Mississippi, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1998

May 28, 1998 · NWS JAN · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Leflore

When
May 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Leflore County, Swiftown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.300, -90.430

Hail, Webster

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Mathiston
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.530, -89.120

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Duck Hill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.630, -89.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Duck Hill
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.630, -89.720

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Sunflower

When
May 28, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Sunflower County, 2 mi N of Indianola
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.480, -90.650

Hail, Humphreys

When
May 28, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Humphreys County, Belzoni
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.180, -90.500

Hail, Jasper

When
May 28, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Stringer
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.870, -89.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Smith

When
May 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Smith County, 8 mi NE of Taylorsville
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.920, -89.330

Several trees and power line were blown down.

Hail, Hinds

When
May 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Hinds County, Brownsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.450, -90.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 8 mi W of Canton
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
32.620, -90.170

Several trees were blwon 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.

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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: 5641487, 5641488, 5647138, 5647139, 5641490, 5641489, 5641491, 5641492, 5641493, 5641548.