Hail in Mississippi — where it hits, county by county
Mississippi logged 301 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Mississippi →Top hail counties in Mississippi (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINDS | 66 | 13.2 | Apr | 31% |
| RANKIN | 57 | 11.4 | Apr | 25% |
| Lee | 28 | 5.6 | Jun | 36% |
| DeSoto | 25 | 5.0 | Jun | 24% |
| Copiah | 23 | 4.6 | Jun | 57% |
| Monroe | 22 | 4.4 | Mar | 18% |
| Lowndes | 22 | 4.4 | May | 32% |
| Pontotoc | 20 | 4.0 | Jun | 25% |
| LAUDERDALE | 19 | 3.8 | Mar | 5% |
| Madison | 19 | 3.8 | Apr | 11% |
Key figures — Mississippi hail at a glance
- Mississippi logged 301 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- HINDS County leads Mississippi with 66 hail reports over that span — about 13.2 per year.
- Reported hail in Mississippi peaks in April.
- Roughly 82 of Mississippi's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/mississippi (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
Mississippi hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Mississippi?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Mississippi are HINDS, RANKIN, Lee. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Mississippi?
Reported hail in Mississippi peaks around April, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Mississippi's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 301 reports over 5 years.
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