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Hail in Madison County, Mississippi
164 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 164 hail events in Madison County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 42 years.
April is the busiest month, with 52 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 81 events against 73 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 8,457 hail events recorded in Mississippi; its 23.0 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
29 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 | Madison County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 164 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 23.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 14.9 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
11Mar
25Apr
52May
19Jun
25Jul
12Aug
5Sep
0Oct
1Nov
4Dec
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 164 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 | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Hail | 0.70 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Hail | 2.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.50 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 2.75 in | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.50 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 2.75 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Hail | 2.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1996 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1986 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1981 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 1972 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 1971 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Madison County had?
164 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 Madison County?
28 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Madison County?
The hail of 6 Apr 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Madison County compare with Mississippi for hail?
23.0 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 164 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.