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Hail in Holmes County, Mississippi
100 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.
Holmes County, Mississippi, has 100 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 40 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 55 events against 39 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 8,457 hail events recorded in Mississippi; its 13.2 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
22 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.25 inches (softball size).
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Holmes County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 100 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 13.2 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 60.6 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
2Mar
19Apr
29May
23Jun
11Jul
1Aug
2Sep
1Oct
1Nov
4Dec
4
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 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2014 | Hail | 4.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2004 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1994 | Hail | 2.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1994 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1992 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1988 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1988 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1962 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1960 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 1955 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Holmes County had?
100 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 Holmes County?
9 May 2024 (Hail, 1.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Holmes County?
The hail of 25 Jun 1994, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Holmes County compare with Mississippi for hail?
13.2 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 100 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.