Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- March 31, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, 4 mi S of Morton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -89.670
Several trees were blown down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 31, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- March 31, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Burns
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.130, -89.550
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- March 31, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 5 mi NE of Newton
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -89.100
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- March 31, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Decatur
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -89.120
Several trees and power line were blown down.
Hail, Jones
- When
- March 31, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Laurel
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -89.130
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, March 31, 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspouts in California, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 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: 5633839, 5633840, 5633841, 5633842, 5633843.