Hail in Prentiss County, Mississippi

Hail in Prentiss County, Mississippi: 70 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,868 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Prentiss County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 70 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 Prentiss County archive, hail makes up 28.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,868 for this hazard and #52 within Mississippi, putting it in the 40.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Prentiss County with 21 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 Prentiss County, Mississippi?

70 hail events are recorded in Prentiss County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Prentiss County?

The strongest hail on record in Prentiss County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Prentiss 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.