Hail Damage Blog

Here is wrap-up of what I know about the Vicksburg, Jackson, Richland, MS hail storm damage.

The Vicksburg Post has a good article with some nice firsthand reports on the hailstorm and damage.

Martha Powell said she started praying Sunday night when golf-ball size hail began breaking windows at her home off U.S. 80.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said he was on a motorcycle on Interstate 20 when hit with hail "the size of ice cubes" that covered the interstate and median, broke out windshields and left a knot on his forearm.

"It started hailing before it even rained. We were being beat to death by it," he said.

Two Warren County Sheriff's Department patrol cars were damaged, Pace added.

Hail as big as baseballs was reported two miles north of the city, National Weather Service meteorologist Lora Wilson said, but most of the calls reported hail about an inch in diameter.

"We had reports from all over Warren County called in by the public," she said.

And the best quote of the story.

Lonnie Boyd of Vicksburg was traveling on U.S. 61 South when the first storm hit. He said golf-ball size hail damaged the hood of his 2002 Jeep Wrangler. He pulled off at a gas station on U.S. 61 North to count the dents

Insurance agencies across the area were reporting numerous calls from policyholders with damage. One reported about 200 calls this morning.

"We've had several calls from people who had their windshields broken - that's pretty serious. Hail will beat your car up, but when it breaks windshields - it's serious," said Rick Smith, agent manager at Farm Bureau Insurance on Grove Street.

So the bottom line on the Vicksburg, MS hail storm damage is this one is legit. The reports I've gotten, however, are that only a couple of the dealers got hit and they quit talking to anyone around 10:30 yesterday morning. I'm also hearing that there are already a number of retail shops open or opening. Imagine that!

The word I'm hearing on the Richland, Jackson, MS area is that this damage report was exaggerated. It seems that there is some sign of a hailstorm but very little real damage.

That's what I know. If you have anything to add or correct let me know.