Hail in Mississippi County, Arkansas

Hail in Mississippi County, Arkansas: 145 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #963 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Mississippi County is the 2000s, when 62 of the county's 145 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 Mississippi County archive, hail makes up 28.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #963 for this hazard and #36 within Arkansas, putting it in the 69.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Mississippi 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 258
• Tornado 59

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

145 hail events are recorded in Mississippi County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mississippi County?

The strongest hail on record in Mississippi County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Mississippi 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.