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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Clara, MS

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near Clara, MS from June 28, 1957 through August 17, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Example: 39324 — search hail, wind and tornado public reports for any U.S. ZIP code 
Hail Reports
15
Wind Reports
42
Tornado Reports
18
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Clara, MS · 1957–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 17, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near Clara, MS

15 reports
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1.50″ hail
Apr 16, 2022
8:40 PM UTC
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PING PONG SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NNE Mulberry, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 5, 2020
11:46 AM UTC
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PICTURES OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
NWS Hail Report Location: Strengthford, MS
1.75″ hail
Apr 15, 2011
5:30 PM CST-6
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf ball size hail reported on Highway 63.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Clara, MS
0.88″ hail
Apr 22, 2005
6:50 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Clara, MS
1.75″ hail
Apr 22, 2005
5:35 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Strengthford. The hail caused minor damage to some vehicles.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 W Clara, MS
0.75″ hail
Mar 22, 2005
9:10 AM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Clara, MS
0.88″ hail
May 3, 2003
4:15 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Mulberry, MS
0.75″ hail
Jul 6, 2002
6:00 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Clara, MS
0.75″ hail
Mar 7, 1998
6:00 AM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime size hail was reported near Mulberry.
NWS Hail Report Location: Mulberry, MS
0.75″ hail
Nov 7, 1996
3:20 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Clara, MS
1.75″ hail
Mar 18, 1996
4:40 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Clara, MS
1.00″ hail
Mar 6, 1996
1:15 AM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Water Oak, MS
0.75″ hail
Apr 9, 1991
9:45 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, MS
0.75″ hail
Jul 11, 1985
3:30 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, MS
0.75″ hail
Jul 11, 1985
3:00 PM CST
Hail report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, MS
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near Clara, MS

30 reports
Free hail report + wind check →
UNK mph
Aug 17, 2026
9:10 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Report with photo and video of trees down along Hwy 63 near Clara. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Clara, MS
90 mph
Apr 6, 2026
6:35 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3 WNW Whistler. A swath of straight-line winds was evident via high resolution Planet satellite imagery that occurred with a line of severe thunderstorms east of Pleasant Grove and north of Highway 84 near Van Hoover West Road. An approximately 670-yard-wide swath of tree damage was evident west of Van Hoover West Road generally in the 60 to 70mph range. The swath of winds narrowed but became more intense east of the road with peak wind estimates around 80 to 90mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WNW Whistler, MS
UNK mph
Jun 22, 2023
11:56 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 911 call center received 60+ calls regarding numerous trees being reported down across Wayne county.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SW Clara, MS
UNK mph
Jun 10, 2022
7:25 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ON FRANK CLARK RD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSE Clara, MS
UNK mph
Apr 5, 2022
1:18 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. A FEW STRUCTURES WITH ROOF DAMAGE.
NWS Wind Report Location: Whistler, MS
UNK mph
Feb 3, 2022
6:53 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF CLARA... MS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 S Clara, MS
UNK mph
Apr 24, 2020
9:32 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WAYNE COUNTY EMA RELAYED A PICTURE OF A SNAPPED TREE THAN LANDED ON A HOME ON HARRY PIPPEN ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 SSW Eucutta, MS
UNK mph
Apr 24, 2020
9:22 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 3 LARGE TREES (POPLAR AND PINE) UPROOTED. POWER POLE BROKEN DUE TO A DOWNED TREE. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS THE AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 SW Eucutta, MS
UNK mph
Apr 14, 2020
1:29 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SHINGLE AND TIN ROOF DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NE Mulberry, MS
UNK mph
Apr 13, 2020
1:29 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SHINGLE AND TIN ROOF DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NE Mulberry, MS
UNK mph
Mar 31, 2020
1:15 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WAYNE COUNTY EMA REPORTS DAMAGE TO A BARN... A CHURCH WITH ROOF DAMAGE... A MOBILE HOME WITH ROOF DAMAGE... AND A TREE THAT FELL ON A HOME ALONG BOYD BREWER DRIVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WNW Smithtown, MS
UNK mph
Sep 9, 2019
8:00 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES REPORTED DOWN ON OLD HIGHWAY 84 LOOP ROAD AND PLEASANT GROVE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 W Whistler, MS
UNK mph
Jun 27, 2019
10:10 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE FELL THROUGH A MOBILE HOME IN THE CLARA COMMUNITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Clara, MS
UNK mph
Jan 21, 2017
10:25 AM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ON HOLLIS CREEK RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNE Mulberry, MS
UNK mph
Jul 10, 2016
9:39 PM UTC
Wind report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN IN THE WHISTLER COMMUNITY
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSW Whistler, MS
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near Clara, MS

