Hail in Alcorn County, Mississippi

Hail in Alcorn County, Mississippi: 84 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,654 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Alcorn County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 84 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 Alcorn County archive, hail makes up 27.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,654 for this hazard and #43 within Mississippi, putting it in the 46.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Alcorn County with 19 recorded events, while Nov 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.

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

84 hail events are recorded in Alcorn County between 1974 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Alcorn County?

The strongest hail on record in Alcorn County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Alcorn 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.