Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 27, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 27, 1995
Start: 1995-01-27T14:40
End: 1995-01-27T21:08
Location: Mississippi

January 27, 1995 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Hail, Washington

When: January 27, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Wayside
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-sized hail covered the ground.

Hail, Washington

When: January 27, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Greenville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bolivar

When: January 27, 4:36 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, Cleveland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sunflower

When: January 27, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Parchman
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tallahatchie

When: January 27, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Tallahatchie County, Charleston
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.951, -90.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: January 27, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Bellefontaine
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Leflore

When: January 27, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Leflore County, Greenwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When: January 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Winona
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Winston

When: January 27, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Adams

When: January 27, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Adams County, Natchez
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: January 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Walthall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: January 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Clay County to Montpelier
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph)
Coordinates: 33.656, -88.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Noxubee

When: January 27, 9:08 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County, Macon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10333341, 10333342, 10330703, 10333065, 10333074, 10332325, 10330119, 10330364, 10332355, 10329351, 10332326, 10330961, 10330165.