Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1995
Start: 1995-05-28T12:50
End: 1995-05-28T16:40
Location: Mississippi

May 28, 1995 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: May 28, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A couple of trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When: May 28, 1:12 PM CST
Where: Leake County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.754, -89.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down along Highway 25.

Hail, Pike

When: May 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Pike County, Osyka
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Newton

When: May 28, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Newton County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Walthall

When: May 28, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Walthall County, Tylertown
Coordinates: 31.148, -90.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriffs office reported several trees and large tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: May 28, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: May 28, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Wayne County, Whistler
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.641, -88.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large tree limbs were blown down in the road 10 miles northwest of Whistler.

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, May 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: 10330327, 10330083, 10330343, 10330392, 10333192, 10329843, 10333360.