Hail in Mississippi County, Missouri

Hail in Mississippi County, Missouri: 51 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,220 nationally and #113 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Mississippi County is the 2000s, when 25 of the county's 51 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 Mississippi County archive, hail makes up 21.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,220 for this hazard and #113 within Missouri, putting it in the 28.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Mississippi County with 21 recorded events, while Jan 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 Mississippi County, Missouri?

51 hail events are recorded in Mississippi County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mississippi County?

The strongest hail on record in Mississippi County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Mississippi 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.