95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Kemper County, Mississippi: 95 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,497 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Kemper County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Kemper County is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 95 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 Kemper County archive, hail makes up 27.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,497 for this hazard and #38 within Mississippi, putting it in the 51.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Kemper County with 28 recorded events, while Oct 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 29, 2026 | DAMASCUS | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | PRESTON | 1 | $20K |
| Jan 12, 2023 | ELECTRIC MILLS | 1.75 | $10K |
| Mar 25, 2019 | SCOOBA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | CLEVELAND | 1.25 | $15K |
| Mar 27, 2017 | DE KALB | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2017 | PRESTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2017 | PRINCE CHAPEL | 1.5 | $20K |
| Feb 15, 2016 | OAK GROVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2015 | BLACKWATER | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kemper County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This large supercell thunderstorm, the second to effect Kemper county, moved out of Southwest Noxubee county and tracked across the northern portion of Kemper county. This storm produced a swath of golf ball to tennis ball sized hail from the Kemper/Noxubee county line to Scooba. Several homes and numerous vehicles were damaged in Scooba.
The first of a few intense supercell thunderstorms tracked east-southeast across all of Kemper county. The storm moved into the county, from Neshoba county, a few miles southwest of Preston. Between Preston and DeKalb is where the largest hail fell. A large swath of baseball to softball sized hail occurred in that area. Damage to homes, cars and trees occurred along Highway 397 and a portion of Highway 16 west and northwest of DeKalb. As the storm moved through DeKalb and then to the Porterville Community, the hail became a little smaller and was ranging between quarters and golf balls.
The fourth supercell thunderstorm to effect Kemper county followed the same track as the first supercell. This storm moved from near the Preston area, through DeKalb and then to the Porterville Community. A swath of penny to golf ball sized hail occurred as this storm moved east-southeast.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Kemper County, Mississippi?
95 hail events are recorded in Kemper County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Kemper County?
The strongest hail on record in Kemper County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Kemper 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 Kemper County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/kemper-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.