Hail — Prentiss, Mississippi

2025-03-23 · near Frankstown, Prentiss, Mississippi

Event narrative

Quarter sized hail in Frankstown, MS.

Wider weather episode

After days of high pressure, southerly winds returned and advected sufficient moisture into the area providing ample instability across north Mississippi ahead of a cold front. Typical of March, cold mid-level temperatures provided steep lapse rates. These lapse rates combined with deep bulk layer shear, resulting in large hail and damaging winds during the late afternoon and evening. Storm mode began as discrete cells, before congealing into a line where a quick, spin-up EF-0 tornado occurred in Monroe County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1246587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.