Mississippi, 1988

Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 12, 1988

March 12, 1988 · NWS JAN · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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

9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Newton

When
March 12, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -89.100

Hail, Neshoba

When
March 12, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -89.120

Hail, Noxubee

When
March 12, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Noxubee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.100, -88.550

Hail, Kemper

When
March 12, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Kemper County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -88.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
March 12, 4:23 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

Hail, Lauderdale

When
March 12, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

Hail, Clarke

When
March 12, 5:07 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -88.730

Hail, Clarke

When
March 12, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -88.730

Hail, Jones

When
March 12, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.480, -89.050

Hail, Wayne

When
March 12, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.670, -88.650

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.

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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: 10061475, 10061476, 10061477, 10061478, 10061479, 10061480, 10061481, 10061482, 10061483, 10061484.