120
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5.7M
Property damage
Hail in Scott County, Mississippi: 120 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,204 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Scott County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Scott County is the 2000s, when 44 of the county's 120 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 Scott County archive, hail makes up 22.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,204 for this hazard and #26 within Mississippi, putting it in the 61.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Scott County with 29 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 24, 2026 | LAKE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | HOMEWOOD | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | MORTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | LUDLOW | 1 | $30K |
| Jun 17, 2023 | FOREST MUNI ARPT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | BEACH | 1 | $30K |
| Oct 12, 2022 | FOREST | 1 | $30K |
| Jun 2, 2022 | INDEPENDENCE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | BRANCH | 1 | $10K |
| Apr 10, 2021 | MORTON | 1.5 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Scott County
- Thunderstorm Wind 297
- Tornado 64
- Flash Flood 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This supercell thunderstorm moved out of East-Central Rankin county and tracked east-southeast across Southern Scott and extreme Northern Smith county. This storm produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail before it dissipated between the Homewood and Pineville Communities.
Sunday evening, a supercell thunderstorm moved across the southern portion of Scott county and produced a swath of hail from quarter to golf ball sized. Near the Homewood community, golf ball sized hail damaged some homes and punched holes in siding.
A left moving supercell thunderstorm intensified across central Scott county and produced a swath of nickel to golf ball sized hail from the Steel Community to Sebastopol. The storm continued northeast into far southeast Leake county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Scott County, Mississippi?
120 hail events are recorded in Scott County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Scott County?
The strongest hail on record in Scott County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Scott 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 Scott County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/scott-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.