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Storm events on record through

Hail events in Rankin 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.

NCEI has 322 hail events on record for Rankin County, Mississippi, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 1 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 59 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 .

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

Newest hail events on record

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of GOSHEN SPGS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of BARNETT RES WEST

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNE of FLOWOOD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSW of LUCKNEY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles SW of ANSE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles N of GOSHEN SPGS. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

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

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At PUCKETT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles SW of JOHNS. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of FLORENCE. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles N of PLAIN. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CLEARY. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ENE of LUCKNEY. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of BARNETT RES WEST. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LUCKNEY. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

2 miles WNW of LUCKNEY. Damage estimate: $7.0 million

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SE of BARNETT RES WEST. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles E of PINEY WOODS. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles E of LUCKNEY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of BRANDON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of FLOWOOD. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Hail2.10 in, hen egg size

2 miles ENE of LUCKNEY. Damage estimate: $505 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At PUCKETT

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NE of VALUE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile ESE of BRANDON. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

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 Rankin County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000000101
1960s00200211017
1970s010131611115
1980s120117657737
1990s340331612104863
2000s718519101475118104
2010s74564712122261
2020s4481212334

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

  1. Jan14
  2. Feb29
  3. Mar60
  4. Apr85
  5. May45
  6. Jun27
  7. Jul25
  8. Aug15
  9. Sep1
  10. Oct0
  11. Nov19
  12. Dec2

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Rankin County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter136
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball114
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball64
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball6
4 in and largersoftball and larger2

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 .

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

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Rankin County beside the total of the counties of Mississippi and of the United States
MeasureRankinAll counties of MississippiAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 20263228,448423,723
Events for each 100 square miles41.518.012.0
Events for each 10,000 residents20.428.612.8

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 Rankin County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail1.25 in$2 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$20 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.50 in$15 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$300 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$50 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$3 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$3 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$10000County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$2 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$2 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$5 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$6 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.75 in$50 million00County
Hail2.50 in$100 million00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$30 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$300 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$75 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$20 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$400 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$300 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$50 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$10 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$8 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$30 thousand00County
Hail4.50 in$100 thousand00County
Hail3.00 in$10 million00County
Hail1.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.75 in$20 thousand00County
Hail4.50 in$500 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$50 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County

The site keeps 163 of the 322 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

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Cite this page

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

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Rankin County?
April has 85 of the 322 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 Rankin County compare with the other counties of Mississippi?
The counties of Mississippi have 18.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Rankin County has 41.5.
How large is the hail on record for Rankin County?
72 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.