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Hail in Lamar County, Mississippi
138 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 138 hail events in Lamar County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 42 years.
April is the busiest month, with 38 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 63 events against 68 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 8,457 hail events recorded in Mississippi; its 27.8 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
30 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Lamar County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 138 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 27.8 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 21.1 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
13Mar
26Apr
38May
21Jun
8Jul
8Aug
9Sep
0Oct
0Nov
2Dec
2
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 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 2.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2009 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.88 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 | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2001 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jan 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1968 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1965 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Lamar County had?
138 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 Lamar County?
26 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Lamar County?
The hail of 15 Apr 2022, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $250K.
How does Lamar County compare with Mississippi for hail?
27.8 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 138 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.