117
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$553K
Property damage
Hail in Clarke County, Mississippi: 117 recorded events between 1966 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,227 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Clarke County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Clarke County is the 1990s, when 32 of the county's 117 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 Clarke County archive, hail makes up 20.9% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,227 for this hazard and #27 within Mississippi, putting it in the 60.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Clarke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2023 | DE SOTO | 1 | $100K |
| Mar 12, 2023 | CARMICHAEL | 1 | $30K |
| Mar 12, 2023 | ARCHUSA SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | ARCHUSA SPGS | 1.25 | $50K |
| Jan 4, 2023 | ELWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | STONEWALL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2022 | HALE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | QUITMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | HALE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | DE SOTO | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clarke County
- Thunderstorm Wind 333
- Tornado 57
- Flash Flood 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of penny hail fell across a large portion of Clarke County. The storm which produced the hail entered the southwest portion of the county and then tracked toward Quitman where it then dissipated just northeast of town.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Clarke County, Mississippi?
117 hail events are recorded in Clarke County between 1966 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Clarke County?
The strongest hail on record in Clarke County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Clarke 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 Clarke County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/clarke-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.