Hail in Forrest County, Mississippi

Hail March 18, 1996 · Forrest County, Mississippi

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

Baseball size hail damaged many automobiles and roofs of houses and broke out many windows. Hail completely covered the ground and lasted up to two hours.

Began near Hattiesburg (31.3200, -89.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5548630. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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