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 1.50". There are 0 public hail reports, 52 public wind reports, and 2 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 4, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Meridian, MS Hail Map
The May 4, 2021 hail swath map for Meridian, MS covers approximately 1,391 square miles and includes an estimated 34,494 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 602 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 16,019 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 578 sq mi | 14,441 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 602 sq mi | 16,019 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 186 sq mi | 3,739 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 22 sq mi | 270 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 2 sq mi | 12 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 2 sq mi | 13 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 4, 2021 hail swath map area for Meridian, MS, HailGeeks estimates 14,374 single-family homes, 129 townhomes, and 1,088 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 6,896 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 5,575 | 70 | 562 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 6,896 | 45 | 459 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,737 | 10 | 62 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 147 | 3 | 5 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Map
Hail from the May 4, 2021 storm was mapped across 20 counties in the Meridian, MS region. Neshoba County, MS had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 2,692 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 12 cities near Meridian, MS. Pearl River, MS had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 535 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 4, 2021 Meridian, MS hail map spans 36 ZIP codes. ZIP 39051 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 622.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 4, 2021 hail map for Meridian, MS currently list 0 public hail reports, 52 public wind reports, and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2021 3:09 PM CT | 1 E Cleveland | MS | TREE DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 16 JUST EAST OF MS HIGHWAY 493. | |
May 4, 2021 3:12 PM CT | 4 E Providence | MS | TREES DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 14 BLOCKING THE ROADWAY BETWEEN KOSCIUSKO AND LOUISVILLE. | |
May 4, 2021 3:14 PM CT | Walnut Grove | MS | TREES DOWNED WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE IN WALNUT GROVE. | |
May 4, 2021 3:23 PM CT | 3 NE Sebastopol | MS | REPORT FROM MPING OF WIND DAMAGE SIMILAR TO TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OR A ROOF BLOWN OFF. TIME CORRECTED TO RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:29 PM CT | Lorena | MS | TIN OFF OF BUILDINGS AROUND MS HIGHWAY 35 AND MS HIGHWAY 902. | |
May 4, 2021 3:30 PM CT | 3 NNE Lucern | MS | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 492. POWER WAS OUT ACROSS NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY. POWER WAS OUT IN UNION AND SURROUNDING AREAS. | |
May 4, 2021 3:31 PM CT | Noxapater | MS | TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES IN NOXAPATER. | |
May 4, 2021 3:34 PM CT | Union | MS | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF A SHED DESTROYED IN UNION. | |
May 4, 2021 3:35 PM CT | 2 N Decatur | MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 15. POWER WAS OUT IN DECATUR AND SURROUNDING AREAS. | |
May 4, 2021 3:37 PM CT | 2 NE Newton | MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 NE NEWTON. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWN. GLASS WAS BLOWN OUT OF A BUILDING. POWER WAS OUT IN NEWTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:42 PM CT | Hickory | MS | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED IN HICKORY. | |
May 4, 2021 3:45 PM CT | 5 N Chunky | MS | TREES WERE DOWN ALONG CHUNKY-DUFFEE ROAD. | |
May 4, 2021 3:48 PM CT | 3 NNE Bay Springs | MS | A HOUSE WAS DAMAGED ON CR 1529. | |
May 4, 2021 3:50 PM CT | 1 SSW Bay Springs | MS | TREE DOWNED ON BAY AVE. | |
May 4, 2021 3:50 PM CT | Bay Springs | MS | TREE DOWNED ON E 2ND AVE. | |
May 4, 2021 3:50 PM CT | 2 ESE Collinsville | MS | USACE MEMBER REPORTS NUMEROUS PINE TREES SNAPPED. PHOTOS RELAYED TO NWS VIA EMAIL. | |
May 4, 2021 3:56 PM CT | 3 ESE Antioch | MS | TREES DOWNED ON CR 16. | |
May 4, 2021 3:57 PM CT | Meridian | MS | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY. SEVERAL HOMES WITH TREES ON THEM. | |
May 4, 2021 3:58 PM CT | 2 E Meridian | MS | REPORT FROM MPING: WIND DAMAGE SIMILAR TO TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OR A ROOF BLOWN OFF. TIME CORRECTED TO RADAR. | |
May 4, 2021 3:58 PM CT | 2 NE Lost Gap | MS | PART OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF AN APT COMPLEX. WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE COUNTY. ROUGHLY 50 HOMES DAMAGED BY TREES ON THEM IN THE COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 3:58 PM CT | 2 NW Alamucha | MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG SAM HURT ROAD. | |
May 4, 2021 3:59 PM CT | 1 ENE Bailey | MS | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF A TREE ACROSS POWER LINES BLOCKING DOGWOOD LAKE RD. | |
May 4, 2021 4:00 PM CT | 1 WSW Enterprise | MS | TREES DOWNED ON HOUSES AT CENTER ST AND PINE ST IN ENTERPRISE. MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED IN THE ENTERPRISE AND STONEWALL AREA. | |
May 4, 2021 4:00 PM CT | Scooba | MS | A FEW TREES DOWN INCLUDING A TREE ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE...REPORTED BY KEMPER COUNTY EM. | |
May 4, 2021 4:03 PM CT | 1 S Russell | MS | TREES DOWNED IN THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-20/59 NEAR MILE MARKER 159. | |
