129
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.2M
Property damage
Hail in Yazoo County, Mississippi: 129 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,113 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Yazoo County, Mississippi: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Yazoo County is the 1990s, when 37 of the county's 129 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 Yazoo County archive, hail makes up 21.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,113 for this hazard and #23 within Mississippi, putting it in the 64.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Yazoo County with 38 recorded events, while Oct 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2005 | BENTONIA | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | $300K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | DEASONVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | VAUGHAN | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | BENTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | BENTON | 1.25 | $50K |
| Apr 10, 2024 | EDEN | 1 | $10K |
| Jan 8, 2024 | YAZOO CITY | 1.25 | $200K |
| Dec 10, 2023 | EDEN | 1 | $10K |
| Dec 10, 2023 | JONESTOWN | 1.25 | $600K |
| Jun 17, 2023 | VAUGHAN | 1.75 | $100K |
| Apr 13, 2022 | PHOENIX | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Yazoo County
- Thunderstorm Wind 324
- Flash Flood 68
- Tornado 66
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The second supercell thunderstorm to effect Yazoo county, moved out of Southeast Sharkey county, weakened for awhile, then re-intensified near Bentonia. The storm moved to the south-southeast and produced a swath of quarter to golf ball to baseball sized hail. Several homes and numerous vehicles sustained damaged as well as many trees having their leaves stripped off.
The intense left moving supercell thunderstorm continued to move northward out of Hinds county into Yazoo county near the Bentonia area. This storm produced a swath of quarter to golf ball to tennis ball sized hail from around Bentonia to the Benton area. The largest hail occurred in Bentonia to 5 miles north of Bentonia where golf ball to tennis ball sized hail was driven by 80 to 90 mph winds. This large hail damaged vehicles, broke windows and punched holes in siding.
The first of two supercell thunderstorms moved across most of northern Yazoo county and produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail. The storm began producing hail about 6 miles west of Yazoo City and continued to produce large hail as the storm moved south-southeast to the Yazoo/Madison county line where Interstate 55 crosses the Big Black River.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Yazoo County, Mississippi?
129 hail events are recorded in Yazoo County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Yazoo County?
The strongest hail on record in Yazoo County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Yazoo 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 Yazoo County, Mississippi.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/mississippi/yazoo-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.