Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 26, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 26, 1995
Start: 1995-07-26T11:15
End: 1995-07-26T19:50
Location: Mississippi

July 26, 1995 · 21 events in 11 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 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: $42,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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

14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oktibbeha

When: July 26, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Oktibbeha County, Starkville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.425, -88.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down on the Mississippi State University Campus.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 26, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Jasper County, Bay Springs
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 26, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Amory
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large tree limbs were blown down on top of some power lines.

Hail, Noxubee

When: July 26, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County, Macon
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: July 26, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Hamilton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: July 26, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Clarke County, Carmichael
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: July 26, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Winston

When: July 26, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Winston County, Louisville
Coordinates: 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Noxubee

When: July 26, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County, Lynn Creek
Coordinates: 33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Noxubee

When: July 26, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Noxubee County, Lynn Creek
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kemper

When: July 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Kemper County, Oak Grove
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Lauderdale

When: July 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: July 26, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Bay Springs
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thirty trees were blown down.

Hail, Jasper

When: July 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Bay Springs
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thirty trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: July 26, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Eastabuchie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 60 mph wind were recorded at the Pine Belt Regional Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: July 26, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Rose Hill
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down..

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: July 26, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Purvis
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: July 26, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Eastabuchie
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Forrest

When: July 26, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: July 26, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Forrest County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Mississippi in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, July 1995

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: 10330176, 10329938, 10330358, 10330166, 10330359, 10330887, 10332771, 10340500, 10314087, 10330167, 10330459, 10314086, 10330045, 10358415, 10358416, 10329844, 10329939, 10330541, 10329845, 10329874, 10329875.