Hail, Stone
- When
- May 12, 3:55 PM CST to 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Stone County, 2 mi S of Wiggins
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.821, -89.130
Hail in Mississippi, May 12, 2009
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail in southeast Mississippi.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 happened
The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail in southeast Mississippi.
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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 12, 2:54 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 2:54 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 354 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE COAST OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA. ISOLATED CONVECTION OVER THE AREA FIRING ON A COMBINATION OF AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND THE SEA BREEZE FRONT. A MCS OVER ARKANSAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WELL DEFINED SHORTWAVE SEEN IN THE WATER VAPOR LOOP WHICH WILL TRANSLATE EAST-SOUTHEAST ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND POSSIBLY ARRIVE IN THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. WITH THE EVENING CONVECTION AND POSSIBLE MCS MOVING IN LATER TONIGHT WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SURFACE BASED CAPES WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 500-1000 J/KG OVERNIGHT BUT SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LIMITED BY MARGINAL DRY AIR ALOFT AND WET BULB ZERO VALUES NEAR 12 KFT AS WELL AS WEAK SHEAR WITH 0-1 KM HELICITIES NEAR 50 M2/S2. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY GRADUALLY SHIFTS NORTHWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY LEAVING THE FORECAST AREA IN A LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW PATTERN BY THURSDAY AS LARGE RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN STATES SHIFTS INTO THE ATLANTIC. STUBBORN DEEP RIDGING LINGERS OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND MAINTAINS A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD CONDUCIVE TO SEA BREEZE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY. HAVE STAYED WITH CHANCE POPS EACH DAY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE AT NIGHT FOR THE DIURNAL CONVECTIVE PATTERN. WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR EACH DAY FOR PULSE SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL DUE TO DECENT SURFACE BASED CAPES NEAR 2500 J/KG...DESPITE LIMITED DRY AIR ALOFT AND VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT SHEAR FROM 0-1 KM. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR SEASONABLE LEVELS AND MILD AT NIGHT. /29 && .LONG TERM...FOR SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...A LONGWAVE TROF EVOLVES OVER THE PLAINS AND SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING A FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. THIS IS A BIT FASTER THAN THE 00Z RUN BUT WILL LEAVE CHANCE POPS IN FOR MONDAY FOR NOW AND LET THE MIDSHIFT REASSESS. DRY CONDITIONS FOLLOW FOR TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. /29 && .AVIATION...18Z ISSUANCE...ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION SHOULD JOIN BLOB CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHEAST OVER SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FA. PRETTY MUCH A SUMMERTIME STANDARD EXPECTED...WITH MORE CONVECTION FIRING THIS AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. /16 && .MARINE...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN CONUS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE OPEN NORTH ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH GENERAL NORTHEASTERLY FLOW BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY BY THE WEEKEND. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND BY AN UPPER SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN CONUS...WITH A FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUNDAY...MOVING OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. /16 && .FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS. /29 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MOBILE 68 84 69 85 / 30 40 20 30 PENSACOLA 68 83 70 83 / 30 40 20 40 DESTIN 70 81 71 82 / 30 40 20 40 EVERGREEN 65 82 65 84 / 30 50 20 50 WAYNESBORO 64 84 64 85 / 30 40 20 30 CAMDEN 64 82 65 84 / 20 50 20 50 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. FL...NONE. MS...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 4:30 AM CST, 11 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-131200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 530 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING ENDURING THROUGH VERY LATE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE EARLY EVENING. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS BUT MAY PRODUCE 45 TO 55 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PEA TO DIME-SIZED HAIL. ALSO...SOME STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH SOME STORMS CAPABLE OF DUMPING THREE INCHES PER HOUR OVER ANY ONE GIVEN LOCATION. SLOW STORM MOTION...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...WILL FURTHER EXACERBATE THE HEAVY RAINFALL PROBLEM. MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY BECAUSE SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE FLOOD WARNINGS LATER TODAY. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER IN CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COAST...AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE DEEP SOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME..THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE EXACT TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM MAY CHANGE...SO STAY TUNED. THE RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL ALSO INCREASE BY SATURDAY AS SOUTHEAST WINDS PERSIST AND INCREASE IN SPEED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED THROUGH TUESDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 12:21 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 121 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 FLZ005-006-121845- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DESTIN AND FORT WALTON BEACH... 121 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT OKALOOSA COUNTY... AT 119 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTH OF VALPARAISO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... VALPARAISO...NICEVILLE...POSTIL...SEMINOLE AND DESTIN THROUGH 145 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:06 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 306 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ALZ061-122045- UPPER MOBILE- 306 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MOBILE COUNTY... AT 306 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EARLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... WILMER...GEORGETOWN AND GULFCREST THROUGH 345 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:43 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 343 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ALZ052-061-122130- UPPER MOBILE-WASHINGTON- 343 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WASHINGTON AND MOBILE COUNTIES... AT 342 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES WEST OF GULFCREST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... CHUNCHULA...GULFCREST...CHUNCHULA...SIDNEY AND CITRONELLE THROUGH 430 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 12 to 13, 2009
- Flood in Alaska, May 12 to 14, 2009
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, May 12 to 16, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 12, 2009
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, May 12 to 13, 2009
- Wildfire and Hail in Texas, May 12, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 12 to 13, 2009
- High Wind in Idaho, May 12, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, May 12, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 12, 2009
- Flooding and Hail in Kansas, May 12, 2009
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 12, 2009
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, May 2009
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: 174050.