Hail, Harrison
- When
- June 8, 1:58 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison County, 3.06 mi WSW of Landon
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.440, -89.150
A video on social media showed at least half dollar sized hail in Lyman.
Hail in Mississippi, June 8, 2023
A backdoor cold front moving in from the northeast, provided the lift needed to support scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Upper level soundings that day showed cool enough temperatures to be supportive for hail.
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
- 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 LIX wrote it up.
A backdoor cold front moving in from the northeast, provided the lift needed to support scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Upper level soundings that day showed cool enough temperatures to be supportive for hail.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 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.
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1113023.