8,396
Recorded events
82
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$539.1M
Property damage
Mississippi hail history: 8,396 recorded events across 82 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Mississippi hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 2,896 reported hail events across Mississippi. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in Mississippi
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hinds County | 327 | 0 | $97.5M | 1960–2026 |
| #2 | Rankin County | 318 | 0 | $172.6M | 1958–2026 |
| #3 | Lee County | 241 | 0 | $807K | 1967–2026 |
| #4 | Lauderdale County | 234 | 0 | $1.5M | 1963–2025 |
| #5 | Jones County | 215 | 0 | $4.5M | 1962–2024 |
| #6 | Forrest County | 177 | 0 | $6.7M | 1965–2025 |
| #7 | Bolivar County | 170 | 0 | $2.2M | 1970–2025 |
| #8 | Lincoln County | 168 | 0 | $3.0M | 1968–2026 |
| #9 | DeSoto County | 165 | 0 | $128K | 1962–2026 |
| #10 | Madison County | 162 | 0 | $7.2M | 1970–2026 |
| #11 | Newton County | 160 | 0 | $2.3M | 1960–2026 |
| #12 | Neshoba County | 157 | 0 | $1.7M | 1970–2026 |
| #13 | Washington County | 157 | 0 | $3.0M | 1958–2025 |
| #14 | Lowndes County | 156 | 0 | $4.5M | 1967–2026 |
| #15 | Simpson County | 154 | 0 | $1.9M | 1968–2023 |
| #16 | Copiah County | 148 | 0 | $4.8M | 1968–2025 |
| #17 | Jasper County | 142 | 0 | $753K | 1962–2025 |
| #18 | Marion County | 138 | 0 | $28.2M | 1968–2026 |
| #19 | Lamar County | 137 | 0 | $1.2M | 1965–2026 |
| #20 | Warren County | 135 | 0 | $147.6M | 1966–2026 |
| #21 | Attala County | 131 | 0 | $764K | 1971–2026 |
| #22 | Winston County | 131 | 0 | $3.5M | 1970–2026 |
| #23 | Yazoo County | 129 | 0 | $2.2M | 1962–2026 |
| #24 | Sunflower County | 128 | 0 | $3.1M | 1968–2026 |
| #25 | Smith County | 123 | 0 | $2.5M | 1962–2023 |