Hail Swath Map Preview
The Meridian, MS hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.00". There are 0 public hail reports, 6 public wind reports, and 15 nearby tornado reports listed for the March 17, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Meridian, MS Hail Map
The March 17, 2021 hail swath map for Meridian, MS covers approximately 1,245 square miles and includes an estimated 12,748 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 694 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 7,807 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 694 sq mi | 7,807 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 502 sq mi | 4,585 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 48 sq mi | 353 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 2 sq mi | 3 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Swath Map
Inside the March 17, 2021 hail swath map area for Meridian, MS, HailGeeks estimates 6,127 single-family homes, 85 townhomes, and 332 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 3,644 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 3,644 | 64 | 173 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,266 | 20 | 137 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 214 | 1 | 22 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Map
Hail from the March 17, 2021 storm was mapped across 16 counties in the Meridian, MS region. Marengo County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 1,375 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 15 cities near Meridian, MS. Linden, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 193 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the March 17, 2021 Meridian, MS hail map spans 33 ZIP codes. ZIP 36782 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 418.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the March 17, 2021 hail map for Meridian, MS currently list 0 public hail reports, 6 public wind reports, and 15 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 17, 2021 12:37 PM CT | 4 NNE Ward | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 4 NNE WARD. 20 TO 30 TREES BLOWN DOWN AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NEAR HIGHWAY 17 AND WALKER ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 17, 2021 1:02 PM CT | Bluffport | AL | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND AT LEAST 4 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED IN BLUFFPORT. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT HIGHWAY 21 AND VALLEY ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 17, 2021 4:00 PM CT | Silas | AL | FOUR HOMES DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN ON SILAS BRANCH RD IN THE SILAS COMMUNITY. | |
March 17, 2021 6:23 PM CT | 3 WSW Standing Pine | MS | TREES DOWNED ACROSS LEAKE COUNTY. | |
March 17, 2021 6:32 PM CT | 6 ENE Providence | MS | SIX TREES DOWNED AND DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A HOME ALONG MS HIGHWAY 14 NEAR THE WINSTON/ATTALA COUNTY LINE. | |
March 17, 2021 6:45 PM CT | Stringer | MS | TREE DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 15. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 17, 2021 12:07 PM CT | UNK | 4 WSW Whistler | MS | REPORT OF HOMES DAMAGED NEAR STRENGTHFORD COOLEY ROAD. NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME. |
March 17, 2021 12:31 PM CT | UNK | 4 NNE Ward | AL | A NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED DAMAGE FROM A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO IN SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY. THE TORNADO BEGAN AND ENDED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WALKER ROAD AND HIGHWAY 17. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF UPROOTED TREES... BROKEN LARGE TREE BRANCHES... AND SOME SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE. |
March 17, 2021 12:57 PM CT | UNK | 4 N Lilita | AL | A NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED DAMAGE FROM AN EF1 TORNADO THAT BEGAN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 28E JUST EAST OF LIVINGSTON AND ENDED NEAR PORT OF EPES HIGHWAY ON APPROACH TO THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER. NUMEROUS HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. A MOBILE HOME WAS SHIFTED FROM ITS BLOCKS... WITH OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH CONSISTING OF SECTIONS OF MISSING ROOFING MATERIAL AND DESTROYED OUTBUILDINGS. |
March 17, 2021 2:03 PM CT | UNK | 2 ESE Mcdowell | AL | A NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO THAT CROSSED LOCK AND DAM ROAD JUST WEST OF FOSCUE PARK... OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF DEMOPOLIS. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF UPROOTED TREES... LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN... AND SOME PANELING PULLED FROM A BUILDING ADJACENT TO FOSCUE CREEK. |
March 17, 2021 2:05 PM CT | UNK | 2 WNW Demopolis | AL | TORNADO OBSERVED VIA TV STATION WEBCAM BROADCAST WITH POWER FLASH AND STORM CHASER DRONE VIDEO. |
March 17, 2021 2:22 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Sweet Water | AL | NWS METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE SOUTH OF SWEET WATER AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG MARENGO COUNTY 6. IT CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD AND REACHED ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY ALONG MARENGO COUNTY 7. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 10 JUST SOUTHEAST OF SWEET WATER. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO NUMEROUS SNAPPED TREES. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF TWO TORNADOES IN THE SWEET WATER AREA THAT AFTERNOON. |
March 17, 2021 3:47 PM CT | UNK | 4 SSE Gretna | MS | THREE STRUCTURES DAMAGED. REPORT VIA EMA. |
March 17, 2021 3:56 PM CT | UNK | 4 W Silas | AL | INCREASING DEBRIS SIGNATURE ON RADAR. CONFIRMED VIA DRONE FOOTAGE AND SEVERAL PHOTOS/VIDEOS OF A TORNADO MOVING THROUGH THE SILAS COMMUNITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. |
March 17, 2021 4:20 PM CT | UNK | 4 N West Bend | AL | SEVERAL HOMES ON STILTS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE WEST BEND COMMUNITY FROM TORNADO AT 4:20PM. EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED. |
March 17, 2021 4:30 PM CT | UNK | Campbell Landing Rd. | AL | *** 2 INJ *** CAMPBELL LANDING RD. IN CLARKE COUNTY... ALABAMA. TORNADO DAMAGE TO FOUR HOMES... ONE HOME IS DESTROYED... TWO PEOPLE INJURED. TORNADO ESTIMATED AT 4:30PM. EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFIRMED. |
March 17, 2021 4:30 PM CT | UNK | Morvin | AL | SIGNIFICANT TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE ON HIGHWAY 69 IN MORVIN... ALABAMA FROM TORNADO AT 4:30PM. VERIFIED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER. |
March 17, 2021 4:34 PM CT | UNK | 2 SSE Putnam | AL | THIS LONG TRACK TORNADO BEGAN IN THE NWS MOBILE FORECAST AREA AND TRAVELED ALMOST 35 MILES THROUGH WAYNE... CHOCTAW... AND CLARKE COUNTIES AS AN EF2 TORNADO. IT WEAKENED TO AN EF1 TORNADO AS IT CROSSED INTO MARENGO COUNTY. IT CONTINUED TO SNAP AND UPROOT NUMEROUS TREES AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 69. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED IN A WOODED AREA NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 69. |
March 17, 2021 4:39 PM CT | UNK | 2 SE Putnam | AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 69. |
March 17, 2021 4:54 PM CT | UNK | Sweet Water | AL | NWS METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE IN AND NORTH OF SWEET WATER AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF0 TORNADO. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR 3RD AVENUE IN SWEET WATER AND CONTINUED NORTH CROSSING HIGHWAY 10. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTH OF SWEET WATER... DISSIPATING NEAR BEAVER CREEK ROAD. DAMAGE MAINLY CONSISTED OF BROKEN LARGE TREE BRANCHES. THIS WAS THE SECOND TORNADO NEAR SWEET WATER THAT AFTERNOON. |
March 17, 2021 4:55 PM CT | UNK | 1 SSW Sweet Water | AL | DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG NICHOLSVILLE RD. TREES DOWN AND 1 MOBILE HOME DAMAGED. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the March 17, 2021 Meridian, MS storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Meridian, MS Region
We found 3 more hail maps with reports from the same Meridian, MS region as the March 17, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jan 25, 2021 through Mar 16, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 1.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.25", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 16, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Meridian, MS
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