18 reports
UNK category
Apr 6, 2026
2:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tornado report from 6 W Whistler. This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area... with these final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This southernmost tornado began southwest of Old Highway 84 Loop causing minor sporadic tree damage. The tornado intensified to EF1 intensity as it began to cause more significant tree damage visible via Sentinel 2 satellite imagery southwest of Daniel Roney Drive. The tornado merged into the northern tornado path along Daniel Roney Drive. Due to uncertainty on which tornado remained dominant towards the northeast... this tornado track is estimated to have ended just after crossing Daniel Roney Road as it turned northward into the other tornado track. The peak width is also estimated at approximately 50 yards based on the damage corridor southwest of Daneil Roney Drive.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 NNW Strengthford, MS
UNK category
Mar 15, 2026
2:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This is the third of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area... with these final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This southernmost tornado began southwest of Old Highway 84 Loop causing minor sporadic tree damage. The tornado intensified to EF1 intensity as it began to cause more significant tree damage visible via Sentinel 2 satellite imagery southwest of Daniel Roney Drive. The tornado merged into the northern tornado path along Daniel Roney Drive. Due to uncertainty on which tornado remained dominant towards the northeast... this tornado track is estimated to have ended just after crossing Daniel Roney Road as it turned northward into the other tornado track. The peak width is also estimated at approximately 50 yards based on the damage corridor southwest of Daneil Roney Drive.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 W Whistler, MS
UNK category
Mar 15, 2026
2:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This is the second of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area... with the final two tornadoes featuring a unique interaction as they continued to the east. This northernmost tornado began north of the Old Highway 84 Loop and west of Harry Pippen Drive where some trees were uprooted in a pond lying towards the northwest. The southern extent of the tornado was along Old Highway 84 Loop where a tree was lying towards the east. Thorough review of Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed a coherent damage track that crossed Pleasant Grove Altair Road... ultimately merging with another tornado track that came in from the southwest on Daniel Roney Drive. When these tornado tracks came together... significant tree damage was observed along Daniel Roney Drive with numerous snaps and uproots in a roughly 250 yard wide swath. This tornado then remained the dominant one that continued northeast before occluding due north across some chicken farms along Pleasant Grove Altair Road with major lo
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 W Whistler, MS
UNK category
Mar 15, 2026
2:48 AM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The first of three EF1 tornadoes within the Pleasant Grove area began near or just before the Jones/Wayne County border along Cleve Blackledge Road producing minor tree damage. The tornado remained solely between Cleve Blackledge Road and Pleasant Grove Road. It reached its strongest point just prior to reaching Pleasant Grove Road where it caused significant tree damage evident on Sentinel 2 satellite imagery. A small building to the south of Cleve Blackledge Road also sustained significant damage visible on the satellite imagery but was likely associated with intense RFD winds rounding the south side of the tornado as debris was thrown towards the southeast.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7 SW Eucutta, MS
UNK category
Feb 17, 2025
1:44 AM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS Storm Survey found an EF3 tornado with maxamimum winds of 150 mph. The tornado began along Pine Lane Ranch Rd and progressed northeast towards Eucutta Rd reaching peak intensity and width near Eucutta Rd and Bunk Butler Rd. The tornado continued northeast producing consistent EF1 and EF2 damage. The total path length was 26.14 miles with a width of 910 yards. No injuries or fatalaties were reported.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 NNW Strengthford, MS
UNK category
Dec 27, 2024
9:04 PM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado began near the Jones/Wayne County line and moved to the northeast with sporadic tree damage along Strengthford Myrick Road and Maxcey Drive. The tornado began to intensify as it approached a farm on Sellers Cooley Drive. Several metal farm buildings were heavily damaged. A few cattle were picked up and tossed during the tornado. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted across the farm. The tornado continued to move to the northeast across inaccessible and heavily forested areas. The EF-1 tornado crossed Highway 84 and lifted the roof of a house on the north side of the road. The wind likely got under the roof overhanging the carport area and caused the uplift of a significant chunk of the roof over the rest of the house. Another house on Oscar Bell Road also had an uplift of the roof. The tornado continued off to the northeast and trekked over heavily forested areas. A convergent pattern in the tree damage was noted further to the northeast as the tornado moved acros
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NW Strengthford, MS
UNK category
Apr 5, 2022
1:19 PM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF1 TORNADO BEGAN WEST OF MAYNOR CREEK ROAD AND SOUTH OF JIM PITTS ROAD ESTIMATED BY SENTINEL SATELLITE IMAGERY. DAMAGE WAS THEN NOTED ALONG MAYNOR CREEK ROAD WHERE SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. A SWATH OF TREES SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A SECONDARY VORTEX SOUTH OF THE MAIN DAMAGE SWATH. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED EAST ACROSS TROY SANDERSON DRIVE AND DICK SANDERSON DRIVE WHERE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. A COUPLE HOMES HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND A CARPORT WAS LOFTED ABOUT 40 FEET INTO A TREE. THE TORNADO APPEARS TO HAVE WEAKENED AND LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER DICK SANDERSON DRIVE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 SE Whistler, MS
