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Hail in Forrest County, Mississippi
178 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 178 hail events in Forrest County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 38 years.
April is the busiest month, with 47 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 63 events against 104 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.1% of the 8,457 hail events recorded in Mississippi; its 38.2 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
44 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Forrest County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 178 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 38.2 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 22.9 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
10Mar
36Apr
47May
23Jun
17Jul
12Aug
14Sep
3Oct
1Nov
1Dec
5
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 178 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 2.50 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 4.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 2.75 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jan 1996 | Hail | 2.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1986 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1979 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 1971 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Forrest County had?
178 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Forrest County?
22 Apr 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Forrest County?
The hail of 18 Mar 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Forrest County compare with Mississippi for hail?
38.2 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 178 of the state's 8,457 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.