Mississippi, 2023

Hail in Mississippi, March 28, 2023

March 28, 2023 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A few stronger storms, buoyed by day time instability and adequate wind shear, developed across south Mississippi on the 28th of March. Mostly small hail was reported but some isolated stones as large as quarters was noted.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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 JAN wrote it up.

A few stronger storms, buoyed by day time instability and adequate wind shear, developed across south Mississippi on the 28th of March. Mostly small hail was reported but some isolated stones as large as quarters was noted.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marion

When
March 28, 5:50 AM CST
Where
Marion County, 0.59 mi E of Columbia
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.250, -89.820

Mostly pea to penny hail, but a few oblate shaped hail stones with a maximum diameter of 1 inch fell across the area.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 1101950.