79
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
Hail in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi: 79 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Oktibbeha County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 79 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 Oktibbeha County archive, hail makes up 19.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,724 for this hazard and #45 within Mississippi, putting it in the 44.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Oktibbeha County with 20 recorded events, while Dec 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 28, 2026 | STATE COLLEGE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | STARKVILLE | 2.25 | $1.8M |
| May 8, 2025 | MABEN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | ADATON | 1.75 | $40K |
| Apr 10, 2021 | MABEN | 1.75 | $10K |
| Aug 6, 2018 | MABEN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | MABEN | 1.25 | $25K |
| Mar 31, 2016 | MABEN | 1.5 | $1K |
| Apr 4, 2015 | LONGVIEW | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | STARKVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Oktibbeha County
- Thunderstorm Wind 226
- Flash Flood 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An intense supercell storm produced a swath of significant hail across the north side of Starkville. Hail size ranged from ping pong ball size to 2.25 inches diameter. This hail damaged homes and vehicles along with the stripping of foliage along a portion Highway 82 and near Reed and Garrard roads to where MS State Highway 182 intersects Highway 12 and 82. In the Clayton Village area the hail damaged roofs, broke windows, smashed car windows, and cracked car headlights.
Half dollar to golf ball size hail damaged vehicles at Oktibbeha County lake. Quarter sized hail fell west of Starkville on Self Creek Road. Quarter sized hail was observed at the intersection of old Highway 12 and Newlight Road. A car windshield was damaged.
A swath of at least penny sized hail fell across Oktibbeha County as the long lived supercell thunderstorm tracked northeast across the county. This hail fell from the same supercell thunderstorm which produced the tornadoes across Holmes, Attala and Choctaw Counties and eventually produced the Caledonia Tornado.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi?
79 hail events are recorded in Oktibbeha County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Oktibbeha County?
The strongest hail on record in Oktibbeha County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/oktibbeha-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.