Hail in Sunflower County, Mississippi

Hail in Sunflower County, Mississippi: 128 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,125 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sunflower County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 128 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 Sunflower County archive, hail makes up 28.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,125 for this hazard and #24 within Mississippi, putting it in the 63.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Sunflower County with 37 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 231
• Flash Flood 45

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

128 hail events are recorded in Sunflower County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sunflower County?

The strongest hail on record in Sunflower County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Sunflower 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.