Mississippi, 1989

Hail in Mississippi, April 28, 1989

April 28, 1989 · NWS JAN · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

7 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
7

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

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When
April 28, 12:44 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.350, -90.620

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 28, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.720, -90.870

Hail, Copiah

When
April 28, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Copiah County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -90.330

Hail, Jones

When
April 28, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.850, -89.130

Hail, Newton

When
April 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Newton County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -89.050

Hail, Lauderdale

When
April 28, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.570, -88.480

Hail, Lauderdale

When
April 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
32.620, -88.720

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: 10064434, 10064435, 10064436, 10064437, 10064438, 10064439, 10064440.