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Hail in Washington County, Mississippi
158 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.
Washington County, Mississippi, has 158 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
April is the busiest month, with 42 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 78 events against 60 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 21.8 per 100 square miles compares with 18.0 statewide.
46 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with Mississippi
| Measure | Washington County | Mississippi | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 158 | 8,457 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 21.8 | 18.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 36.2 | 28.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
10Mar
33Apr
42May
25Jun
19Jul
4Aug
1Sep
0Oct
7Nov
6Dec
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 158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2018 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $400K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jan 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jan 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 1996 | Hail | 0.45 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Feb 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jan 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 1993 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1991 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 1990 | Hail | 0.85 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1987 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1984 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1981 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Nov 1973 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 1969 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1969 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1969 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1969 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1967 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 1960 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1958 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1958 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Washington County had?
158 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 Washington County?
23 Mar 2025 (Hail, 1.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Washington County?
The hail of 7 Apr 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $400K and crop damage at $200K.
How does Washington County compare with Mississippi for hail?
21.8 events per 100 square miles against 18.0 statewide; the county holds 158 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.