Mississippi, 1978Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 24, 1978
April 24, 1978 · NWS T · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- April 24, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- 32.350, -90.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -90.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- April 24, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -90.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds
- When
- April 24, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County
- Coordinates
- 32.180, -90.250
Hail, Lee
- When
- April 24, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -88.720
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 24, 1978$25,000 · F0 · 9 events
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, April 24, 1978$3,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 24, 19781 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 24, 197852 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Kentucky, April 24, 19781.75 in hail · 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: 10051102, 10051103, 10051104, 10051105, 10051106.