Hail in Jackson County, Mississippi

Hail in Jackson County, Mississippi: 86 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,636 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Jackson County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 86 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 Jackson County archive, hail makes up 22.2% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,636 for this hazard and #42 within Mississippi, putting it in the 47.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Jackson County with 25 recorded events, while Oct 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 152
• Tornado 79

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

86 hail events are recorded in Jackson County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Jackson County?

The strongest hail on record in Jackson County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Jackson 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.