| Event |
Hail |
| Magnitude |
1.75 in. |
| State |
MISSISSIPPI |
| County/Area |
FORREST |
| WFO |
JAN |
| Begin Date |
03/31/2009 15:59:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NW |
| Begin Location |
ROCK HILL |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
31.09/-89.34 |
| End Date |
03/31/2009 16:18:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
2 |
| End Azimuth |
NE |
| End Location |
BROOKLYN |
| End Lat/Lon |
31.1/-89.16 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
20.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A potent upper level disturbance combined with good instability ahead of a cold front utilized cold temperatures aloft to produce hail producing storms. It produced hail from penny to golf ball size. |
| Event Narrative |
A swath of nickel to golf ball size hail fell across southern Forrest County. Golf ball sized hail was reported in the Paul B. Johnson state park. Nickel size hail was reported in the Carnes area. |