Hail — Sunflower, Mississippi

2023-12-09 · near Dockery, Sunflower, Mississippi

Event narrative

Hail up to the size of quarters fell in a swath through the Dockery and Ruleville areas along MS Highway 8.

Wider weather episode

As a low pressure system moved through the Upper Midwest region, its cold front which stretched to the south through the Lower Mississippi River Valley became the focus for thunderstorm development on the afternoon of December 9th. Initially discrete supercell storms produced wind damage and hail as they moved into northern Mississippi, and these supercells eventually grew upscale into a squall line of nearly continuous storms as the cold front pushed farther southeast into Mississippi. A few severe storms developed in advance of the cold front during the afternoon and early evening and also produced wind damage and hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143882. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.