56
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$393K
Property damage
Hail in Sharkey County, Mississippi: 56 recorded events between 1976 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 2.25. That places the county #2,108 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sharkey County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sharkey County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 56 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 Sharkey County archive, hail makes up 26.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,108 for this hazard and #66 within Mississippi, putting it in the 31.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Sharkey County with 17 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2021 | ROLLING FORK | 1.75 | $10K |
| Apr 19, 2020 | CARY | 1.25 | $10K |
| Mar 28, 2018 | CARY | 1.75 | $20K |
| Mar 18, 2016 | ROLLING FORK | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2016 | ANGUILLA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2015 | ANGUILLA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | RED ROCK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | ANGUILLA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2014 | ROLLING FORK | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2013 | ANGUILLA | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sharkey County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The long lived supercell thunderstorm continued to track east southeast and produce a swath of quarter sized hail across southern Sharkey County. This storm finally dissipated as it approached southwest Yazoo County after traveling nearly 130 miles from southern Arkansas and lasting for about 4.5 hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sharkey County, Mississippi?
56 hail events are recorded in Sharkey County between 1976 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sharkey County?
The strongest hail on record in Sharkey County measured 2.25.
Where does the hail data for Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/sharkey-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.