Mississippi, 1962

Hail in Mississippi, April 11, 1962

April 11, 1962 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

10 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jasper

When
April 11, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Jasper County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -89.080

Hail, Covington

When
April 11, 6:12 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -89.500

Hail, Yazoo

When
April 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -90.400

Hail, Holmes

When
April 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Holmes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -90.080

Hail, Scott

When
April 11, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -89.500

Hail, Hinds

When
April 11, 9:57 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -90.180

Hail, Hinds

When
April 11, 9:57 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -90.180

Hail, Hinds

When
April 11, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -90.280

Hail, Hinds

When
April 11, 10:08 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -90.180

Hail, Hinds

When
April 11, 10:12 PM CST
Where
Hinds County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.280, -90.180

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10047086, 10047087, 10047088, 10047089, 10047090, 10047091, 10047092, 10047093, 10047094, 10047095.