Hail in Calhoun County, Mississippi

Hail in Calhoun County, Mississippi: 48 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Calhoun County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 48 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Calhoun County archive, hail makes up 20.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #73 within Mississippi, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Calhoun County with 14 recorded events, while Jul is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many hail events are on record in Calhoun County, Mississippi?

48 hail events are recorded in Calhoun County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Calhoun County?

The strongest hail on record in Calhoun County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Calhoun County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.