Hail Swath Map Preview
The Meridian, MS hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.50". There are 19 public hail reports, 18 public wind reports, and 1 nearby tornado reports listed for the March 26, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Meridian, MS Hail Map
The March 26, 2023 hail swath map for Meridian, MS covers approximately 4,910 square miles and includes an estimated 114,892 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 1,654 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 38,583 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 952 sq mi | 28,067 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 1,654 sq mi | 38,583 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,060 sq mi | 20,374 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 641 sq mi | 15,420 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 307 sq mi | 7,000 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 181 sq mi | 3,385 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 69 sq mi | 1,246 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 25 sq mi | 556 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 14 sq mi | 182 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 5 sq mi | 79 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Swath Map
Inside the March 26, 2023 hail swath map area for Meridian, MS, HailGeeks estimates 51,290 single-family homes, 767 townhomes, and 8,933 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 16,854 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 12,714 | 209 | 4,409 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 16,854 | 207 | 2,832 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 9,224 | 102 | 845 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 6,829 | 102 | 540 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 3,191 | 36 | 182 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 1,604 | 44 | 66 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 563 | 36 | 30 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 220 | 16 | 14 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 65 | 10 | 10 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 26 | 5 | 5 |
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Counties Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Map
Hail from the March 26, 2023 storm was mapped across 25 counties in the Meridian, MS region. Lauderdale County, MS had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.50" with roughly 16,001 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 47 cities near Meridian, MS. Conehatta, MS had the strongest mapped signal at 2.00", with an estimated 362 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Meridian, MS Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the March 26, 2023 Meridian, MS hail map spans 77 ZIP codes. ZIP 39335 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,055.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the March 26, 2023 hail map for Meridian, MS currently list 19 public hail reports, 18 public wind reports, and 1 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 27, 2023 5:20 AM CT |
1.50 in | Linden | AL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
March 26, 2023 1:12 PM CT |
1.00 in | Thomasville | AL | EM REPORTS HAIL RANGING IN SIZE FROM DIME TO QUARTER. TIME USING RADAR. |
March 26, 2023 4:38 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NE Lake | MS | BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN LAKE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
March 26, 2023 4:42 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 SW Conehatta | MS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN CONEHATTA. |
March 26, 2023 4:42 PM CT |
2.25 in | Conehatta | MS | 2.25 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN CONEHATTA. |
March 26, 2023 5:23 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ENE Collinsville | MS | NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
March 26, 2023 5:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | West Bend | AL | SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WEST BEND. |
March 26, 2023 5:52 PM CT |
2.00 in | 2 N Lauderdale | MS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
March 26, 2023 5:53 PM CT |
1.00 in | Lauderdale | MS | QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED BY A TRAINED SPOTTER. |
March 26, 2023 5:54 PM CT |
1.25 in | 2 N Lauderdale | MS | HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL SENT NEXT TO A QUARTER WAS PICTURED ALONG HWY 45... EAST OF THE MERIDIAN NAS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
March 26, 2023 6:15 PM CT |
1.25 in | 3 SSW Whynot | MS | HALF DOLLAR HAIL REPORTED BY EMA. |
March 26, 2023 6:18 PM CT |
1.00 in | Tallahatta Springs | AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON TALLAHATTA SPRING RD AT HUGGINS RD. |
March 26, 2023 6:36 PM CT |
2.00 in | Cuba | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM CUBA. |
March 26, 2023 6:46 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 S Boyd | AL | SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE OF HAIL NEAR BOYD. |
