Mississippi, 1998

Hail in Mississippi, March 19, 1998

March 19, 1998 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$760
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chickasaw

When
March 19, 6:25 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where
Chickasaw County, Houston
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$750
Coordinates
33.900, -89.000

Hail, Lowndes

When
March 19, 8:20 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
Where
Lowndes County, 2 mi W of Columbus
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Coordinates
33.500, -88.470

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5639931, 5639932.