Hail in Choctaw County, Mississippi

Hail in Choctaw County, Mississippi: 59 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,062 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Choctaw County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 59 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 Choctaw County archive, hail makes up 25.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,062 for this hazard and #63 within Mississippi, putting it in the 33.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Choctaw County with 16 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 Choctaw County, Mississippi?

59 hail events are recorded in Choctaw County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Choctaw County?

The strongest hail on record in Choctaw County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Choctaw 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.