Hail, Jones
- When
- June 20, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 4 mi SW of Ellisville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.570, -89.250
Houses and automobiles were damaged.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 20, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $116,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Covington
- When
- June 20, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, 3 mi NE of Sanford
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.520, -89.400
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Jasper
- When
- June 20, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper County, 2 mi E of Bay Spgs
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -89.270
Many roofs and cars were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, 4 mi NE of Glendale
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -89.250
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County, Sumrall
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -89.550
Several trees were blown down and the tin of a barn roof was peeled off.
Hail, Rankin
- When
- June 20, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Rankin County, Brandon
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -89.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest
- When
- June 20, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest County, 2 mi SW of Hattiesburg
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.300, -89.330
Several trees and power lines 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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 20, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in New York, June 20, 1998
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: 5651359, 5651360, 5651361, 5651363, 5651365, 5651362, 5651364.