Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 27 to 28, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 27 to 28, 1998
Start: 1998-04-27T14:45
End: 1998-04-28T01:25
Location: Mississippi

April 27 to 28, 1998 · NWS JAN · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $128,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

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

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Webster County, 2 mi S of Eupora
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.500, -89.280

Hail, Bolivar

When: April 27, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, Scott
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 33.600, -91.080

Many automobiles and roof tops were damaged.

Hail, Bolivar

When: April 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Bolivar County, Shaw
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.600, -90.820

Hail, Sunflower

When: April 27, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Ruleville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.730, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Sunflower

When: April 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Ruleville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 33.730, -90.570

A porch was blown off a mobile home and severeal trees were blown down.

Hail, Sunflower

When: April 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Sunflower County, Ruleville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.730, -90.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: April 27, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Port Gibson
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 31.970, -91.000

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: April 28, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Warren County, Le Tourneau
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.220, -90.950

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When: April 28, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Hinds County, 4 mi NE of Edwards
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.370, -90.550

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 28, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Flora
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 32.550, -90.320

A roof was blown off of an airport hanger and several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 28, 1:25 AM CST
Where: Madison County, 7 mi W of Canton
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.620, -90.150

Several trees were blown 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

Every storm in Mississippi in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, April 1998

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: 5636593, 5636594, 5636595, 5636596, 5636597, 5636598, 5636599, 5636603, 5636600, 5636601, 5636602.