Hail in Leflore County, Mississippi

Hail in Leflore County, Mississippi: 116 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,241 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Leflore County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 116 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 Leflore County archive, hail makes up 26.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,241 for this hazard and #28 within Mississippi, putting it in the 60.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Leflore County with 31 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 228
• Tornado 47

How many hail events are on record in Leflore County, Mississippi?

116 hail events are recorded in Leflore County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Leflore County?

The strongest hail on record in Leflore County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Leflore 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.