{
 "dataset": "Meridian, MS storm events — 12-month window, 25-mile radius (floods and special weather statements excluded, matching the city page)",
 "license": "https://www.stormauditor.com/data-license",
 "provenance": "Deduplicated by StormAuditor from public NOAA/NWS records (warnings, Local Storm Reports, NCEI Storm Events) under the published methodology at https://www.stormauditor.com/methodology",
 "refreshed_at": "2026-08-24T11:20:09.827+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 6,
 "fields": {
  "date": "Event date (YYYY-MM-DD, local storm day)",
  "county": "County or county-equivalent",
  "city": "Nearest city/place named in the source record",
  "event_type": "hazard tag: wind | hail | tornado | flood | lightning",
  "severity": "StormAuditor severity bucket (low|moderate|high|severe)",
  "evidence": "evidence level of the source record",
  "wind_mph": "reported/estimated wind gust, mph (blank if n/a)",
  "hail_in": "reported/estimated hail size, inches (blank if n/a)",
  "source": "originating public record (NWS warning, LSR, NCEI, ...)",
  "lat": "event latitude (WGS84, may be blank)",
  "lon": "event longitude (WGS84, may be blank)"
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-NMM-2026-05-23",
   "lat": 32.5521,
   "lon": -88.5556,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "MERIDIAN NAS/MCCAIN",
   "date": "2026-05-23",
   "county": "Lauderdale",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "MERIDIAN NAS/MCCAIN (NMM) recorded a 58 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "MS_ASOS automated observation — MERIDIAN NAS/MCCAIN (NMM) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 58,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-05-10-hail-32.20--88.76",
   "lat": 32.2,
   "lon": -88.76,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "1 SSE Basic City",
   "date": "2026-05-10",
   "county": "Clarke",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "Video showed hail falling in the Enterprise area.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS JAN — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-05-10-hail-32.16--88.65",
   "lat": 32.16,
   "lon": -88.65,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "8 ESE Basic City",
   "date": "2026-05-10",
   "county": "Clarke",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "Relayed via social media.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS JAN — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-04-29-hail-32.25--88.66",
   "lat": 32.25,
   "lon": -88.66,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "3 SE Clarkdale",
   "date": "2026-04-29",
   "county": "Lauderdale",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "HAIL reported near 3 SE Clarkdale",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS JAN — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 0.88
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-04-28-hail-32.49--89.02",
   "lat": 32.49,
   "lon": -89.02,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "3 S Little Rock",
   "date": "2026-04-28",
   "county": "Newton",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "hail",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Shingle bruising",
    "Granule displacement",
    "Metal denting",
    "Vehicle damage"
   ],
   "description": "HAIL reported near 3 S Little Rock",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS JAN — Public via Iowa Mesonet",
   "evidenceLevel": "reported",
   "hailSizeInches": 1
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-MEI-2025-09-21",
   "lat": 32.3348,
   "lon": -88.7511,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD",
   "date": "2025-09-21",
   "county": "Lauderdale",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD (MEI) recorded a 55 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "MS_ASOS automated observation — MERIDIAN/KEY FIELD (MEI) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 55,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  }
 ]
}