Hail in DeSoto County, Mississippi

Hail in DeSoto County, Mississippi: 165 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #824 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in DeSoto County is the 2000s, when 70 of the county's 165 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 DeSoto County archive, hail makes up 33.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #824 for this hazard and #9 within Mississippi, putting it in the 73.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in DeSoto County with 53 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 211
• Flash Flood 73

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

165 hail events are recorded in DeSoto County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in DeSoto County?

The strongest hail on record in DeSoto County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for DeSoto 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.