Mississippi, 1998

Hail in Mississippi, March 7, 1998

March 7, 1998 · NWS JAN · 14 events in 8 counties and zones

14 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$350,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

14 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Warren

When
March 7, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Warren County, Vicksburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -90.880

Hail, Smith

When
March 7, 4:45 AM CST
Where
Smith County, Mize
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -89.550

Hail, Lincoln

When
March 7, 4:55 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Brookhaven
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.580, -90.450

Hail, Lamar

When
March 7, 4:55 AM CST
Where
Lamar County, Purvis
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
31.150, -89.420

Many roofs of houses and automobile were damaged.

Hail, Lincoln

When
March 7, 4:55 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Brookhaven
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.580, -90.450

Many automobiles and roofs were damaged.

Hail, Forrest

When
March 7, 5:01 AM CST
Where
Forrest County, Hattiesburg
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.320, -89.320

Hail, Forrest

When
March 7, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Forrest County, 3 mi S of Petal
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.300, -89.270

Hail, Simpson

When
March 7, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Simpson County, Pinola
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -89.970

Hail, Lincoln

When
March 7, 5:59 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 3 mi SW of Brookhaven
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -90.480

Hail, Simpson

When
March 7, 6:05 AM CST
Where
Simpson County, Mendenhall
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.950, -89.880

Hail, Warren

When
March 7, 6:50 AM CST
Where
Warren County, Vicksburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -90.880

Hail, Madison

When
March 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Madison County, Madison
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.470, -90.100

Hail, Issaquena

When
March 7, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Issaquena County, Fitler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -91.030

Hail, Lincoln

When
March 7, 12:47 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 2 mi N of Brookhaven
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.620, -90.450

What these are

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

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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: 5633742, 5633746, 5633743, 5633747, 5633752, 5633744, 5633815, 5633745, 5633817, 5633749, 5633750, 5633751, 5633748, 5633816.