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Hail in Leflore County, Mississippi

Hail April 7, 2006 · Leflore County, Mississippi

2 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

$1.0M

Crop damage

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

The wider storm

Significant hail damaged occurred along the path of this third supercell thunderstorm to effect Leflore County during the afternoon and evening of April 7th. This storm moved along the exact path of supercell one, but was stronger and produced much more damage. A swath of hail from quarter to golf ball size occurred across the entire width of the county and a few larger stones, to hen egg size, occurred as the storm neared the Greenwood-Leflore County Airport. In addition to the large hail, a few locations received some wind damage and one brief tornado occurred.

Began near Morgan City (33.3833, -90.4667).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F0 Leflore County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5499546. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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