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Jackson (MS) hail season 2009
7 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2009 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2009, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2009 | 4 | 1.75" | COPIAH, HINDS, RANKIN |
| May 6, 2009 | 1 | 1.75" | HINDS |
| April 2, 2009 | 1 | 1.00" | RANKIN |
| March 27, 2009 | 1 | 1.00" | COPIAH |
“A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across a large section of western Rankin County. This hail moved from the north side of Richland through Pearl, where a Mississippi Braves Baseball game had to be stopped, then through Flowood and up along the eastern shores of the Ross Barnett Reservoir and through the Fannin area.”
— NWS event narrative, May 5, 2009 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 1 · Apr 1 · May 5
Wind context: the record also holds 34 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2009 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Jackson (MS) anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.