Mississippi, 1998

Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 1998

June 15, 1998 · NWS JAN · 37 events in 17 counties and zones

26 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$852,000
Crop damage
$100,000
Events
37

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

26 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sharkey

When
June 15, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Sharkey County, Onward
Measured
2.25 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.720, -90.930

Many automobiles and roofs were damaged.

Hail, Yazoo

When
June 15, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 4 mi ENE of Satartia
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.680, -90.480

Hail, Yazoo

When
June 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Bentonia
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.630, -90.370

Hail, Yazoo

When
June 15, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Benton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.830, -90.270

Hail, Madison

When
June 15, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Madison County, Flora
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.550, -90.320

Many automobiles and roofs were damaged.

Hail, Yazoo

When
June 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 1 mi S of Satartia
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.650, -90.550

Cars and roofs were damaged.

Hail, Carroll

When
June 15, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Black Hawk
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.330, -90.020

Cars and roofs were damaged.

Hail, Madison

When
June 15, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Madison County, Madison
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.470, -90.100

Hail, Rankin

When
June 15, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, 3 mi SW of Fannin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.380, -89.980

Hail, Carroll

When
June 15, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Centerville
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.450, -90.030

Many roofs and automobiles were damaged from baseball size hail.

Hail, Lauderdale

When
June 15, 4:53 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Meridian
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.370, -88.720

Hail, Humphreys

When
June 15, 4:56 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, Louise
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.970, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
June 15, 4:59 PM CST
Where
Leake County, Walnut Grove
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.580, -89.470

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
June 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Leake County, Walnut Grove
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.580, -89.470

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Carroll

When
June 15, 5:01 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, 1 mi W of Carrollton
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.500, -89.930

Many automobiles and roofs were damaged.

Hail, Sharkey

When
June 15, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Sharkey County, 5 mi N of Anguilla
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.030, -90.820

Hail, Montgomery

When
June 15, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Duck Hill
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.630, -89.720

Many automobile and roofs were damage from baseball size hail.

Tornado, Scott

When
June 15, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 1 mi NE of Morton
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.370, -89.650

This tornodo touched down briefly and did not cause any damage.

Hail, Grenada

When
June 15, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Grenada County, 5 mi SW of Gore Spgs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.700, -89.680

Tornado, Yazoo

When
June 15, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, Benton
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.830, -90.270

This weak tornado touched down briefly and did not cause any damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kemper

When
June 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Kemper County, Preston
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.880, -88.830

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Scott

When
June 15, 5:52 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Lake
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.350, -89.330

Hail, Newton

When
June 15, 5:53 PM CST
Where
Newton County, Countywide
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.400, -89.100

Three quarter inch hail was reported over most of the county.

Hail, Humphreys

When
June 15, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, 4 mi E of Belzoni
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -90.430

Houses and automobiles were damaged.

Hail, Leflore

When
June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Leflore County, Sidon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.420, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, 5 mi N of Meridian
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.430, -88.720

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Issaquena

When
June 15, 6:27 PM CST
Where
Issaquena County, 3 mi E of Fitler
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.730, -90.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
June 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Leake County, Thomastown
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.870, -89.670

Several trees were blown down. One tree fell on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Attala

When
June 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Attala County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.100, -89.600

Many trees were blown down throughout the county.

Hail, Issaquena

When
June 15, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Issaquena County, Fitler
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.730, -91.030

Hail, Sharkey

When
June 15, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Sharkey County, Onward
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.720, -90.930

An entire cotton crop was destroyed.

Hail, Neshoba

When
June 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.770, -89.120

Considerable damage occurred to automobiles and houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When
June 15, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Yazoo County, 7 mi SW of Yazoo City
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.780, -90.500

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Madison County, Canton
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.620, -90.030

Several trees and large limbs were blown down.

Hail, Neshoba

When
June 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.770, -89.120

Numerous automobiles were damaged by golfball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When
June 15, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County, Philadelphia
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.770, -89.120

Many trees were blown down. Several of the trees fell on cars.

Hail, Lauderdale

When
June 15, 8:04 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Kewanee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.420, -88.450

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 5651175, 5651247, 5651248, 5651249, 5651250, 5651246, 5651252, 5651251, 5651253, 5651350, 5651254, 5651255, 5651258, 5651266, 5651256, 5651263, 5651259, 5651260, 5651267, 5651356, 5651351, 5651257, 5651352, 5651268, 5651269, 5651270, 5651357, 5651262, 5651271, 5651264, 5651265, 5651261, 5651272, 5651349, 5651353, 5651354, 5651355.