May 4, 2021 4:04 PM CT | Russell | MS | NUMEROUS TREES AND LINES DOWN IN THE RUSSEL AREA. | |
May 4, 2021 4:16 PM CT | Cuba | AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY FIRE OFFICIAL. | |
May 4, 2021 4:20 PM CT | 3 W York | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG I-20 BETWEEN YORK AND CUBA. | |
May 4, 2021 4:30 PM CT | Livingston | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SUMTER COUNTY. POWER LINES DOWNED AS WELL. | |
May 4, 2021 4:34 PM CT | 2 S Laurel | MS | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON QUEENSBURG AVE IN LAUREL. | |
May 4, 2021 4:46 PM CT | Knoxville | AL | TREES DOWN. REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
May 4, 2021 4:50 PM CT | Butler | AL | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS CHOCTAW COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 4:56 PM CT | Demopolis | AL | TREES DOWN ON HOME ON SOUTH STRAWBERRY ST. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
May 4, 2021 5:00 PM CT | 1 NNW Eutaw | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG CR14. | |
May 4, 2021 5:02 PM CT | 5 NNE Eutaw | AL | TREES DOWN ON CR 43. | |
May 4, 2021 5:02 PM CT | 1 WNW Union | AL | TREES DOWN ON CR 208. | |
May 4, 2021 5:10 PM CT | Morvin | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 69 NEAR CAMPBELLS LANDING RD (BLOCKING THE ROAD). | |
May 4, 2021 5:18 PM CT | 7 E Coffeeville | AL | TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR COFFEEVILLE. | |
May 4, 2021 5:20 PM CT | Bashi | AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG BASHI RD. | |
May 4, 2021 5:25 PM CT | Thomasville | AL | TREES DOWN IN THE THOMASVILLE AREA. | |
May 4, 2021 5:32 PM CT | 1 SSW Loper | AL | CHATOM POLICE REPORTED LARGE TREE DOWN IN YARBO COMMUNITY ON FRANCE CITY RD. | |
May 4, 2021 5:38 PM CT | 1 W Grove Hill | AL | TREE DOWN ALONG WEST COBB RD BLOCKING ROADWAY. | |
May 4, 2021 5:40 PM CT | Grove Hill | AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR WILSON HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. | |
May 4, 2021 5:55 PM CT | 4 SE Winn | AL | LARGE TREE FELL ON THE UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND DAMAGING THE BUILDING... AND LIFTED IT OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION. | |
May 4, 2021 6:10 PM CT | 2 NNW Kewanee | MS | TREES DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE ROAD - IMPASSABLE. | |
May 4, 2021 3:40 PM CT | 75 mph | Philadelphia | MS | 75 MPH WIND MEASURED AT NESHOBA COUNTY EOC. |
May 4, 2021 3:59 PM CT | 61 mph | Key Field | MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 SE LOST GAP. PEAK GUST MEASURED OUT OF THE WEST. LASTED 4 MINUTES UNTIL 4:03 PM. |
May 4, 2021 4:00 PM CT | 80 mph | 1 WSW Marion | MS | A CORRIDOR OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF LINDLEY RD AND NEWELL RD... RESULTING IN CONCENTRATED DAMAGE TO LARGE TREES IN A PORTION OF THIS AREA. SURVEY TEAMS ALSO ASSESSED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN THE SUQUALENA... COLLINSVILLE... OKATIBBEE LAKE... MERIDIAN... AND MARION AREAS. |
May 4, 2021 4:03 PM CT | 70 mph | Stonewall | MS | VIDEO AND PICTURES SHOW THE COLLAPSE OF BRICK WALLS AT THE OLD BURLINGTON MILL IN STONEWALL. |
May 4, 2021 4:07 PM CT | 65 mph | Nas Meridian | MS | PEAK GUST AT ASOS SITE KNMM. MEASURED OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST. PEAK SUSTAINED WIND WAS 54 MPH AT THE SAME TIME. |
May 4, 2021 5:50 PM CT | 67 mph | 2 SE Grove Hill | AL | CORRECTED TIME. MESONET STATION IN GROVE HILL GUSTED TO 67 MPH. |
May 4, 2021 6:26 PM CT | 67 mph | 2 SE Grove Hill | AL | MESONET STATION IN GROVE HILL GUSTED TO 67 MPH. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2021 3:43 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Duffee | MS | THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HOPEWELL ROAD THEN TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG E L JOHNSON ROAD AND ACROSS CHUNKY DUFFEE ROAD JUST SOUTH OF THE DUFFEE COMMUNITY. IT CROSSED INTO NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY AND ENDED NEAR MS HIGHWAY 494. ALONG THE PATH... SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AND SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN. AT LEAST THREE SHEDS OR OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH. |
May 4, 2021 4:08 PM CT | UNK | 1 SW Toomsuba | MS | THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG I-20/59 JUST WEST OF THE TOOMSUBA EXIT... DOWNING LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND UPROOTING OR SNAPPING A FEW TREES AS IT CROSSED THE INTERSTATE AND THEN WILL GARRETT ROAD. IT THEN CONTINUED ACROSS MELVIN SWAIN ROAD AND US 11/80... WHERE THE PERCENTAGE OF DOWNED TREES AND THE WIDTH OF THE PATH INCREASED. SIMILAR DAMAGE CONTINUED ALONG DIXIE HIGHWAY ROAD... BUTTS ROAD... AND PRISOCK ROAD... WHERE A BARN HAD METAL PANELS REMOVED FROM THE ROOF... A COUPLE OF HOUSES HAD SIDING DAMAGE... AND CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED. THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION BROADENED AND WEAKENED BEYOND THIS POINT... WITH THE TORNADO LIFTING NEAR J O THOMAS ROAD. HOWEVER... STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CONTINUED TO DOWN SEVERAL TREES OVER A WIDER AREA DOWNSTREAM AROUND KEWANEE AND THE I-20/59 REST AREAS. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 4, 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 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Meridian, MS region as the May 4, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 16, 2021 through Apr 24, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 2.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.25", and the most recent map shown is from Apr 24, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Meridian, MS
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