Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 8, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 8, 1995
Start: 1995-07-08T09:05
End: 1995-07-08T16:15
Location: Mississippi

July 8, 1995 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $4,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:03 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: July 8, 9:05 AM CST
Where: Lee County, Baldwyn
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Jasper

When: July 8, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Bay Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: July 8, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Knobtown
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, George

When: July 8, 4:15 PM CST
Where: George County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. The wind damage was not concentrated at any one location but was scattered throughout the county.

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: 10330104, 10329937, 10330565, 10330500.