170
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.2M
Property damage
Hail in Bolivar County, Mississippi: 170 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #795 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bolivar County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bolivar County is the 2000s, when 77 of the county's 170 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 Bolivar County archive, hail makes up 30.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #795 for this hazard and #7 within Mississippi, putting it in the 74.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Bolivar County with 45 recorded events, while Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2025 | BENOIT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | CLEVELAND | 2.5 | $1.0M |
| Jun 14, 2023 | ALLIGATOR BOOGA FLD | 1.75 | $50K |
| Jun 12, 2023 | SYMONDS | 1.25 | $50K |
| Mar 25, 2023 | BENOIT | 1.75 | $1K |
| Mar 2, 2023 | WAXHAW | 3 | $250K |
| Oct 12, 2022 | DEESON | 2 | $50K |
| Mar 17, 2021 | SCOTT | 1 | $10K |
| Mar 29, 2020 | BEULAH | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | SHAW | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bolivar County
- Thunderstorm Wind 276
- Tornado 56
- Flash Flood 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across a portion of Central Bolivar county. Quarter sized hail moved into the Beulah Community from across the river and tracked eastward into Cleveland. The hail grew up to golf ball size around and just west of Cleveland. The hail dissipated just east of Cleveland.
A large, slow moving, severe thunderstorm moved into western Bolivar County, around Rosedale, and tracked eastward across the county. As this storm moved east, it produced a swath of nickel quarter sized from Rosedale to Mound Bayou to Cleveland before moving into Sunflower County.
A swath of hail moved through Bolivar County due to a supercell thunderstorm. The storm produced golfball sized hail near Benoit and continued producing half dollar size to golfball size hail through the county. Hail up to baseball size caused significant damage to a vehicle near Napanee along the Washington/Bolivar county line. Other vehicles received dents and broken windows.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bolivar County, Mississippi?
170 hail events are recorded in Bolivar County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bolivar County?
The strongest hail on record in Bolivar County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Bolivar 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 Bolivar County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/bolivar-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.