58
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$757K
Property damage
Hail in Humphreys County, Mississippi: 58 recorded events between 1969 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Humphreys County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Humphreys County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 58 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 Humphreys County archive, hail makes up 25.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #64 within Mississippi, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Humphreys County with 20 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | JAKETOWN | 1 | $10K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | BROOKLYN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | ISOLA | 1.75 | $400K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | CASTLEMAN | 1 | $30K |
| Mar 12, 2023 | BELZONI | 1 | $100K |
| May 23, 2020 | SILVER CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | BELZONI | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | SILVER CITY | 1.25 | $5K |
| Mar 11, 2018 | BELLEWOOD | 2 | $25K |
| Mar 31, 2015 | ISOLA | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Humphreys County
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 sized hail fell across all of central Humphreys County as a supercell thunderstorm moved out of southeast Washington County and tracked east southeast. This storm continued to produce hail as it moved into western Holmes County.
An intensifying supercell thunderstorm moved across central Humphreys county and began dropping tennis ball sized hail around Honey Island in the Yazoo River bottom. This storm continued east into west-central Holmes county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Humphreys County, Mississippi?
58 hail events are recorded in Humphreys County between 1969 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Humphreys County?
The strongest hail on record in Humphreys County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Humphreys 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 Humphreys County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/humphreys-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.