137
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Lamar County, Mississippi: 137 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,030 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lamar County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lamar County is the 2000s, when 58 of the county's 137 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 Lamar County archive, hail makes up 23.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,030 for this hazard and #19 within Mississippi, putting it in the 66.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Lamar County with 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | OKAHOLA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | OKAHOLA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | OAK GROVE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2026 | OAK GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | OAK GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | OLOH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | OTOB | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | OAK GROVE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 11, 2023 | OAK GROVE | 1 | $100K |
| May 5, 2023 | SUMRALL | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lamar County
- Thunderstorm Wind 291
- Flash Flood 88
- Tornado 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail of up to tennis ball size was reported in and just south of the town of Sumrall. The hail was up to three inches in depth on the ground, with one report of hail up to one foot deep in Sumrall. Numerous homes, buildings, and cars sustained damage from this significant hail storm.
A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across northwest Lamar County as a supercell thunderstorm tracked across the area. The supercell continued to produce severe hail as it entered far southern Covington County.
A swath of large hail up to baseball sized hail occurred across Lamar County. This occurred as a supercell thunderstorm tracked into the county from Marion County. Ping pong ball size hail occurred near Pinebur as the storm entered the county from Marion County. It then intensified and produced golfball size hail along Purvis-Oloh Road southwest of West Hattiesburg. The largest hail occurred northwest of Purvis. Tennis ball sized hail occurred at Purvis Oloh Road and Lookout Tower Road and baseball sized hail also occurred near this location. Golfball size hail also fell at the Lamar County Emergency Operations Center in Purvis. The storm then tracked into Forrest County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lamar County, Mississippi?
137 hail events are recorded in Lamar County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lamar County?
The strongest hail on record in Lamar County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Lamar 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 Lamar County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/lamar-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.