Hail in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Hail in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi: 56 recorded events between 1965 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,108 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Tallahatchie County is the 1990s, when 25 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 Tallahatchie County archive, hail makes up 27.7% 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.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Tallahatchie County with 16 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 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi?

56 hail events are recorded in Tallahatchie County between 1965 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Tallahatchie County?

The strongest hail on record in Tallahatchie County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Tallahatchie 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.