Hail events in Lincoln County, Mississippi The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 169 hail events on record for Lincoln County, Mississippi, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 24 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 27 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 24 2026

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SE of EAST LINCOLN

Mar 16 2026

Hail0.25 in, pea size

At BROOKHAVEN. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Mar 9 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSW of NORFIELD

Mar 7 2026

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles NNE of VAUGHN

May 24 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of ENTERPRISE

Mar 9 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of WEST LINCOLN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of WEST LINCOLN. Damage estimate: $500

May 9 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NNE of VAUGHN. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Feb 12 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NE of WEST LINCOLN. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Dec 9 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SE of VAUGHN. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Jun 15 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of WEST LINCOLN. Damage estimate: $600 thousand

May 11 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of HEUCKS. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSE of ENTERPRISE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Apr 17 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CARLOS. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Jan 26 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SE of ARLINGTON

Apr 22 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of NEW SIGHT

Apr 19 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSW of WEST LINCOLN

Dec 16 2019

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of ARLINGTON. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of THAYER. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles SSE of FAIR OAKS SPGS. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Apr 2 2017

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles WSW of THAYER. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Jan 21 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of CASEYVILLE

Jan 2 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BROOKHAVEN

Apr 14 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles WSW of BROOKHAVEN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Mar 17 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of NORFIELD

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Lincoln County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	5
1980s	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	2	2	10
1990s	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	3	10	5	26
2000s	4	10	4	7	0	17	10	4	11	7	74
2010s	7	4	3	1	5	1	8	3	0	3	35
2020s	2	1	1	4	2	3	4 (part of the year)				17

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan6 events
Feb13 events
Mar30 events
Apr40 events
May32 events
Jun14 events
Jul16 events
Aug4 events
Sep0 events
Oct3 events
Nov1 event
Dec10 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Lincoln County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	76
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	53
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	36
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Lincoln County beside the total of the counties of Mississippi and of the United States
Measure	Lincoln	All counties of Mississippi	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	169	8,448	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	28.8	18.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	48.4	28.6	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Lincoln County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
17 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Mar 2016	Hail	2.50 in	$30 thousand	County
17 Mar 2016	Hail	2.00 in	$30 thousand	County
17 Mar 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
21 Jan 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jan 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Dec 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Dec 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Dec 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Feb 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
30 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Apr 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
23 Aug 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Feb 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Oct 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
27 Mar 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Dec 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$500 thousand	County
12 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Feb 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Feb 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Aug 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Jul 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
18 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 May 2006	Hail	1.50 in	$20 thousand	County
8 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Feb 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$30 thousand	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Feb 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
22 Feb 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
25 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
25 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
6 Apr 2003	Hail	1.25 in	$5 thousand	County
6 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
13 Mar 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
22 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Oct 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
11 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
24 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	County
12 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$16 thousand	County
16 Feb 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Aug 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
18 Jul 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Feb 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
29 Jan 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Aug 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$250 thousand	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jul 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Oct 1995	Hail	2.75 in	$500 thousand	County
7 Mar 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Dec 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 May 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Nov 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Mar 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jul 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 1978	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
25 Feb 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1973	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 1968	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1968	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Jackson, Mississippi (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Lincoln County, Mississippi". https://countyhazards.com/county/ms/lincoln/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Lincoln County?: April has 40 of the 169 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Mississippi?: NCEI has 8,457 hail events on record for Mississippi from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Lincoln County compare with the other counties of Mississippi?: The counties of Mississippi have 18.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Lincoln County has 28.8.
How large is the hail on record for Lincoln County?: 40 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.