154
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.9M
Property damage
Hail in Simpson County, Mississippi: 154 recorded events between 1968 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #897 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Simpson County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Simpson County is the 2000s, when 63 of the county's 154 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 Simpson County archive, hail makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #897 for this hazard and #15 within Mississippi, putting it in the 71.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Simpson County with 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2023 | MERIT | 1.25 | $100K |
| Dec 9, 2023 | UNION | 1 | $20K |
| Jun 10, 2022 | MAGEE | 1 | $0 |
| May 12, 2022 | MAGEE MUNI ARPT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | PEARL | 1.25 | $30K |
| Apr 10, 2021 | BRAXTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | WEATHERSBY | 1.25 | $15K |
| May 27, 2020 | MENDENHALL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | MAGEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | BUSH | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Simpson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 309
- Tornado 82
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The first of two supercell thunderstorms to effect Simpson county moved into the North-Central portion of the county around 5:05 PM. The storm entered from Rankin county and moved east-southeast to just east of the Martinville Community before moving into Smith county. A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell along the path.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Simpson County, Mississippi?
154 hail events are recorded in Simpson County between 1968 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Simpson County?
The strongest hail on record in Simpson County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Simpson 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 Simpson County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/simpson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.