Hail in Perry County, Mississippi

Hail in Perry County, Mississippi: 46 recorded events between 1975 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Perry County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 46 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 Perry County archive, hail makes up 21.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,310 for this hazard and #74 within Mississippi, putting it in the 25.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Perry County with 14 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.

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

46 hail events are recorded in Perry County between 1975 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Perry County?

The strongest hail on record in Perry County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Perry 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.