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Hail reports Mississippi

No hail has been reported anywhere in Mississippi during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Mississippi sees 210 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.88 inches. That stone fell at Lynn Creek on Jun 14, 2023. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.

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NCEI Storm Events data place Mississippi at 19 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking

From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 210 hail reports in Mississippi a year, across about 35 days.

Largest hailstones on record in Mississippi

Largest hailstones recorded in Mississippi since 1996, Storm Events Database
DiameterSizePlaceDate
4.88 inchesGrapefruitLynn Creek, Noxubee CountyJun 14, 2023
4.60 inchesGrapefruitKolola Spgs, Lowndes CountyJun 16, 2023
4.50 inchesGrapefruitLaurel, Jones CountyMar 6, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitFannin, Rankin CountyApr 14, 1996
4.50 inchesGrapefruitCarnes, Forrest CountyApr 17, 1998
4.50 inchesGrapefruitWahalak, Kemper CountyApr 15, 2011
4.25 inchesSoftballPreston, Kemper CountyApr 22, 2005
4.25 inchesSoftballPachuta, Clarke CountyApr 15, 2011
4.25 inchesSoftballOrange Hill, Hinds CountyMar 18, 2013
4.25 inchesSoftballWest, Holmes CountyApr 24, 2014

Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.

Hail reports by month

Average hail reports per month in Mississippi, 2005 to 2025
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Reports81440563524772449

Counties in Mississippi with the most hail reports

Counties in Mississippi with the most hail reports a year, 2005 to 2025
CountyReports a year
Hinds6.6
Rankin6.5
Lee5.9
Bolivar5.0
De Soto4.9
Copiah4.7
Madison4.7
Jones4.7
Lowndes4.7
Lincoln4.6

Cities in Mississippi with hail data

Tracked cities in Mississippi with average hail reports a year within 25 miles and the largest on record
CityReports a yearLargest since 1996
Jackson16.84.50 inches Apr 14, 1996

National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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