Hail — Leflore, Mississippi

2006-04-07 · near Morgan City, Leflore, Mississippi

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5499546. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.