Hail in Tate County, Mississippi

Hail in Tate County, Mississippi: 58 recorded events between 1988 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Tate County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 58 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 Tate County archive, hail makes up 29.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #64 within Mississippi, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Tate County with 21 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.

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

58 hail events are recorded in Tate County between 1988 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Tate County?

The strongest hail on record in Tate County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Tate 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.