177
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.7M
Property damage
Hail in Forrest County, Mississippi: 177 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #753 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Forrest County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Forrest County is the 2000s, when 80 of the county's 177 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 Forrest County archive, hail makes up 23.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #753 for this hazard and #6 within Mississippi, putting it in the 75.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Forrest County with 47 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2025 | DRAGON | 1 | $20K |
| Jan 8, 2024 | BROOKLYN | 1.75 | $200K |
| May 11, 2023 | BONHOMIE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | HATTIESBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | MAMMOTH SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | PETAL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | MACEDONIA | 1 | $10K |
| Apr 15, 2022 | GLENDALE | 1 | $500K |
| Mar 18, 2022 | PETAL | 1 | $0 |
| May 27, 2020 | CARNES | 1.5 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Forrest County
- Thunderstorm Wind 355
- Flash Flood 136
- Tornado 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of nickel to golf ball sized hail fell across a large section of north central Forrest County. This hail fell from an intensifying supercell thunderstorm which entered the county around Highway 11, just south of Hattiesburg, and tracked northeast to just east northeast of Petal.
A swath of hail fell across portions of Hattiesburg and Petal. Golf ball sized hail occurred at exit 69 off of I-59 and also in Petal. Nickel to quarter sized hail occurred along Leeville Road and near the Hattiesburg Zoo.
A supercell thunderstorm tracked into Forrest County from Lamar County. It continued to produce a swath of mostly quarter sized hail across the central portion of the county. This occurred in the Dixie community along Dubose Road. There was also quarter sized hail on Elks Lake Road about four miles west of McLaurin.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Forrest County, Mississippi?
177 hail events are recorded in Forrest County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Forrest County?
The strongest hail on record in Forrest County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Forrest 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 Forrest County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/forrest-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.