Hail — Hinds, Mississippi

2023-03-26 · near Edwards, Hinds, Mississippi

Event narrative

A swath of large hail fell across Hinds county, continuing from the Warren county line near I-20 and then east-northeastward across the city of Edwards where hail as large as 2 inches was found. The hail swath continued eastward just north of I-20, impacting the city of Clinton and subsequently the northern Jackson metro area where hail as large as 1.75 inches fell. Hail continued to fall as the storm moved east into Rankin county.

Wider weather episode

On Sunday, March 26th 2023 the juxtaposition of high instability and strong mid and upper level shear was confined to central and southern Mississippi. A few predawn supercell thunderstorms developed along an eastward moving line with a break in activity through the remainder of the morning. Heating during the day resulted in vigorous redevelopment by afternoon. Near interstate 20, a stalled composite outflow boundary/cold front was lingering in the area and separated the unstable environment from a cooler, stable airmass to the north. The environment supported numerous supercell thunderstorms which produced swaths of large to very large hail, some as large as baseballs (2.75 inch), with much of the destructive hail confined to the vicinity of the boundary. A few of these storms would also produce damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.