Hail, Rankin
- When
- March 31, 12:20 AM CST to 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Pearl to Brandon
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Coordinates
- 32.280, -90.120
Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 1996
A large area of up to three inch hail fell over central Rankin county. The largest hail of three inches fell in the Crossgates subdivision, just east of Brandon.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A large area of up to three inch hail fell over central Rankin county. The largest hail of three inches fell in the Crossgates subdivision, just east of Brandon. The majority of the hail across the area was golfball to baseball size. Many roofs of houses were damaged and thousands of automobiles were damaged. Windows of cars and houses were broken out.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5548673.