Mississippi, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 28, 1995

July 28, 1995 · 19 events in 17 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$120,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Webster

When
July 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Mathison
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When
July 28, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Tupelo
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sunflower

When
July 28, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, Inverness
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
July 28, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Lowndes County, Columbus
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Property damage
$100
Coordinates
33.473, -88.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Gusts of 58 mph were measured at the Columbus Air Force Base.

Hail, Winston

When
July 28, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Winston County, Noxapater
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
July 28, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Leake County, Carthage
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.754, -89.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Yalobusha

When
July 28, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County, Water Valley
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
34.028, -89.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newton

When
July 28, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Newton County, Union
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Rankin

When
July 28, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Piney Woods
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail covered the ground.

Hail, Rankin

When
July 28, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Pelahatchie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When
July 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Panola County, Batesville to Sardis
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
34.364, -89.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some vinyl siding was blown off of a house just east of Sardis. A tree was blown down two miles south of Sardis.

Hail, Smith

When
July 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Smith County, Polkville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.018, -89.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
July 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Pulaski
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.406, -89.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Simpson

When
July 28, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Simpson County, Mendenhall
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When
July 28, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Puckett
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down..

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 28, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Monticello
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down..

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 28, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Ruth
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Washington County, Arcola
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees and several large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
July 28, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Eagle Lake
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four mobile homes were destroyed.

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: 10332329, 10330107, 10333068, 10330196, 10332772, 10330084, 10332778, 10330393, 10332758, 10332759, 10330185, 10333052, 10332843, 10332938, 10330059, 10330060, 10330141, 10333352, 10333296.