Hail, Lee
- When
- June 27, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Tupelo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -88.720
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 27, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto
- When
- June 27, 6:30 PM CST to 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, Olive Branch
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.970, -89.820
Numerous large trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alcorn
- When
- June 27, 8:30 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Alcorn County, Corinth
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.930, -88.520
A few houses were damaged. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 27 to 28, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 27, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 27, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, June 27 to 29, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 27, 1997
- Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, June 27, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, June 1997
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: 5609293, 5609292, 5609294.