Mississippi hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 82 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 8,457 hail reports in Mississippi from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 211 a year since 2000. The costliest was the March 18, 2013 hail ($705 million in 2025 dollars). Mississippi ranks 17th of 52 states and territories by count and 16th of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Mississippi, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 8,4571955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 211average
- Deaths
- 019 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $964Mas filed
- Busiest year
- 2008469 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Mississippi?
Mississippi averages about 211 hail reports a year since 2000, 17th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2008 (469). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Mississippi records 1802 hail reports since 1955, 16th of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Mississippi have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Lee County leads Mississippi: 146 days with a hail report since 1955, 324.5 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Hinds County has the most hail records (331 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Mississippi?
46% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in March and April. The busiest month is April (2,230 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 362 · Feb 556 · Mar 1,626 · Apr 2,230 · May 1,449 · Jun 837 · Jul 401 · Aug 255 · Sep 72 · Oct 196 · Nov 250 · Dec 223 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Mississippi
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-18 | HailOrange Hill, Hinds County One storm episode: 15 records in 12 places; the totals are the episode's. | 4.25 in hail | 0 | 1 | $705M |
| 2005-03-13 | HailVicksburg, Warren County One storm episode: 4 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 1 | $33M |
| 2022-04-15 | HailPickwick, Marion County One storm episode: 4 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | $27M |
| 1996-03-31 | HailPearl, Rankin County | 3.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $19M |
| 2023-03-26 | HailEdwards, Hinds County One storm episode: 7 records in 5 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $18M |
| 2022-04-17 | HailRaymond Williams Arp, Hinds County One storm episode: 9 records in 7 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $9.1M |
| 2005-04-22 | HailMize, Smith County One storm episode: 15 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $8.6M |
| 2006-04-07 | HailCarrollton, Carroll County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $8.1M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Mississippi?
Mississippi's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Mississippi | United States | Mississippi's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 12 | 2,477 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 125 | 7,651 | 1.6% |
| 1970s | 229 | 11,007 | 2.1% |
| 1980s | 619 | 26,555 | 2.3% |
| 1990s | 1,872 | 75,581 | 2.5% |
| 2000s | 2,896 | 137,396 | 2.1% |
| 2010s | 1,767 | 107,281 | 1.6% |
| 2020-26 | 937 | 56,491 | 1.7% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Mississippi
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | HailService, Jones County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2026-06-01 | HailGoshen Spgs, Rankin County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailBarnett Res West, Rankin County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailLewisburg, DeSoto County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailOlive Branch, DeSoto County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailArkabutla, Tate County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailKirkville, Itawamba County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailRipley, Tippah County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | HailAllentown, Alcorn County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-26 | HailHesler Field Laur, Jones County | 0.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-17 | HailNogan, Hinds County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-17 | HailSpring Ridge, Hinds County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Mississippi
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 43 declarations in Mississippi, 42 of them major disasters; the latest on June 30, 2026.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | DR-4922 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 5 |
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4874 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 18 |
| 2024-06-10 | DR-4790 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 6 |
| 2023-08-12 | DR-4727 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes. | 30 |
| 2023-03-26 | DR-4697 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | 7 |
| 2020-07-09 | DR-4551 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 11 |
| 2020-04-23 | DR-4538 | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | 15 |
| 2020-04-16 | DR-4536 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 29 |
| 2020-03-12 | DR-4478 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 13 |
| 2019-12-06 | DR-4470 | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 19 |
| 2019-06-20 | DR-4450 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 9 |
| 2019-04-23 | DR-4429 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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