Mississippi, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 29, 2002

April 29, 2002 · NWS JAN · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
$22,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 Apr 28, 11:28 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 11:28 PM CST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1228 AM CDT MON APR 29 2002

AT MIDNIGHT...SUBJECTIVE SURFACE ANALYSIS HAS FRONT AROUND THE U.S.
HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG
THE FRONT LATE THIS EVENING...AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER
180 HAS BEEN ISSUED BY SPC UNTIL 400 AM.  WITH THIS IN MIND...A
QUICK UPDATE WILL BE COMING TO INCLUDE MENTION OF THE WATCH (AND
SEVERE) ACROSS THE AFFECTED COUNTIES.  IM ALSO PLANNING ON REMOVING
THE MENTION OF PRECIP FROM GRENADA COUNTY.  UPDATE OUT IN A FEW
MINUTES.

FCSTID = 10

.JAN...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leflore

When
April 29, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Leflore County, Morgan City
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees down in and around town. Pea sized hail also fell.

Hail, Carroll

When
April 29, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Carroll County, Black Hawk
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.333, -90.017

Quarter-sized hail fell in and around town. A few trees were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When
April 29, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Jasper County, 4 mi W of Moss
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.817, -89.267

Damaging, straight-line winds caused heavy damage to several chicken house and to a barn.

Hail, Clarke

When
April 29, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Clarke County, Shubuta
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
31.850, -88.700

Hail, Bolivar

When
April 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Bolivar County, Scott
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
33.600, -91.083

What these are

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: 5290540, 5290541, 5290542, 5290543, 5290544.