131
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$764K
Property damage
Hail in Attala County, Mississippi: 131 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,087 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Attala County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Attala County is the 2000s, when 56 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 Attala County archive, hail makes up 28.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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 Attala County with 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | ETHEL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | WILLIAMSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | KOSCIUSKO | 1 | $10K |
| Mar 24, 2025 | WAMBA | 2 | $50K |
| Dec 10, 2023 | MC ADAMS | 1 | $100K |
| Dec 10, 2023 | BOYETTE | 1 | $20K |
| Nov 30, 2022 | ETHEL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | POSSUMNECK | 1.75 | $5K |
| Apr 10, 2021 | SALLIS | 1.25 | $12K |
| Mar 17, 2021 | KOSCIUSKO | 1.75 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Attala County
- Thunderstorm Wind 238
- Tornado 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of dime to quarter sized hail hail occurred across the northern portion of the county. The largest hail that fell was quarter size in Hesterville and a couple of miles south-southwest of Ethel. Dime size hail also fell near Ethel and Kosciusko.
A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell from the same supercell thunderstorm which produced the tornadoes across Holmes, Attala, and Choctaw Counties. The hail continued into Choctaw County as the supercell tracked northeast.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Attala County, Mississippi?
131 hail events are recorded in Attala County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Attala County?
The strongest hail on record in Attala County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Attala 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 Attala County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/attala-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.