90
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Hail in Noxubee County, Mississippi: 90 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.88. That places the county #1,575 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Noxubee County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Noxubee County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 90 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 Noxubee County archive, hail makes up 26.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,575 for this hazard and #41 within Mississippi, putting it in the 49.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Noxubee County with 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | BIGBEE VLY | 1 | $10K |
| May 25, 2024 | BIGBEE VLY | 1 | $50K |
| Jun 14, 2023 | LYNN CREEK | 4.88 | $1.0M |
| Apr 12, 2020 | BROOKSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | SHUQUALAK | 1.75 | $50K |
| Dec 1, 2019 | MASHULAVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2014 | MACON MUNI ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2014 | PAULETTE | 1 | $5K |
| Apr 7, 2014 | MACEDONIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2013 | MACON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Noxubee County
- Thunderstorm Wind 169
- Tornado 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail up to the size of baseballs to softballs or larger fell in a swath from west of Brooksville to around the Prairie Point area. An NWS survey team and the Mississippi State Climatologist measured a near-record hail stone after it was frozen in an air tight bag. The stone, which measured 4.88 inches or (4-7/8 inches), fell on the southwest side of Brooksville near Macon Lynn Creek Road. This was the 2nd largest hail stone ever recorded in the state. Mississippi State University Extension specialists reported significant crop losses in affected cotton and soybean fields of up to 50 percent or even complete loss in some cases.
The supercell thunderstorm continued out of Southeast Winston county and tracked across the Southwest corner of Noxubee county around the Gholson Community. A swath of golf ball to tennis ball sized hail fell along the path.
A long swath of hail fell from just N of Mashulaville eastward to just E of Prairie Point. The hail began around nickel size just N of Mashulaville to around quarter size as the storm moved eastward to around Prairie Point.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Noxubee County, Mississippi?
90 hail events are recorded in Noxubee County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Noxubee County?
The strongest hail on record in Noxubee County measured 4.88.
Where does the hail data for Noxubee 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 Noxubee County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/noxubee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.