Mississippi, 1999

Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 5, 1999

May 5, 1999 · NWS JAN · 37 events in 16 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
37

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sunflower

When
May 5, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.620, -90.620

Hail, Washington

When
May 5, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Wayside
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.270, -91.030

Hail, Sunflower

When
May 5, 4:52 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, Indianola
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
33.450, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When
May 5, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County, Cleveland
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.750, -90.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar

When
May 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County, Pace
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.800, -90.870

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Washington

When
May 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Washington County, 3 mi W of Leland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.400, -90.970

Hail, Washington

When
May 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Leland
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.400, -90.920

Hail, Issaquena

When
May 5, 5:28 PM CST
Where
Issaquena County, Mayersville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.900, -91.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Issaquena

When
May 5, 5:28 PM CST
Where
Issaquena County, Mayersville
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.900, -91.070

Several power poles were snapped in half.

Hail, Leflore

When
May 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Leflore County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.550, -90.270

Hail, Sharkey

When
May 5, 5:39 PM CST
Where
Sharkey County, Anguilla
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.970, -90.820

Hail, Sunflower

When
May 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.620, -90.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 5, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Hollandale
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.170, -90.870

A house received major damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 5, 5:54 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Hollandale
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.170, -90.870

Several homes received roof damage.

Tornado, Yazoo

When
May 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 3 mi N of Yazoo City
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.900, -90.420

This weak tornado moved across an open field and no damage was reported.

Tornado, Humphreys

When
May 5, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, 2 mi S of Belzoni
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
33.150, -90.500

This weak tornado blew down several trees along highway 49.

Tornado, Leflore

When
May 5, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Leflore County, 5 mi S of Greenwood
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.450, -90.180

This short-lived weak tornado blew a couple of mobile homes over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When
May 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Holmes County, 5 mi NE of Durant
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.130, -89.800

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
May 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Black Hawk
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.330, -90.020

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 5, 6:50 PM CST to 6:58 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Duck Hill to 4 mi E of Duck Hill
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.630, -89.780

Straight line winds caused widespread tree damage in an area three quarter miles wide and eight miles long. Several homes received damage and a couple of barns were destroyed.

Hail, Carroll

When
May 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Vaiden
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.330, -89.750

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 5, 7:02 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Winona
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.480, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Grenada

When
May 5, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Grenada County, Grenada
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.780, -89.820

Trees and power lines were blown down and roofing was torn off of a commercial building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When
May 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, Belzoni Muni Arpt
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.150, -90.520

A couple of planes were overturned and a hangar received minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When
May 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, 2 mi N of Belzoni
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.220, -90.500

Numerous power poles were blown down along highway 49 and two commercial buildings received minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
May 5, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, 3 mi E of Carrollton
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.500, -89.870

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When
May 5, 7:23 PM CST
Where
Attala County, 7 mi N of Kosciusko
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.150, -89.580

Several trees were blown down onto a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When
May 5, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, 8 mi NW of Boyer
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.620, -90.750

Minor roof damage occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When
May 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Holmes County, Cruger
Property damage
$60,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.320, -90.230

Two homes were destroyed and several trees were blown down.

Tornado, Webster

When
May 5, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Tomnolen
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.480, -89.370

This weak tornado crossed an open field and no damage was reported.

Flash Flood, Holmes

When
May 5, 7:50 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where
Holmes County, Countywide
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.124, -90.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Torrential rain flooded numerous roads and a few homes.

Flash Flood, Humphreys

When
May 5, 7:50 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, Countywide
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.129, -90.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Torrential rain flooded numerous roads and a few homes.

Flash Flood, Montgomery

When
May 5, 7:50 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Countywide
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Torrential rain flooded numerous roads and a few homes.

Hail, Clay

When
May 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.630, -88.730

Hail, Yazoo

When
May 5, 8:43 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 5 mi W of Yazoo City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.850, -90.500

Golfball size hail knocked the windows out of a police car and produced minor damage to other vehicles and homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
May 5, 8:46 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 5 mi W of Yazoo City
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.850, -90.500

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Hinds

When
May 5, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Hinds County, Terry
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.100, -90.300

What these are

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.
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.
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.

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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: 5699580, 5699583, 5699663, 5699581, 5699585, 5699582, 5699584, 5699586, 5699662, 5699665, 5699668, 5699666, 5699767, 5699664, 5699667, 5699670, 5699676, 5699673, 5699677, 5699679, 5699669, 5699680, 5699678, 5699671, 5699672, 5699675, 5699681, 5699579, 5699674, 5699682, 5699768, 5699769, 5699770, 5699766, 5699683, 5699765, 5699771.