Mississippi, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 31, 2001

March 31, 2001 · NWS MEG · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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.

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 Mar 31, 3:30 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:30 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CST SAT MAR 31 2001

HAIL STORMS NOW GETTING READY TO ENTER W CWA...BEEN A REPORT OF
SEVERE HAIL IN WHITE COUNTY AR...JUST UPSTREAM FROM US. STORMS ARE
AHEAD OF A FRONT FROM STL TO ARG TO LIT TO TXK. THIS FRONT WILL SAG
ON SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH THIS EVENING. ABOUT 7 TO 10
DEGREES COOLER TNGHT THAN LAST NIGHT.

NEXT SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR NEXT
WED.

.MEG...NONE.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, De Soto

When
March 31, 4:57 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
Where
De Soto County, Hernando
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.817, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When
March 31, 4:57 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
Where
De Soto County, Hernando
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.817, -90.000

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, De Soto

When
March 31, 5:08 PM CST
Where
De Soto County, 2 mi E of Hernando
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.817, -89.967

Hail, Marshall

When
March 31, 5:30 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Red Banks
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.833, -89.567

Hail, Quitman

When
March 31, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Quitman County, Crowder
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.183, -90.133

Hail, Coahoma

When
March 31, 6:45 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
Where
Coahoma County, Clarksdale
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$20
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.200, -90.583

Hail, Yalobusha

When
March 31, 7:42 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha County, Coffeeville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.967, -89.700

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.

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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: 5235600, 5235601, 5235602, 5235603, 5235604, 5235605, 5235606.