Hail Swath Map Preview
The Jackson, MS hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.50". There are 1 public hail reports, 25 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 5, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Jackson, MS Hail Map
The May 5, 2023 hail swath map for Jackson, MS covers approximately 794 square miles and includes an estimated 17,385 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 280 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 6,566 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 209 sq mi | 6,566 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 280 sq mi | 5,660 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 108 sq mi | 1,754 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 70 sq mi | 1,055 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 55 sq mi | 953 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 30 sq mi | 527 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 22 sq mi | 473 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 10 sq mi | 205 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 6 sq mi | 109 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 5 sq mi | 83 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Jackson, MS Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 5, 2023 hail swath map area for Jackson, MS, HailGeeks estimates 8,006 single-family homes, 93 townhomes, and 636 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 2,694 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 2,694 | 30 | 320 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,643 | 50 | 190 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 904 | 8 | 61 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 579 | 1 | 12 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 454 | 1 | 18 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 286 | 2 | 11 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 237 | 1 | 13 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 112 | 0 | 9 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 56 | 0 | 2 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Jackson, MS Hail Map
Hail from the May 5, 2023 storm was mapped across 13 counties in the Jackson, MS region. Jefferson Davis County, MS had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.50" with roughly 2,478 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Jackson, MS Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 5 cities near Jackson, MS. Prentiss, MS had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 394 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Jackson, MS Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 5, 2023 Jackson, MS hail map spans 19 ZIP codes. ZIP 39421 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 90.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 5, 2023 hail map for Jackson, MS currently list 1 public hail reports, 25 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 5, 2023 2:15 PM CT |
1.00 in | New Hebron | MS | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 5, 2023 12:52 PM CT | 1 NE Forest Hill | MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR RAYMOND RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:22 PM CT | Gallman | MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR/IN THE GALLMAN AREA. | |
May 5, 2023 1:31 PM CT | 3 NW Hazlehurst | MS | REPORTS OF A FEW TREES DOWN NEAR MAY LN. | |
May 5, 2023 1:31 PM CT | 2 N Hazlehurst | MS | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR LILLY RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:31 PM CT | Hazlehurst | MS | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON COLA LANE. TREES DOWN ACROSS I-55 IN HAZLEHURST. | |
May 5, 2023 1:40 PM CT | 1 N Hazlehurst | MS | PUBLIC REPORTS SEVERAL TREES ALONG WITH A FEW POWERLINES DOWN NEAR JACKSON ST... A FEW MILES NORTH OF HWY 28. | |
May 5, 2023 1:41 PM CT | 2 ENE Hazlehurst | MS | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR SHREBY LANE NORTH OF HWY 28. | |
May 5, 2023 1:45 PM CT | 3 NW Rockport | MS | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR STEEL CREEK RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:45 PM CT | 2 NE Stronghope | MS | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR ROCKPORT RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:45 PM CT | 3 NE Stronghope | MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS POPLAR SPRINGS RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:48 PM CT | Wesson | MS | PUBLIC REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 51 NEAR SOUTH WESSON. | |
May 5, 2023 1:48 PM CT | 6 ESE Hazlehurst | MS | PUBLIC REPORTS OF A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR GREAT SOUTHERN RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:51 PM CT | 4 N Stronghope | MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR POPLAR SPRINGS RD. | |
May 5, 2023 1:51 PM CT | 2 NNW Beauregard | MS | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 51. | |
May 5, 2023 1:54 PM CT | Georgetown | MS | REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR JACKSON AVE RIGHT OUTSIDE GEORGETOWN. | |
May 5, 2023 2:13 PM CT | 2 NW New Hebron | MS | TREES DOWN ON HWY 42 AND 43. | |
May 5, 2023 2:13 PM CT | 4 ENE Kirby | MS | REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR NELSON RD. | |
May 5, 2023 2:15 PM CT | New Hebron | MS | TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO A CAFETERIA... MORE DAMAGE EXISTS... BUT DETAILS TO COME LATER. | |
May 5, 2023 2:17 PM CT | Lucas | MS | TREES DOWN. | |
May 5, 2023 2:20 PM CT | 2 ESE New Hebron | MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE COUNTY. | |
May 5, 2023 2:31 PM CT | 4 WSW Gallman | MS | A DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT RESULTED IN AN APPROXIMATELY 80 MILE LONG SWATH OF DAMAGE EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAZLEHURST SOUTHEAST THROUGH NEW HEBRON... SUMRALL... AND INTO THE HATTIESBURG AREA. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WERE WIDESPREAD AND ENCOMPASSED AN AREA 5 TO 6 MILES WIDE AT TIMES... WITH MOST DEBRIS LAID NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OR WEST TO EAST ALONG THE EXTENT OF THE SWATH. THE SQUALL... A BOWING LINE SEGMENT THAT DEVELOPED AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSISTED INTO THE AFTERNOON... INITIALLY PRODUCED DAMAGE IN COPIAH COUNTY NORTHWEST OF HAZLEHURST WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED. SOME ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THIS AREA WITH TARPS ON A FEW RESIDENCES. AS THE HIGH WINDS MOVED ACROSS HAZLEHURST SOME ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO BUSINESSES ACROSS TOWN WITH TREES AND BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN. MOSTLY TREE AND VEGETATIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE SOUTHEAST INCLUDING ACROSS MS HIGHWAY 27 AS THE STORM MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF SIMPSON COUNTY AND INTO LAWRENCE COUNTY. ENTERING NEW HEBRON... THE WINDS INTENSIF | |
May 5, 2023 3:03 PM CT | 1 ESE Lone Star | MS | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ALONG WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR BLACKJACK RD. | |
May 5, 2023 3:06 PM CT | 5 WSW Seminary | MS | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE NEAR RIDGE RD ALONG WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN. | |
May 5, 2023 3:19 PM CT | 4 S Gwinville | MS | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR PARTMAN CEMETERY IN NW JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY. | |
May 5, 2023 2:16 PM CT | 90 mph | New Hebron | MS | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED... ROOF DAMAGE AND PEELING. SIDING DAMAGE... BARN COLLAPSE. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 5, 2023 Jackson, 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 Jackson, MS Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Jackson, MS region as the May 5, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 26, 2023 through Apr 26, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.75", and the most recent map shown is from Apr 26, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Jackson, MS
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