131
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$3.5M
Property damage
Hail in Winston County, Mississippi: 131 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Winston County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Winston County is the 1990s, when 42 of the county's 131 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 Winston County archive, hail makes up 33.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,087 for this hazard and #21 within Mississippi, putting it in the 64.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Winston County with 44 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1986 | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | FEARNS SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | JOSEPH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | LOUISVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | RURAL HILL | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2025 | NOXAPATER | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | ROSS | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | NOXAPATER | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2024 | NOXAPATER | 1 | $1K |
| Dec 10, 2023 | FEARNS SPGS | 0.88 | $100 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | PLATTSBURG | 1 | $30K |
Other hazards here
More from Winston County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A large supercell thunderstorm developed across the western portions of Winston county and moved south-southeast before it moved into extreme southwest Noxubee county. Along the path of this damaging storm, a swath of large hail fell. The hail ranged in size from quarters to golf balls to baseballs.
A swath of dime to half dollar sized hail occurred over the southern portion of the county. Half dollar sized hail occurred northwest of Nanih Waiya. Quarter sized hail occurred near Noxapater. Dime sized hail covered the ground near Mississippi Highway 395.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Winston County, Mississippi?
131 hail events are recorded in Winston County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Winston County?
The strongest hail on record in Winston County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Winston 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 Winston County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/winston-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.