Severe Weather History


Mississippi Hail History: 8,393 Recorded Events

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

Mississippi hail history: recorded events per decade
Mississippi hail history: recorded events per 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

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Hinds County3270$97.5M1960–2026
#2Rankin County3180$172.6M1958–2026
#3Lee County2410$807K1967–2026
#4Lauderdale County2340$1.5M1963–2025
#5Jones County2150$4.5M1962–2024
#6Forrest County1770$6.7M1965–2025
#7Bolivar County1700$2.2M1970–2025
#8Lincoln County1680$3.0M1968–2026
#9DeSoto County1650$128K1962–2026
#10Madison County1620$7.2M1970–2026
#11Newton County1600$2.3M1960–2026
#12Neshoba County1570$1.7M1970–2026
#13Washington County1570$3.0M1958–2025
#14Lowndes County1560$4.5M1967–2026
#15Simpson County1540$1.9M1968–2023
#16Copiah County1480$4.8M1968–2025
#17Jasper County1420$753K1962–2025
#18Marion County1380$28.2M1968–2026
#19Lamar County1370$1.2M1965–2026
#20Warren County1350$147.6M1966–2026
#21Attala County1310$764K1971–2026
#22Winston County1310$3.5M1970–2026
#23Yazoo County1290$2.2M1962–2026
#24Sunflower County1280$3.1M1968–2026
#25Smith County1230$2.5M1962–2023
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Mississippi · Hail across the U.S.