Hail events in Lowndes 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 156 hail events on record for Lowndes County, Mississippi, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 9 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 32 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

Mar 9 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of NEW HOPE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles NNW of NEW HOPE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At COLLEGE

Feb 26 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of INTERSTATE CITY

May 2 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

5 miles SSW of NEW HOPE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of STEENS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of CRAWFORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of CALEDONIA

Apr 10 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MAYHEW. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

May 9 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of NEW HOPE. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSE of STEENS. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of COLUMBUS. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Jun 16 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SSW of NEW HOPE. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Hail4.00 in, softball size

3 miles SSW of WELLS. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At CALEDONIA. Damage estimate: $600 thousand

Hail4.60 in, grapefruit size

1 mile NE of KOLOLA SPGS. Damage estimate: $1.5 million

Apr 27 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NNW of FLYNN. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

Jan 3 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of WELLS

May 1 2022

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile S of (CBM)COLUMBUS AFB

Apr 9 2021

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SE of COLUMBUS/LOWNDES CO. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Mar 27 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CRAWFORD

Jun 5 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of COLLEGE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At (CBM)COLUMBUS AFB

Mar 29 2020

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of CALEDONIA. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At STEENS

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 Lowndes 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	1	0	0	1
1970s	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	7
1980s	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
1990s	2	1	1	1	2	5	4	3	5	1	25
2000s	2	5	1	5	4	8	4	6	11	9	55
2010s	7	10	5	2	2	2	6	1	0	3	38
2020s	5	2	1	6	3	5	4 (part of the year)				26

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

Jan2 events
Feb9 events
Mar38 events
Apr37 events
May28 events
Jun21 events
Jul7 events
Aug5 events
Sep0 events
Oct3 events
Nov5 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Lowndes County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	59
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	60
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	30
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	2

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: Lowndes County beside the total of the counties of Mississippi and of the United States
Measure	Lowndes	All counties of Mississippi	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	156	8,448	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	30.9	18.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	26.8	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 Lowndes County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
29 Mar 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 2019	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
14 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jun 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2016	Hail	2.50 in	$5 thousand	County
29 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Jun 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$4 thousand	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	County
11 Apr 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
18 Mar 2013	Hail	1.50 in	$1 thousand	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	2.75 in	$100 thousand	County
10 Aug 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	2.50 in	$10 thousand	County
12 Mar 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Mar 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
2 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Oct 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
22 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jan 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Nov 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Feb 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Feb 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jul 2006	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	2.00 in	$100 thousand	County
3 Feb 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Aug 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Mar 2005	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
13 Mar 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Nov 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Oct 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Oct 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
5 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
5 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
2 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
18 Mar 2003	Hail	1.25 in	$5 thousand	County
10 Nov 2002	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
31 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
4 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
4 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
18 Feb 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$750	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$750	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$10	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$10	County
6 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$110	County
21 Jun 1997	Hail	0.88 in	$50	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$10	County
25 Mar 1997	Hail	not recorded	$100	County
21 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$100	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$10	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$10	County
18 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
9 Jul 1995	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
9 Jul 1995	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
11 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$100	County
15 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$100	County
10 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$100	County
25 Jun 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Feb 1993	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Feb 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Nov 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 1980	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 1977	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
23 Mar 1975	Hail	2.25 in	none	County
16 Aug 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1974	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
26 Nov 1973	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
25 Mar 1972	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 1970	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Apr 1967	Hail	0.51 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 Lowndes County, Mississippi". https://countyhazards.com/county/ms/lowndes/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 Lowndes County?: March has 38 of the 156 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 Lowndes County compare with the other counties of Mississippi?: The counties of Mississippi have 18.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Lowndes County has 30.9.
How large is the hail on record for Lowndes County?: 36 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.