Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 15 to 16, 2022

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 15 to 16, 2022
Start: 2022-04-15T14:45
End: 2022-04-16T14:37
Location: Mississippi

April 15 to 16, 2022 · NWS JAN · 18 events in 12 counties and zones

As a warm front lifted north across Mississippi on April 15th, several severe thunderstorms developed and produced hail. Some wind damage occurred as well.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $27 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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 JAN wrote it up.

As a warm front lifted north across Mississippi on April 15th, several severe thunderstorms developed and produced hail. Some wind damage occurred as well. The next afternoon on April 16th, additional thunderstorms developed along this frontal boundary and produced 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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 15, 2:26 PM CST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 2:26 PM CST, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 2:44 PM CST, 1 minute before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 15, 9:52 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:41 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:09 PM CST, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:45 PM CST, 0 minutes before

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The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Simpson

When: April 15, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Simpson County, 1.39 mi S of Pearl
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.010, -90.202

Hail up to the size of half dollars fell along Old Pearl Road.

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 15, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, 0.59 mi E of Monticello
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 31.550, -90.110

Hail of nickel to quarter size fell in Monticello.

Hail, Marion

When: April 15, 3:16 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: Marion County, 1.38 mi N of Kokomo to 3.01 mi SSE of Columbia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 31.220, -90.000

Hail up to the size of golf balls fell in a swath across the area from Kokomo to Foxworth to Lampton.

Hail, Marion

When: April 15, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Marion County, 4.93 mi W of Pickwick
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $25 million
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 31.131, -89.933

Hail up to the size of half dollars fell near New Hope Church Road and Turnage Chapel Road.

Hail, Lamar

When: April 15, 4:04 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, 5.86 mi SW of Tatums Camps
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 31.170, -89.630

Hail slightly larger than 2 inches in diameter fell near the Marion County line.

Hail, Lamar

When: April 15, 4:19 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, 4.01 mi S of Tatums Camps
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.162, -89.552

Hail the size of quarters fell near the intersection of Beach Road and Purvis-Colombia Road.

Hail, Lamar

When: April 15, 4:31 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, 3.92 mi NW of Purvis
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.190, -89.467

Hail the size of quarters fell along Max White Road.

Hail, Neshoba

When: April 15, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, Stallo
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.920, -89.100

Hail of quarter size hail fell in the Stallo community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Neshoba

When: April 15, 4:53 PM CST
Where: Neshoba County, 0.28 mi E of Stallo
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 32.920, -89.095

A few trees were blown down near the intersection of Mississippi Highway 15 and County Road 832.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When: April 15, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Winston County, 2.74 mi S of Noxapater
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 32.961, -89.059

Several trees were blown down in the Hight Moore Road and Mt Pisgah Road area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: April 15, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Lamar County, 0.31 mi ESE of Sumrall
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.419, -89.545

A tree was blown down on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Hail, Forrest

When: April 15, 5:30 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where: Forrest County, 0.67 mi NW of Glendale to 1.54 mi ENE of Petal
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.376, -89.309

Hail up to the size of quarters fell in Glendale and Petal.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yazoo

When: April 16, 11:06 AM CST to 11:49 AM CST
Where: Yazoo County, 5.87 mi NW of Crupp to 3.27 mi S of Myrleville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.837, -90.545

A line of severe thunderstorms blew down scattered trees in a swath across a portion of Yazoo County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: April 16, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Holmes County, 0.69 mi S of Lexington
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.110, -90.050

A couple of trees were blown down along Mississippi Highway 17 near Lexington.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: April 16, 11:33 AM CST
Where: Holmes County, 1.16 mi E of Durant
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.080, -89.850

A few trees were blown down near Durant.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 16, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County, 3.56 mi E of Shocco
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $55,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.630, -89.840

A line of severe thunderstorms blew down a tree along the Natchez Trace near Ratliff Ferry Road and a tree along Old Highway 16 at Miggins Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper

When: April 16, 2:04 PM CST
Where: Jasper County, 3 mi SSE of Waldrup
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 31.930, -89.080

A few trees were blown down in the Oak Bowery community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: April 16, 2:37 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 4.12 mi E of Laurel
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: Utility Company
Coordinates: 31.698, -89.060

A few trees and power lines were blown down onto Mississippi Highway 184.

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

Every storm in Mississippi in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in Mississippi, April 2022

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: 1077714, 1077705, 1077723, 1077729, 1077731, 1077732, 1077733, 1077734, 1077735, 1077737, 1077739, 1077740, 1077743, 1077741, 1077742, 1077744, 1077745, 1077746.