Mississippi, 1998Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, January 22, 1998
January 22, 1998 · NWS JAN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $150,000
- 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.
Flash Flood, Warren
- When
- January 22, 1:30 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Vicksburg
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were flooded in Vicksburg. Heavy rains also caused a few mud slides.
Hail, Lamar
- When
- January 22, 1:51 AM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Lumberton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.000, -89.450
Several cars and roofs were damaged.
Hail, Forrest
- When
- January 22, 2:37 AM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, Hattiesburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -89.320
Several cars and roofs were damaged.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, January 22, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 199828 events
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 22, 199814 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 22, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Georgia, January 22 to 30, 1998$15,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 22, 19985 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 22, 19984 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22, 19984 events
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 19984 events
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 22, 19983 events
- Flooding in North Carolina, January 22 to 30, 19982 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 1998$4,000 · 2 events
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: 5633723, 5633721, 5633722.