Hail in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Hail in Pearl River County, Mississippi: 74 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,800 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pearl River County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 74 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 Pearl River County archive, hail makes up 21.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,800 for this hazard and #48 within Mississippi, putting it in the 41.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Pearl River County with 14 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 182
• Tornado 56

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

74 hail events are recorded in Pearl River County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pearl River County?

The strongest hail on record in Pearl River County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Pearl River 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.