Hail — Warren, Mississippi

2005-03-13 · near Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi

Event narrative

An intense supercell thunderstorm, producing destructive hail, moved east across central Warren county late in the afternoon on Sunday March 13. This storm moved east, along Interstate 20, and pounded areas from Vicksburg to Bovina to Flowers. A swath of very large hail, ranging from the size of hen eggs to tennis balls to baseballs, occurred along a path from Vicksburg to Flowers and was about 4 miles wide. In addition to the very large hail, numerous reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail occurred in this swath as well. The hail damaged tens of thousands of vehicles with dents and broken windshields. Additionally, thousands of homes sustained significant roof damage and had windows broken out. One person was injured while on a motorcycle in golf ball sized hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5442343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.