Thunderstorm Wind in JONES, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 10:10:00 to 12-MAR-01 10:10:00 (CST)
Location: LAUREL
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Many homes and cars were damaged by fallen trees. Several homes in the Moselle area had significant roof damage from the strong winds. People were trapped in a house trailer due to fallen trees. Several people were also trapped in a car after trees fell on them. No serious injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in NOXUBEE, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 10:38:00 to 12-MAR-01 10:38:00 (CST)
Location: MACON
Property damage: 3K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees blew down onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in FORREST, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 10:35:00 to 12-MAR-01 10:35:00 (CST)
Location: ROCK HILL
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees were blown down in a rural area.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:18:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:18:00 (CST)
Location: KOKOMO
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Trees were blown down across highway 586 near the Walthall County line. Many trees were blown down across northwestern portions of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in FORREST, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 10:15:00 to 12-MAR-01 10:15:00 (CST)
Location: CARNES
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Trees and power lines were blown down. Several houses had roof damage from the wind.

Thunderstorm Wind in JONES, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:30:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:30:00 (CST)
Location: EASTABUCHIE
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Many trees were blown down along Highway 59.

Lightning in MARION, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 03:50:00 to 12-MAR-01 03:50:00 (CST)
Location: GOSS
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Lightning struck a house and caused a fire.

Thunderstorm Wind in COPIAH, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:20:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:35:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A mobile home was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in JONES, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 10:00:00 to 12-MAR-01 10:00:00 (CST)
Location: SOSO
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous trees were blown down in northwestern portions of the county with minor damage to several structures.

Thunderstorm Wind in FORREST, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:00:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:00:00 (CST)
Location: HATTIESBURG
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several roofs had minor wind damage. Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:15:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:15:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Many trees were blown down in various parts of the county. A mobile home sustained damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in SIMPSON, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:40:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:40:00 (CST)
Location: MARTINVILLE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees were blown down.

Hail in HINDS, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 02:40:00 to 12-MAR-01 02:55:00 (CST)
Location: RAYMOND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Numerous reports of large hail were received for this event. The first reports included golfball sized hail at a local television station several miles southwest of Jackson, and 1 inch hail in Raymond reported by Hinds County emergency management. These large hail events occurred around 2:40 AM. Reports ranging from dime to half dollar sized hail were reported in the city of Jackson between 2:50 and 2:55 AM by sources from emergency managment and by ham radio operators. Based on the many reports of 1 to 1.75 inch diameter hail in populated areas of northeast Hinds County and the city of Jackson, damage costs to roofs of homes and cars were estimated to be around $100,000.

Hail in RANKIN, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 03:10:00 to 12-MAR-01 03:10:00 (CST)
Location: FLOWOOD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Dime sized hail reported near Thompson Field in  Rankin County.

Hail in LEAKE, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 03:45:00 to 12-MAR-01 03:45:00 (CST)
Location: WALNUT GROVE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Quarter sized hail caused minor roof damage.

Tornado in MARION, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:32:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:32:00 (CST)
Location: COLUMBIA
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Numerous trees were blown down, and several buildings sustained damage as this F1 tornado moved northeast from the northern edge of Columbia to about nine miles northeast of Columbia.

Hail in MARION, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:30:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:30:00 (CST)
Location: FOXWORTH
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Up to quarter sized hail caused minor roof damage in the Foxworth area.

Thunderstorm Wind in COVINGTON, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:45:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:45:00 (CST)
Location: SEMINARY
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in COVINGTON, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 09:45:00 to 12-MAR-01 09:45:00 (CST)
Location: SANFORD
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several trees and power lines were blown down. A tool shed was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:55:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:55:00 (CST)
Location: BROOKHAVEN
Property damage: 12K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The roof was blown off of a mobile home. A number of trees and power lines were blown down in southern sections of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAMAR, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 04:18:00 to 12-MAR-01 04:18:00 (CST)
Location: LUMBERTON
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A few trees were blown down in a rural area.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:05:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:05:00 (CST)
Location: FAYETTE
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A tree and several power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:00:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:00:00 (CST)
Location: KINGSTON
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Several trees and power lines were blown down. One house had structural damage. Some roofing was torn off of several houses.

Thunderstorm Wind in SIMPSON, MISSISSIPPI
From 12-MAR-01 08:30:00 to 12-MAR-01 08:45:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A number of trees were blown down. Some damage occurred to a few buildings and to power lines.