Hail, Copiah
- When
- February 9, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, 15 mi SW of Hazlehurst
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -90.580
Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 9, 1999
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $145,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Copiah
- When
- February 9, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, 10 mi SW of Hazlehurst
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -90.520
Golfball size hail caused minor damage to several roofs and automobiles.
Hail, Copiah
- When
- February 9, 2:31 PM CST
- Where
- Copiah County, Wesson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -90.400
Golfball size hail caused minor damage to several roofs and automobiles.
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- February 9, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Brookhaven
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.580, -90.450
Golfball size hail caused minor damage to many roofs and automobiles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Covington
- When
- February 9, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, 6 mi E of Collins
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -89.450
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Jones
- When
- February 9, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 3 mi N of Laurel
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.750, -89.130
Hail, Jefferson Davis
- When
- February 9, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County, Bassfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.500, -89.750
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Winter Storm and Damaging Winds in Idaho, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, February 9 to 10, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 9, 1999
- Dust Storm in California, February 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 9, 1999
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, February 1999
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: 5689725, 5689726, 5689727, 5689728, 5689729, 5689799, 5689800.