomingo
- When
- January 22, 3:45 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, 3 mi S of Tishomingo
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -88.230
Several barns had their doors blown off. A few trees were also knocked down.
Flood, Alcorn
- When
- January 22, 4:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Alcorn County, Corinth
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.881, -88.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were closed by flooding due to heavy rainfall.
Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- January 22, 4:20 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Thorn
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $50
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -89.100
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- January 22, 4:37 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Troy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.120, -88.900
Hail, Lee
- When
- January 22, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Tupelo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $850
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -88.720
Hail ranged in size from quarter to golfball.
Hail, Lee
- When
- January 22, 5:10 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Baldwyn
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -88.630
Tornado, Lee
- When
- January 22, 5:10 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Baldwyn
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -88.630
A tornado briefly touched down near Baldwyn producing little damage.
Hail, Prentiss
- When
- January 22, 5:20 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, Wheeler
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -88.600
Tornado, Prentiss
- When
- January 22, 5:20 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Prentiss County, Wheeler
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $100
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -88.600
A tornado briefly touched down near Wheeler producing little damage.
Hail, Itawamba
- When
- January 22, 5:22 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba County, Dorsey
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -88.350
Hail, Tishomingo
- When
- January 22, 5:50 PM CST to 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Iuka
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -88.170
Flash Flood, Tishomingo
- When
- January 22, 8:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tishomingo County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.740, -88.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A number of roads were washed out across the county. One man was killed when he tried to cross a flooded road in his vehicle.
Flash Flood, Benton
- When
- January 22, 8:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Ashland
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.817, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One section of a road was washed out due to the flash flooding.
- 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, January 22, 19991 death · 11 injured · $74 million · F3 · 3 events
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 31, 19992 deaths · $3,000 · 4 events
- Tornado in Illinois, January 22, 1999$800,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 22, 1999$1.2 million · F0 · 55 events
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 25, 1999$14 million · 3 events
- Hail in Texas, January 22, 1999$10 million · 4.5 in hail · 9 events
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 31, 1999$9.0 million · 8 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 22, 19996 injured · $200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 30, 1999$5.0 million · 4 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 22, 19992 injured · $500,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 23, 1999$1.0 million · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, January 22 to 24, 19991 injured · $125,000 · 1.75 in hail · 27 events
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: 5685988, 5685855, 5685856, 5685857, 5685990, 5685858, 5685859, 5685860, 5685987, 5685861, 5685862, 5685863, 5685864, 5685984, 5685865, 5685989, 5685866, 5685867, 5685868, 5685869, 5685985, 5685870, 5685986, 5685871, 5685872, 5685991, 5685992.