UNK category
Apr 5, 2022
1:14 PM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THE TORNADO BEGAN IN A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA WEST OF ELBERT MOZINGO ROAD AND QUICKLY TRAVELED EAST ACROSS ELBERT MOZINGO ROAD CAUSING EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE TO A LARGE PINE TREE STAND. ALMOST ALL OF THE TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE SUGGESTING UPPER BOUND DAMAGE INDICATOR. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED EAST INTO A FORESTED AREA AS IT WEAKENED BRIEFLY. THE TORNADO THEN RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN TO ITS PEAK INTENSITY OF EF2... 130 MPH SOUTH OF JIM PITTS ROAD. THIS DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED BY SENTINEL SATELLITE DATA AS AN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SCAR WAS NOTED WITH ALMOST COMPLETE DEFORESTATION OCCURRING SIMILAR TO OTHER TORNADOES THAT WERE RATED AT 130 MPH. THE TORNADO THEN WEAKENED AS IT APPROACHED JIM PITTS ROAD FROM THE SOUTH AND LIFTED BASED OFF SATELLITE DATA.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 S Whistler, MS
UNK category
Mar 17, 2021
5:07 PM UTC
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: REPORT OF HOMES DAMAGED NEAR STRENGTHFORD COOLEY ROAD. NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WSW Whistler, MS
EF1 category
Feb 10, 2013
6:46 PM CST-6
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down in the southwest portions of Wayne County just south of Strickland Road and just west of Salem Road along Byrd Creek in the Desoto National Forest. The tornado quickly intensified to EF-1 strength as it crossed Shows Road where it damaged the roofs of 2 homes and snapped or uprooted numerous large trees. The tornado overturned camping trailers at a hunting camp off of Fire Road 726 and continued east northeast crossing Pine Grove Road. The tornado weakened to EF-0 strength as it crossed a large section of the Desoto National Forest and Highway 63 approximately 4 miles southwest of Clara where it produced minor damage to the roofs of a few homes...destroyed a few small outbuildings...and topped out trees in an 80 yard wide path. The tornado then quickly re-intensified as it moved across Hudson Town Road and Roy Shoemaker Drive where it widened to 200 yards...snapping numerous large tree pine trees...damaging the roof of one brick home and causing damage to a barn. The tornado crossed Buckatunna Clara Road where it snapped numerous pine trees and caused major damage to 3 homes when pine trees fell on them. The tornado weakened and dissipated near Hutcherson Hutto Road. The storm that produced this tornado also had severe downburst winds on the rear flank downdraft. The rear flank downdraft with this storm uprooted or snapped a wide swath of trees south of the main tornado track.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3.83 SSE Clara, MS
EF0 category
Apr 15, 2011
9:11 AM CST-6
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Tornado reported by EMA north of Strengthford near the Whistler area.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5.37 SW Whistler, MS
F1 category
Nov 15, 2006
3:48 AM CST-6
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado entered the southwest part of Wayne County from Jones County just south of US Highway 84. The tornado moved northeast causing mostly tree damage and crossed Highway 84. The tornado then crossed Harry Pippen Drive where it pushed a large tree on to a house. The tornado continued northeast over private property where it strengthened to an F1. Here it caused considerable tree damage and damaged a barn near Pleasant Grove Altair Road. The tornado crossed the road and this is where most of the damage occurred. A mobile home that was tied down was flipped and demolished. A large shed was flattened. Other homes in this area lost shingles and trees. The tornado lifted near Pleasant Grove Altair Road and Jack Fleming Road intersection.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 7.24 E Whistler, MS
F1 category
Mar 18, 1996
4:22 PM CST
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: SW Mulberry, MS
F1 category
Mar 18, 1996
3:50 PM CST
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: N Good Hope, MS
F1 category
Feb 19, 1996
2:22 PM CST
Tornado report for Clara, MS
Wayne County · 6,146 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: W Smithtown, MS
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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Clara, MS area census snapshot

People & households
Population354
Households234
Housing units234
Income
Median household income--
$100k+ households4.7%
$150k+ households4.7%
Housing stock
Single-family detached220
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily0
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes14
Housing mix
Single-family share94.0%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share--
Mobile-home share6.0%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied234
Renter-occupied0
Vacant units0
Home value & age
Median home value$86,700
Owner homes $300k+4.7%
Owner homes $500k+--
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1966
Older-home share89.3%
Vehicle context
Households with cars234
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does Clara have on record?

Our records show 15 hail, 42 wind, and 18 tornado reports in and near Clara, MS, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 17, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Clara?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near Clara, MS is 1.75″. It was reported near N Clara, MS on April 15, 2011.

A storm report showed up near my home in Clara — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves Clara and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in Clara — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a Clara address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in Clara — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific Clara address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in Clara — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events across Clara, MS, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in Clara, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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