Mississippi, 2001Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 12, 2001
May 12, 2001 · NWS JAN · 9 events in 5 counties and zones
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 12, 9:10 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 9:10 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1010 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2001
NOT MUCH GOING ON ALONG...RIGHT NOW. BEST MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AHEAD
OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT AT 15Z LOOKS TO BE WELL WEST OF HERE
TOWARDS SHREVEPORT. A FEW TSTORMS ONGOING OVER FAR EAST TX SOUTH OF
THIS BULLSEYE AS ONE WOULD EXPECT. ACROSS OUR AREA....PLENTY OF
ONGOING INSOLATION LENDING TO AN AXIS OF -4 LI/S FROM VICKSBURG...TO
JACKSON...TO COLUMBUS AS DEW PTS REMAIN WELL INTO THE 60S. GOOD
INSOLATION/DESTABILIZATION EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WILL COINCIDE WITH
SOME WEAK FRONTAL CONVERGENCE TO POP A FEW STORMS. FEEL CURRENT
20-30 POPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON LOOKS VERY REASON5ABLE AND FORESEE NO
MAJOR CHANGES TO ONGOING FORECAST. WILL DO AN UPDATE HOWEVER TO
REMOVE TEMPORAL WORDING.
.JAN...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
/05
Hail, Neshoba
- When
- May 12, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Neshoba County, Crossroads
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -88.950
One inch diameter hail caused minor damage to several roofs in the vicinity of Crossroads.
Hail, Neshoba
- When
- May 12, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Neshoba County, 2 mi S of Crossroads
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 32.717, -88.950
Hail, Scott
- When
- May 12, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Hillsboro
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -89.517
Hail, Newton
- When
- May 12, 12:41 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Union
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.567, -89.117
Minor damage occurred to several roofs from quarter size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- May 12, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County, Newton
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.317, -89.167
Several trees were blown down.
Hail, Scott
- When
- May 12, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Forest
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -89.483
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 12, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 6 mi WNW of Brookhaven
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.617, -90.550
Hail of up to quarter size caused minor roof damage to homes in the Lloyd Star community.
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 12, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 4 mi W of Brookhaven
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.583, -90.517
Hail, Hinds
- When
- May 12, 3:33 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds County, West Jackson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.317, -90.200
Hail of up to quarter size caused minor damage to cars and homes in a populated area in the vicinity of Robinson Road and Highway 80.
- 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 California, May 12, 20011 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, May 12, 20011 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Texas, May 12, 20014 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 12, 2001$40,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 12, 20011.75 in hail · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in New York, May 12, 2001$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, May 12, 2001$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 12, 2001F0 · 5 events
- Hail in Florida, May 12, 20011 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 12, 200150 kt wind · 3 events
- Excessive Heat in Massachusetts, May 12, 20012 events
- Hail in Texas, May 12, 2001$2,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 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: 5245232, 5245233, 5245237, 5245234, 5245236, 5245235, 5245238, 5245239, 5245240.