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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 0.75 in. |
| State | MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area | SMITH |
| WFO | JAN |
| Begin Date | 03/28/2009 01:50:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | SW |
| Begin Location | MIZE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.84/-89.59 |
| End Date | 03/28/2009 02:11:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 2 |
| End Azimuth | S |
| End Location | TED |
| End Lat/Lon | 32.03/-89.33 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | For the third consecutive day a powerful storm system brought a round of severe thunderstorms containing damaging straight line winds and two tornadoes which occurred Friday afternoon and night. These storms were associated with a strong upper system moving across the region. Most of the damage was associated with straight line winds to be 70 to 90 mph. However, two tornadoes did occur with the strongest an EF1 in Smith County. This system also dumped several inches of rain which caused some flash flooding in some areas. |
| Event Narrative | A swath of penny sized hail occurred across a large portion of Smith County, generally from Mize to Sylvarena. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 2.374M | 0.00K | |||||||
| NATCHEZ | ADAMS CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 17:27 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| PINE RIDGE | ADAMS CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 17:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| FAYETTE | JEFFERSON CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 18:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE BLUFF | MARION CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HUB | MARION CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 18:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TILTON | LAWRENCE CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 19:01 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EAST LINCOLN | LINCOLN CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLUMBIA MARION ARPT | MARION CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 19:21 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JAYESS | LAWRENCE CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 19:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BASSFIELD | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 19:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| ST PAUL | MARION CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 19:54 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PUCKETT | RANKIN CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| D LO | SIMPSON CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:16 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| COLUMBIA MARION ARPT | MARION CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:20 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K | |
| GATESVILLE | COPIAH CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SERVICE | JONES CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:37 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHILOH | RANKIN CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| ASHLEY | COPIAH CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K | |
| BAXTERVILLE | LAMAR CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 20:56 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PURVIS | LAMAR CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 21:10 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 350.00K | 0.00K | |
| BONHOMIE | FORREST CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 21:26 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| ROCK HILL | FORREST CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 21:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K | |
| MACEDONIA | FORREST CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 21:47 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BASSFIELD | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 21:50 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K | |
| OVETT | JONES CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 21:51 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LAUREL | JONES CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 22:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARSON | JEFFERSON DAVIS CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 22:33 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITE APPLE | FRANKLIN CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 22:42 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHIVERS | SIMPSON CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 23:10 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| THAYER | LINCOLN CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 23:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SONTAG | LAWRENCE CO. | MS | 03/27/2009 | 23:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ARM | LAWRENCE CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 01:11 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MONTICELLO | LAWRENCE CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 01:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| MENDENHALL | SIMPSON CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 01:20 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K | |
| MIZE | SMITH CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 01:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CENTER RIDGE | SMITH CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 01:58 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K |
| CENTER RIDGE | SMITH CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 01:58 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| HAMLET | JASPER CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HAMLET | JASPER CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:17 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K |
| HAMLET | JASPER CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:21 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| POPULAR SPGS | NEWTON CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:37 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| POINT | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:47 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| MEEHAN | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| SUQUALENA | LAUDERDALE CO. | MS | 03/28/2009 | 02:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| OKTIBBEHA (ZONE) | OKTIBBEHA (ZONE) | MS | 03/28/2009 | 03:10 | CST-6 | Strong Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 400.00K | 0.00K |
| CLAY (ZONE) | CLAY (ZONE) | MS | 03/28/2009 | 03:15 | CST-6 | Strong Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| LOWNDES (ZONE) | LOWNDES (ZONE) | MS | 03/28/2009 | 03:28 | CST-6 | Strong Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 2.374M | 0.00K |


