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Hail in Simpson County, Mississippi
154 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 154 hail events in Simpson County, Mississippi, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 38 years.
April is the busiest month, with 35 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 76 events against 68 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 8,457 hail events recorded in Mississippi; its 26.1 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
33 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 | Simpson County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 154 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 26.1 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 59.8 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
13Mar
30Apr
35May
32Jun
11Jul
9Aug
3Sep
2Oct
0Nov
6Dec
7
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 154 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 2.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | — | — | — | 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 |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.50 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $220K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 1996 | Hail | 0.40 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 1995 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 2.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 1993 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1989 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Nov 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1975 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 1971 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Simpson County had?
154 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 Simpson County?
9 Dec 2023 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Simpson County?
The hail of 30 Mar 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Simpson County compare with Mississippi for hail?
26.1 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 154 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.