Hail, Perry
- When
- April 22, 5:25 PM CST to 5:26 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Beaumont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.170, -88.930
Dime size hail was reported in Beaumont.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 22, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Mobile radar (KMOB), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:24 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Greene
- When
- April 22, 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, 2 mi S of State Line
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -88.470
Quarter size hail was reported along State Highway 57 in the northeast corner of Greene county about two miles south of State Line.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- April 22, 5:45 PM CST to 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Richton to Beaumont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -88.950
Several trees were blown down from along State Highway 42 from Richton east to near the town of Brewer.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- April 22, 5:48 PM CST to 5:53 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, Sand Hill to 3 mi of Sand Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -88.820
Several trees were blown down along State Highway 42 from near the Perry and Greene county line to Sand Hill. This is the same storm that blew down trees in Perry county as it moved east of Richton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- April 22, 6:00 PM CST to 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County, Leakesville to State Line
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -88.570
Several trees were blown down along State Highway 57 from near Leakesville to about five miles south of State Line.
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
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- Tornado in South Carolina, April 22, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 22, 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5593003, 5593005, 5593004, 5593006, 5593007.