Mississippi, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 15, 2001

April 15, 2001 · NWS MEG · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$157,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 14, 8:35 PM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 8:35 PM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
935 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001

RADAR SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY OVER THE CWA...BUT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AR. EXPECT MOZRE RAIN LATER
TONIGHT...BUT WILL STILL HAVE TO LOWER POPS AND DOWNPLAY THE WORDING
FOR PRECIPITATION TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJOR BREAK. TEMPERATURES AND
WINDS ARE ON TRACK.

.MEG...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 10:52 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS, TN
1152 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    CLARKSDALE                MS   WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01   COAHOMA                        TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
                                          ROOF BLOWN OFF
                                          HOUSE.REPORTED BY LAWg
                                          ENFORCEMENT

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Monroe

When
April 15, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Monroe County, Amory
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large home was destroyed by a fire started by lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
April 15, 5:10 AM CST to 5:15 AM CST
Where
Benton County, Ashland
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.833, -89.167

Several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Alcorn

When
April 15, 5:35 AM CST to 5:40 AM CST
Where
Alcorn County, Corinth
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
34.933, -88.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Tippah

When
April 15, 5:40 AM CST to 5:50 AM CST
Where
Tippah County, Ripley
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.733, -88.950

A couple of trees were blown down.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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.

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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: 5242330, 5242329, 5242327, 5242328.