157
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
Hail in Washington County, Mississippi: 157 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #882 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Washington County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Washington County is the 2010s, when 47 of the county's 157 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 Washington County archive, hail makes up 28.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #882 for this hazard and #12 within Mississippi, putting it in the 71.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Washington County with 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2025 | LONGWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | BRIGHTON | 1.75 | $50K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | GREENVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jan 5, 2025 | CHATHAM | 1 | $10K |
| Feb 11, 2024 | MANHATTAN | 1 | $50K |
| Jan 8, 2024 | LONGWOOD | 1 | $30K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | SWIFTWATER | 1 | $250K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | GREENVILLE FAIRFLD A | 1.75 | $200K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | SWIFTWATER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | REFUGE | 1.75 | $500K |
Other hazards here
More from Washington County
- Thunderstorm Wind 295
- Flash Flood 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The storm which crossed the Mississippi River from Chicot County Arkansas, evolved into a supercell thunderstorm and tracked across all of central Washington County. The storm produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail. The largest hail occurred from near the Mississippi River bridge to around Arcola. The storm continued east into northern Humphreys County where more large hail fell.
A swath of hail fell across the county as a severe thunderstorm move from northwest to southeast. The largest hailstone that fell was baseball sized near Metcalfe. Golfball sized hail also covered the ground in Metcalfe. As the storm moved across the southeastern part of the county, quarter size hail occurred eight miles west of Belzoni and golfball sized hail occurred east of Hollandale.
A storm crossed the Mississippi River from Chicot County, Arkansas and brought a swath of hail to portions of Washington County. The main swath started near the Mississippi River bridge, where golfball sized hail fell at the Harlows Casino. Nickel and quarter sized hail fell around Greenville, with a decent accumulation of hail along Dycus Road about five miles south of Greenville. Golfball sized hail then occurred a couple of miles south of Leland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Washington County, Mississippi?
157 hail events are recorded in Washington County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Washington County?
The strongest hail on record in Washington County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Washington 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 Washington County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/washington-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.