Hail in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Hail May 8, 2026 · Pearl River County, Mississippi

1 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Video on social media showed quarter sized hail along Highway 26, just west of Poplarville.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary south of Interstate 10 in Louisiana slowed and stalled near the coast while successive midlevel disturbances crossed the Lower Mississippi Valley. Deep moisture pooled along the boundary, with precipitable water values near 2 inches, supporting efficient rainfall and thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds in southwest Mississippi.

Began near Poplarville (30.8300, -89.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1343630. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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