Mississippi, 2001Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, February 21, 2001
February 21, 2001 · NWS MEG · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $43,000
- 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 Feb 21, 7:10 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 7:10 PM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
710 PM CST WED FEB 21 2001
ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE NEEDED MINOR UPDATING TO REMOVE THE TERM
DEVELOPING SINCE RAIN HAS DEVELOPED SOMEWHERE5 IN ALL ZONE GROUPS.
.MEG...NONE.
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- February 21, 9:45 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Randolph
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.183, -89.167
Hail ranged in size from dimes near Randolph to golfballs south of Pontotoc.
Thunderstorm Wind, Itawamba
- When
- February 21, 10:35 PM CST to 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Itawamba County, Evergreen
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.167, -88.517
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- February 21, 10:45 PM CST to 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi S of Smithville
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.050, -88.400
A few homes had damage to their roofs. Numerous large trees were knocked down.
Hail, Monroe
- When
- February 21, 10:45 PM CST to 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi S of Smithville
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.050, -88.400
- 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.
- Rip Current in Guam, February 21, 20011 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 21, 2001$250,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 21, 2001$81,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 21, 2001$120,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Missouri, February 21, 2001$25,000 · 31 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 21, 2001$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 21 to 22, 200114 events
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 21 to 22, 200112 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, February 21, 20019 events
- Ice Storm in Missouri, February 21, 20017 events
- Extreme Cold in Maine, February 21 to 22, 20016 events
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 22, 20014 events
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: 5232555, 5232556, 5232557, 5232558.