March 26, 2023 6:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NNE Heidelberg | MS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
March 26, 2023 6:57 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 SW Livingston | AL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
March 26, 2023 7:10 PM CT |
2.00 in | Jefferson | AL | ESTIMATED 2 IN DIAMETER HAIL FROM FIRE DEPT PIC. |
March 26, 2023 7:25 PM CT |
1.00 in | Soso | MS | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SOSO. |
March 26, 2023 9:18 PM CT |
1.00 in | Fulton | AL | MEDIA REPORTS THROUGH NWSCHAT QUARTER HAIL IN FULTON... AL. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 26, 2023 7:46 AM CT | 2 S Sweet Water | AL | PART OF THE METAL ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HOUSE NEAR HOBOKEN. | |
March 26, 2023 4:50 PM CT | Decatur | MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM DECATUR. TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE. REPORTED BY SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
March 26, 2023 5:06 PM CT | Isney | AL | EM REPORTS LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING HWY 84 IN ISNEY... AL. TIME USING RADAR. | |
March 26, 2023 5:25 PM CT | 2 ESE Isney | AL | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN TIME MATCHES RADAR. | |
March 26, 2023 5:50 PM CT | Decatur | MS | TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE. REPORTED BY SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
March 26, 2023 6:22 PM CT | 3 SSW Rural | AL | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN... MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME... AND SMALL DEBRIS IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF SANDFLAT ROAD AND LONDON ROAD. | |
March 26, 2023 6:24 PM CT | 2 SSW Rural | AL | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS BILLBOARD SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS DOWN AT HIGHWAY 43 AND NORTH CLARK INDUSTRIAL ROAD. | |
March 26, 2023 6:25 PM CT | 2 SSW Rural | AL | A BARN AND LARGE PORTABLE STORAGE BUILDING DESTROYED ON KELLY ROAD. A HOME HAD MINOR DAMAGE JUST TO THE WEST ON SANDFLAT RD. | |
March 26, 2023 6:44 PM CT | 1 SSW Hickory | MS | TREES DOWNED AT MS 503 AND BRAND RD. | |
March 26, 2023 6:45 PM CT | Heidelberg | MS | ROOF BLOWN OFF OLD TIRE STORE CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO A CHURCH. | |
March 26, 2023 7:08 PM CT | 1 W Meridian | MS | TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE NEAR 10TH STREET. NO INJURIES AS FAMILY WAS NOT HOME AT THE TIME. | |
March 26, 2023 7:08 PM CT | 2 NW Marion | MS | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS HWY 39 N NEAR OLD COUNTRY CLUB RD. | |
March 26, 2023 7:10 PM CT | 2 N Meridian | MS | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL. | |
March 26, 2023 7:20 PM CT | 4 W Vimville | MS | TREE DOWN ON CAUSEYVILLE RD WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO IT. POWERLINES DOWNED HERE TOO. | |
March 26, 2023 7:40 PM CT | 1 E Riderwood | AL | POWER LINES DOWN ON RIDERWOOD DR AT SCOTT MOUNTAIN RD. | |
March 26, 2023 7:45 PM CT | Butler | AL | COUNTY EMA REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS CHOCTAW COUNTY WITH ROADS BLOCKED. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE REPORTED IN BUTLER. | |
March 26, 2023 7:58 PM CT | 1 E Lilita | AL | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR CR 21 AND LILITA ROAD. | |
March 26, 2023 8:51 PM CT | 2 ENE Roundhill | AL | TREES DOWN ON ROUND HILL ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF OLD HIGHWAY 5. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 26, 2023 6:24 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Rural | AL | THE TORNADO IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN NEAR LONDON ROAD IN NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY... THEN PROCEEDED TO MOVE NORTHEAST. SPORADIC TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE FIRST PART OF THE PATH. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO A WELL-BUILT HOME AND AN OVERHANG ON A NEARBY SHED WAS BLOWN OVER. A SKI BOAT HOUSED BY THE SHED WAS PUSHED BY THE WIND DOWNHILL AS WELL. A TRAILER IN A NEARBY FIELD WAS ALSO BLOWN DOWNHILL INTO THE WOODS. BEFORE THE TORNADO CROSSED SANDFLAT ROAD... TEN TO TWELVE TALL... HARDWOOD OAK TREES WERE UPROOTED IN A FIELD BEHIND A NEARBY HOME. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED ACROSS SOME HEAVILY-WOODED AREAS AND COW PASTURES AS IT APPROACHED KELLEY ROAD. SEVERAL LARGE... HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AT THIS POINT. FURTHERMORE... A LARGE SHED WAS OVERTURNED ON ITS ROOF. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST... LIFTING JUST NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 43. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the March 26, 2023 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 March 26, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Nov 29, 2022 through Mar 25, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.25", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 25, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Meridian, MS
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