Mississippi, 2000Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000
February 18, 2000 · NWS JAN · 13 events in 11 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $387,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bolivar
- When
- February 18, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bolivar County, Pace
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -90.867
A radio tower was blown down onto a house. A middle school received minor damage. Trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower
- When
- February 18, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sunflower County, Drew
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.817, -90.533
The roof was blown off of a police station. Several homes were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower
- When
- February 18, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sunflower County, 4 mi S of Parchman
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.867, -90.500
Several homes were damaged. Tractor-trailer trucks were flipped over and several power poles were blown down.
Hail, Washington
- When
- February 18, 5:06 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Greenville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.400, -91.050
Tornado, Grenada
- When
- February 18, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grenada County, Hardy
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.883, -89.850
Several trees were blown down by this weak tornado.
Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore
- When
- February 18, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Leflore County, 1 mi N of Itta Bena
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.517, -90.333
Numerous large limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- February 18, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 5 mi SE of Carrollton
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -89.850
Numerous trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 18, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Winona
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 33.483, -89.733
Several trees were blown down.
Hail, Oktibbeha
- When
- February 18, 8:13 PM CST
- Where
- Oktibbeha County, Starkville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 33.467, -88.833
Tornado, Lowndes
- When
- February 18, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lowndes County, 2 mi W of Golden Triangle Rgnl
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -88.617
This tornado passed through open field and no damage was reported.
Hail, Lowndes
- When
- February 18, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lowndes County, Columbus
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -88.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Leake
- When
- February 18, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Leake County, 6 mi N of Carthage
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.817, -89.533
A street sign and several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba
- When
- February 18, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Neshoba County, 8 mi W of Philadelphia
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -89.250
Several trees were blown down.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 20003 deaths · $6.7 million · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 20001 death · $2.2 million · 11 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 20001 death · $35,000 · 13 events
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 20001 death · 10 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000$11 million · 12 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000$5.0 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000$2.0 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000$1.3 million · 0.75 in hail · 14 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000$1.6 million · 6 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 20009 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 18, 2000$500,000 · 100 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5134740, 5134741, 5134742, 5134743, 5134744, 5134745, 5134746, 5134747, 5134748, 5134749, 5134750, 5134751, 5134752.