Hail in Monroe County, Mississippi

Hail in Monroe County, Mississippi: 106 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,367 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Monroe County is the 2010s, when 33 of the county's 106 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 Monroe County archive, hail makes up 22.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,367 for this hazard and #31 within Mississippi, putting it in the 56.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Monroe County with 29 recorded events, while Aug 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 282
• Tornado 46

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

106 hail events are recorded in Monroe County between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Monroe County?

The strongest hail on record in Monroe County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Monroe 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.