Mississippi, 1998

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 3, 1998

May 3, 1998 · NWS JAN · 16 events in 10 counties and zones

14 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$4,000
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.

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Event by event

14 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Copiah

When
May 3, 12:28 PM CST
Where
Copiah County, Hazlehurst
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When
May 3, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County, Prentiss
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
31.600, -89.880

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Smith

When
May 3, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Smith County, Taylorsville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.830, -89.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
May 3, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Heidelberg
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.880, -89.000

Twenty six trees were blown down .

Hail, Jasper

When
May 3, 12:58 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Paulding
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -89.050

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 3, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Brookhaven
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.580, -90.450

Hail, Jones

When
May 3, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Jones County, Laurel
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -89.130

Hail, Simpson

When
May 3, 1:29 PM CST
Where
Simpson County, Magee
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -89.730

Golfball size hail covered the ground.

Hail, Clarke

When
May 3, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Clarke County, Quitman
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -88.730

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 3, 1:36 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Auburn
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.350, -90.620

Hail, Jasper

When
May 3, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Bay Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -89.300

Hail, Simpson

When
May 3, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Simpson County, Magee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.870, -89.730

Hail, Adams

When
May 3, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Adams County, Fenwick
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -91.230

Hail, Franklin

When
May 3, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Bude
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -90.850

Hail, Franklin

When
May 3, 3:08 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Meadville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -90.900

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Arlington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.420, -90.570

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: 5641038, 5641039, 5641040, 5641035, 5641041, 5641042, 5641043, 5641044, 5641045, 5641046, 5641036, 5641037, 5641050, 5641047, 5641048, 5641049.