Hail, Union
- When
- May 28, 1:44 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, Myrtle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -89.120
Local convenient store reports dime to penny size hail.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 28, 2016
On the afternoon of May 28th a weak inverted surface trough triggered a couple of pulse severe storms across Northeast Mississippi. Storms were capable of marginal severe hail and damaging winds.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 MEG wrote it up.
On the afternoon of May 28th a weak inverted surface trough triggered a couple of pulse severe storms across Northeast Mississippi. Storms were capable of marginal severe hail and damaging winds.
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 May 28, 11:25 AM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 11:25 AM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1225 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 .UPDATE...Aviation Discussion. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1038 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016/ DISCUSSION...Water Vapor satellite trends this morning place an upper level low near Omaha and a subtle but weak 700 mb shortwave trough located near Jackson, MS. Skies are partly sunny this morning with temperatures as of 10 am CDT in the 70s at most locations. Latest short term model trends suggest best chances for isolated/scattered showers and thunderstorms will be predominantly east of the Mississippi River this afternoon. Will make some adjustments to pops and temperatures to account for short term trends. Otherwise, forecast overall is in great shape. CJC PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 629 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016/ DISCUSSION... Updated for 12z Aviation Discussion. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 331 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016/ DISCUSSION... Currently...500 mb low is centered over Nebraska with upper ridge over the Southeast U.S. A weak shortwave is moving through the Mid-South but the airmass has stabilized and just a few showers are occurring. Skies are mostly cloudy and temps range from the upper 60s to lower 70s. Today through Monday...The upper low will track northeast toward the Upper Mississippi Valley. Upper level heights will rise and moisture advection into the region will weaken. Precipitable water values will start to drop today. Expect the coverage of showers and thunderstorms will be less than previous days along and west of the Mississippi River. Areas toward the TN River and Northeast Mississippi which have been relatively dry for the past few days will stand a slightly better chance of seeing rain today as the axis of deeper moisture shifts southeast. Some sunshine will mean more instability this afternoon...especially along and west of the Mississippi River...so a few strong storms with gusty winds are possible. Any convection will dissipate with loss of heating this evening followed by clearing skies and lows in the 60s. Sunday and Monday look like a diurnal convection days with no disturbances to key off of. Expect mainly isolated afternoon storms and temps in the upper 80s. Sunday night should be quiet and mild with lows in the mid and upper 60s. Tuesday through Friday...Toward the middle of the week medium range models have a mid level trough moving through the plains with disturbances starting to move through the Mid-South. As a result shower and thunderstorm coverage will start to increase. A few strong storms are possible. Expect warm and humid conditions to continue with highs in the 80s and lows in the mid and upper 60s. Trough axis and cold front will push through the Mid-South Thursday/Friday time frame with chances for showers and thunderstorms and cooler temps. SJM && .AVIATION...18Z TAFs Fairly light southerly flow will continue this afternoon...weakening tonight and shifting more from the southwest tomorrow. Speeds will remain less than 10 kt. Convection has been slow to develop today...although short term guidance still had it developing this afternoon...mostly in North Mississippi...but also near the Tennessee River in West Tennessee. Will include VCSH at MKL and VCTS at TUP for a few hours this evening. No rain is expected at MEM or JBR. Some low to midlevel stratus is possible along with patchy fog. 30 && .MEG Watches/Warnings/Advisories... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 1:40 PM CST, 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 240 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-291045- ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY- COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR- DUNKLIN-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD- HENDERSON-HENRY-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE- LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION- PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON- TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 240 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS IS THE MAIN THREAT FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT REACH SEVERE LIMITS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED STRONG TO PERHAPS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- May 28, 1:50 PM CST to 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Union County, Myrtle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -89.120
A barn was damaged and a tree was reported down.
Hail, Pontotoc
- When
- May 28, 2:05 PM CST to 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc County, Randolph
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -89.170
Local grocery store reports nickel size hail.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Currents in Florida, May 28 to 30, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 28 to 29, 2016
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 28, 2016
- Rip Current in North Carolina, May 28, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 28, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 28, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 28, 2016
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, May 28, 2016
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 28, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, May 28 to 31, 2016
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 28 to 29, 2016
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 28, 2016
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, May 2016
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: 633762, 633763, 633764.