Hail in Amite County, Mississippi

Hail in Amite County, Mississippi: 39 recorded events between 1986 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,431 nationally and #77 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Amite County is the 2000s, when 13 of the county's 39 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 Amite County archive, hail makes up 18.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,431 for this hazard and #77 within Mississippi, putting it in the 21.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Amite County with 16 recorded events, while Jun 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 109
• Tornado 40

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

39 hail events are recorded in Amite County between 1986 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Amite County?

The strongest hail on record in Amite County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Amite 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.