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Hail in Leake County, Mississippi
104 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.
Leake County, Mississippi, has 104 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 36 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 59 events against 42 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 17.8 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
26 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 | Leake County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 104 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 17.8 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 49.1 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
9Mar
12Apr
29May
24Jun
11Jul
1Aug
2Sep
1Oct
3Nov
4Dec
0
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 104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Hail | 2.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1993 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1992 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 1989 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Leake County had?
104 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 Leake County?
28 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Leake County?
The hail of 15 Jun 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $100K.
How does Leake County compare with Mississippi for hail?
17.8 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 104 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.