Mississippi, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 21, 2002

July 21, 2002 · NWS JAN · 24 events in 16 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$56,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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 Jul 21, 3:17 AM CST, 9 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:17 AM CST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
300 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002...CORRECTED PRELIM NUMBERS

MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM WILL BE DISTRIBUTION OF CONVECTION NEXT FEW
DAYS. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN WELL ABOVE 1.5 INCHES OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO PROBLEM WILL BE DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF
FORCING. AFTERNOON HEATING WILL PRODUCE AT LEAST ISOLATED COVERAGE
EVERYWHERE BUT BEST CHANCE FOR TODAY LOOKS AGAIN TO BE NRN AREA OF
FORECAST AREA. HIGHEST CAPE AND 850 MB THETAE VALUES FORECAST NRN
ZONES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MODELS ALSO SHOW JET MAX DRAPED ACROSS TN
INTO NRN MS THAT SHOULD PROVIDE SMALL AMOUNT OF UPPER DIVERGENCE.
UPPER TROUGH REMAINS EAST OF MS BUT WRN EDGE POKES INTO ERN MS AND
WAVES IN UPPER FLOW MAY PROVIDE SMALL AMOUNT OF FORCING FOR ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEAK SHEAR ZONE
NOTED ON SATELLITE PIX ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MS PUSHING SLOWLY SWD.
THIS WILL AID DEVELOPMENT FOR CENTRAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER
CONVECTION NR MS COAST EXPECTED TO LEAVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT WILL
MAINTAIN CHC OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION INTO SE SXN OF FORECAST AREA.
WITH ALL THESE POSSIBILITIES WILL GO WITH CHC POPS ALL OF AREA
WITH LEAST CHC FOR SW AREAS TODAY.

JET MAX WASHING OUT OVER TN MON AFTERNOON. AIR MASS REMAINS UNSTABLE
WITH BEST CAPES AGAIN NRN ZONES EARLY IN AFTERNOON...INCREASING OVER
CENTRAL AND SRN ZONES BY 00Z TUE...BUT NOT MUCH SEEN IN WAY OF
FORCING.

AVN SLOWER ON SWD PROGRESSION OF NEXT SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT...
DROPPING IT INTO TN/AR TUE MORNING AS DOES THE ETA. AVN MOVES THE
BOUNDARY INTO SRN AREAS WED...WHERE IT STALLS NEAR THE COAST THROUGH
FRI MORNING BEFORE WASHING OUT. WILL GO WITH CURRENT EXTENDED AT
THIS TIME KEEPING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK.

PRELIM NUMBERS:
JAN 94/74/94/74 4232
MEI 95/72/95/72 4232

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

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Event by event

20 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When
July 21, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Copiah County, 5 mi SW of Hazlehurst
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
31.817, -90.467

Several trees and large limbs were blown down across an area road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 21, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Countywide
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
31.550, -90.433

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
July 21, 1:28 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, 5 mi SE of Carrollton
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.450, -89.850

A large tree was blown across State Road 35.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
July 21, 1:28 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, 5 mi W of Black Hawk
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.333, -90.100

Several trees were blown down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
July 21, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Meridian
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.367, -88.717

Large limbs were blown down on powerlines in the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When
July 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Winston County, 6 mi SE of Louisville
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
33.067, -88.983

Numerous trees were blown down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When
July 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Lamar County, Sumrall
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.417, -89.550

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down in the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When
July 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Winston County, 10 mi SW of Louisville
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.033, -89.167

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 21, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Countywide
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.550, -90.433

Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Countywide
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.533, -90.500

Numerous trees were blown down across the county.

Hail, Jasper

When
July 21, 2:18 PM CST
Where
Jasper County, Stringer
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.867, -89.267

Hail, Marion

When
July 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Marion County, 5 mi W of Columbia
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.250, -89.917

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When
July 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Neshoba County, 9 mi N of Philadelphia
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
32.900, -89.117

A couple of trees were blown down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Countywide
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.533, -90.500

Thunderstorm winds produced a 4 to 5 mile wid path of destruction across the county. Trees were blown down, a mobile home was destroyed, and minor damaged occured to several homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 21, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 5 mi W of Bogue Chitto
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
31.433, -90.533

Numerous trees were blown down in the area. One tree fell on a house and resulted in minor damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leake

When
July 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Leake County, Countywide
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.717, -89.517

Numerous trees were blown down across the county. In addition, a roof was also blown off a chicken house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
July 21, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Lowndes County, Columbus
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
33.500, -88.433

A few trees were blown down on powerlines in the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
July 21, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 1 mi W of Cameron
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
32.833, -89.883

Numerous trees were blown down in the area.

Hail, Madison

When
July 21, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Madison County, Ridgeland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
32.433, -90.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Hinds

When
July 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Hinds County, (Jan)thompson Fld Ja
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.317, -90.083

Hail, Rankin

When
July 21, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Brandon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
32.267, -89.983

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
July 21, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Brandon
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
32.267, -89.983

Thunderstorm Wind, Rankin

When
July 21, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Rankin County, Brandon
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.267, -89.983

Numerous trees were blown down in the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
July 21, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Mantee
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
33.733, -89.050

Several trees were blown down in the community.

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: 5309406, 5309407, 5309411, 5309412, 5309408, 5309409, 5309413, 5309414, 5309415, 5309416, 5309417, 5309418, 5309419, 5307879, 5309410, 5309420, 5309421, 5309422, 5309423, 5309424, 5309425, 5309426, 5307877, 5307878.