Hail in Rankin County, Mississippi

Hail March 31, 1996 · Rankin County, Mississippi

3 in

Hail diameter

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

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

The wider storm

A large area of up to three inch hail fell over central Rankin county. The largest hail of three inches fell in the Crossgates subdivision, just east of Brandon. The majority of the hail across the area was golfball to baseball size. Many roofs of houses were damaged and thousands of automobiles were damaged. Windows of cars and houses were broken out.

Began near Pearl (32.2800, -90.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5548673. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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