Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw
- When
- May 28, 3:35 PM CST to 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Houston
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -89.000
A tree was blown on top of a truck.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 28, 1998
11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $51,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Tate
- When
- May 28, 3:50 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Tate County, Independence
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -89.800
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- May 28, 4:10 PM CST to 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -89.000
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- May 28, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -89.000
Hail ranging from golfball to baseball size fell in Pontotoc.
Hail, De Soto
- When
- May 28, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, Lewisburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 34.870, -89.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Pontotoc
- When
- May 28, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -89.000
A large section of the roof was blown off a mattress factory. A grain elevator was badly damaged. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- May 28, 4:50 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Pittsboro
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $50
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -89.330
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- May 28, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Randolph
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -89.170
Hail, Union
- When
- May 28, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, Ingomar
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $760
- Coordinates
- 34.420, -89.030
Hail ranging from dime to golf ball size fell in Ingomar.
Hail, Coahoma
- When
- May 28, 5:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coahoma County, Clarksdale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -90.580
Hail, Union
- When
- May 28, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, New Albany
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -89.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Chickasaw
- When
- May 28, 5:40 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Okolona
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -88.750
A few trees were knocked down.
Hail, Clay
- When
- May 28, 5:43 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Montpelier
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -88.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Tippah
- When
- May 28, 6:15 PM CST to 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Tippah County, 3 mi SW of Bluff
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.580, -88.980
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- May 28, 7:05 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Ashland
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -89.170
Some trees were knocked down.
Hail, Monroe
- When
- May 28, 7:20 PM CST to 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Aberdeen
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -88.550
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 28 to 29, 1998
- Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 28, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 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: 5649241, 5648610, 5648611, 5648612, 5649239, 5649240, 5648613, 5648614, 5648615, 5648616, 5648617, 5648618, 5648619, 5648620, 5648621, 5649238.