52
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Hail in Claiborne County, Mississippi: 52 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Claiborne County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Claiborne County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 52 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 Claiborne County archive, hail makes up 16.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #72 within Mississippi, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Claiborne County with 15 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2024 | GALLOWAY | 1.75 | $50K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | PORT GIBSON | 1 | $500K |
| Apr 6, 2018 | PORT GIBSON | 1.75 | $3K |
| Nov 29, 2016 | WESTSIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2016 | GALLOWAY | 1 | $0 |
| May 29, 2015 | BADLAND | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | WILLOWS | 1.5 | $1K |
| Feb 12, 2013 | GALLOWAY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Feb 12, 2013 | GRAND GULF | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | WESTSIDE | 1.75 | $100K |
Other hazards here
More from Claiborne County
- Thunderstorm Wind 196
- Tornado 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across all of central Claiborne county Sunday evening. This large hail fell from a long lived supercell thunderstorm that moved into the county from Tensas parish. The largest hail, golf ball sized, fell just south of Port Gibson and caused damage to vehicles.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Claiborne County, Mississippi?
52 hail events are recorded in Claiborne County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Claiborne County?
The strongest hail on record in Claiborne County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Claiborne 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Claiborne County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/claiborne-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.