318
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$172.6M
Property damage
Hail in Rankin County, Mississippi: 318 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #277 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Rankin County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Rankin County is the 2000s, when 104 of the county's 318 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 Rankin County archive, hail makes up 23.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #277 for this hazard and #2 within Mississippi, putting it in the 91.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Rankin County with 87 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | FLOWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2025 | LUCKNEY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | ANSE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | GOSHEN SPGS | 1.75 | $200K |
| Jun 26, 2023 | BRANDON | 1 | $50K |
| Jun 19, 2023 | PUCKETT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | JOHNS | 1.75 | $100K |
| Jun 19, 2023 | FLORENCE | 1 | $250K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | PLAIN | 1.25 | $500K |
| Apr 21, 2023 | CLEARY | 1 | $50K |
Other hazards here
More from Rankin County
- Thunderstorm Wind 636
- Flash Flood 223
- Tornado 114
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A large storm producing extremely large hail continued moving across the Jackson metro area and then across the rest of Rankin County. Hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter fell as this storm moved east causing substantial damage to vehicles and buildings. Baseball size hail fell at the MEMA State EOC causing extensive damage to state and personal vehicles. The Whitfield State Hospital had numerous windows blown out and extensive roof damage with glass ending up in patients' beds.
A merger of two storms resulted in a hail swath extending int Rankin County from Hinds County just north of Lakeland Drive to near the intersection of S471. Hail as large as baseballs (2.75 inches) was observed within this swath.
A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of hail to the size of golf balls or larger beginning along Hugh Ward Blvd. in the Brandon Reservoir area and northeast through the Eureka community. The largest measured hailstone was 2.1 inches and fell along Holly Bush Road near the McClain Lodge area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Rankin County, Mississippi?
318 hail events are recorded in Rankin County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Rankin County?
The strongest hail on record in Rankin County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Rankin 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 Rankin County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/rankin-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.