Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 20, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 20, 1995
Start: 1995-03-20T17:20
End: 1995-03-20T20:22
Location: Mississippi

March 20, 1995 · 17 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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

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

Hail, De Soto

When: March 20, 5:20 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Southaven
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 34.875, -89.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, De Soto

When: March 20, 5:45 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Southaven
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 34.875, -89.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When: March 20, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Byhalia
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.762, -89.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, De Soto

When: March 20, 6:04 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Hernando
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 34.875, -89.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: March 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Michigan City
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 34.817, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One large tree was knocked down and blocked a highway.

Hail, Benton

When: March 20, 6:12 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Michigan City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 34.817, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When: March 20, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Victoria
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 34.762, -89.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Benton

When: March 20, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Ashland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 34.817, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Alcorn

When: March 20, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Alcorn County, Rienzi
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.881, -88.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Alcorn

When: March 20, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Alcorn County, Rienzi
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.881, -88.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tishomingo

When: March 20, 6:58 PM CST
Where: Tishomingo County, Burnsville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.740, -88.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When: March 20, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Tupelo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When: March 20, 7:54 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Guntown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When: March 20, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Baldwyn
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When: March 20, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Bleden
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When: March 20, 8:12 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Tupelo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lee

When: March 20, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Tupelo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.290, -88.680 (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

Every storm in Mississippi in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, March 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: 10331154, 10331155, 10330285, 10331156, 10330626, 10330627, 10330286, 10330628, 10331129, 10331130, 10333119, 10330095, 10330096, 10330097, 10330098, 10330099, 10330100.