Hail in Mississippi, March 15, 1995

Name: Hail in Mississippi, March 15, 1995
Start: 1995-03-15T11:25
End: 1995-03-15T18:15
Location: Mississippi

March 15, 1995 · 29 events in 19 counties and zones

29 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 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: $20,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

29 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Amite

When: March 15, 11:25 AM CST
Where: Amite County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.174, -90.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported in the southeast corner of Amite County.

Hail, Walthall

When: March 15, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Walthall County, Tylertown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 31.148, -90.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several cars and windows were damaged.

Hail, Pearl River

When: March 15, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Pearl River County, Picayune
Measured: 0.25 in hail
Coordinates: 30.769, -89.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pea-size hail was reported near Picayune.

Hail, Lawrence

When: March 15, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Monticello
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, George

When: March 15, 12:35 PM CST
Where: George County, Lucedale
Measured: 0.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.863, -88.644 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marble-size hail covered the ground near Lucedale.

Hail, Pearl River

When: March 15, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Pearl River County, Silver Run
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.769, -89.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported on Highway 53 just inside the Pearl River County line about seven miles southwest of Silver Run.

Hail, Jefferson Davis

When: March 15, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Carson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.734, -91.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When: March 15, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Improve
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lamar

When: March 15, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, Purvis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Perry

When: March 15, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Perry County, New Augusta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.172, -88.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported along Highway 98 near New Augusta. The hail covered the ground a few inches in places.

Hail, Greene

When: March 15, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Leakesville to to McLain
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported along Highway 57 between Leakesville and McLain.

Hail, Greene

When: March 15, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Pisgah
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported near Pisgah.

Hail, Forrest

When: March 15, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Forrest County, Glendale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Simpson

When: March 15, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Simpson County, Harrisville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Simpson

When: March 15, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Simpson County, Magee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jones

When: March 15, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Laurel
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail accumulated to eight inches deep.

Hail, Jones

When: March 15, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Laurel
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rankin

When: March 15, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Rankin County, Puckett
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jones

When: March 15, 2:21 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Laurel
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jones

When: March 15, 2:43 PM CST
Where: Jones County, Laurel
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Perry

When: March 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Perry County, New Augusta
Measured: 0.5 in hail
Coordinates: 31.172, -88.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marble-size hail was reported near New Augusta.

Hail, Greene

When: March 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Pisgah
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.214, -88.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail was reported near Pisgah (On Highway 63 southeast of Leakesville). Hailed from two different storms that day.

Hail, Jasper

When: March 15, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, Stringer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Perry

When: March 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Lizana
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.172, -88.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail fell near Lizana.

Hail, Newton

When: March 15, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Newton County, Newton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lauderdale

When: March 15, 3:59 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Neshoba

When: March 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lauderdale

When: March 15, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Meridian
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kemper

When: March 15, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Kemper County, Binnsville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.755, -88.641 (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.

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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: 10331143, 10333190, 10330220, 10330056, 10330492, 10330221, 10329962, 10330245, 10330480, 10330251, 10330561, 10330562, 10329867, 10332931, 10332932, 10329835, 10329836, 10332747, 10329837, 10329838, 10330252, 10330563, 10329929, 10330253, 10330387, 10330029, 10330322, 10330030, 10330455.