Hail, Bolivar
- When
- February 17, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar County, Mound Bayou
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.883, -90.733
Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 17, 2000
4 hail, 2 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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Little Rock radar (KLZK), 176 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:01 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Smith
- When
- February 17, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, 6 mi W of Raleigh
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.033, -89.633
Hail, Smith
- When
- February 17, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, 8 mi N of Raleigh
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -89.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- February 17, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, 2 mi N of Raleigh
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.067, -89.533
A few trees were blown down.
Hail, Smith
- When
- February 17, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County, 12 mi NE of Raleigh
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.150, -89.383
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- February 17, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, 3 mi S of Newton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -89.167
A few trees were blown 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Ice Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, February 2000
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: 5134734, 5134735, 5134736, 5134738, 5134737, 5134739.