Mississippi, 1999

Flood and Hail in Mississippi, March 2, 1999

March 2, 1999 · NWS MEG · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

9 hail, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
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

9 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Panola

When
March 2, 1:43 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
Where
Panola County, Batesville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.320, -89.950

Hail, Lafayette

When
March 2, 2:49 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County, 2 mi N of Oxford
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.400, -89.520

Hail, Panola

When
March 2, 2:55 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Panola County, Sardis
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$50
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
34.430, -89.920

Hail, Pontotoc

When
March 2, 3:45 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County, Pontotoc
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$750
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.250, -89.000

Hail, Union

When
March 2, 4:10 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
Where
Union County, Ingomar to Pinedale
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.420, -89.030

Hail, Lee

When
March 2, 4:30 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Saltillo
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
34.380, -88.680

Hail, Lee

When
March 2, 5:06 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Tupelo Arpt to Verona
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.270, -88.770

Hail ranged in size from dimes to golfballs.

Hail, Pontotoc

When
March 2, 5:08 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc County, Gershorm
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$750
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.080, -89.030

Hail, Itawamba

When
March 2, 5:35 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where
Itawamba County, Fulton
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.270, -88.420

Hail ranged in size from dimes to golfballs.

Flood, Lee

When
March 2, 5:50 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lee County, Countywide
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several streets were flooded after more than 3 inches of rain fell in about 2 hours time.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5691349, 5691350, 5691351, 5691343, 5691344, 5691345, 5691346, 5691347, 5691348, 5691352.