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Hail in Lawrence County, Mississippi
109 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 109 hail events in Lawrence County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 38 years.
April is the busiest month, with 32 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 57 events against 42 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 8,457 hail events recorded in Mississippi; its 25.3 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 2.75 inches (baseball size).
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Lawrence County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 109 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 25.3 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 92.3 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
4Mar
27Apr
32May
17Jun
8Jul
8Aug
2Sep
1Oct
3Nov
0Dec
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 109 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.60 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Oct 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Oct 1995 | Hail | 2.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1995 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1976 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1972 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Lawrence County had?
109 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 Lawrence County?
24 Apr 2026 (Hail, 2.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Lawrence County?
The hail of 17 Apr 2022, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Lawrence County compare with Mississippi for hail?
25.3 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 109 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.