Mississippi Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Mississippi, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Mississippi hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Mississippi (0.75 in.+, screening): August 22, 2026 — 0.88 in. reported at Coffeeville (Yalobusha County), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far in Mississippi: 21 hail days and 39 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2026 | — | 54 mph measured | Biloxi |
| September 12, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | — |
| August 26, 2026 | — | 63 mph measured | Meridian |
| August 22, 2026 | 0.88 in. reported | 58 mph measured | Southaven |
| August 21, 2026 | 1.25 in. reported | 58 mph measured | Gulfport, Biloxi |
| August 20, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported | — | Tupelo |
| August 17, 2026 | — | 66 mph measured | Tupelo |
| August 9, 2026 | — | 58 mph measured | — |
| July 31, 2026 | — | 50 mph reported | — |
| July 10, 2026 | — | 45 mph reported | Southaven |
Mississippi storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 4,669 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Mississippi in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 82 of 82 Mississippi counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in Mississippi was Pearl River, with 123 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Mississippi was April 28, 2026, with 203 events.
Mississippi storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 4,669 storm events impacting 82 of Mississippi's 82 counties in the trailing 12 months: 2,307 wind events, 1,535 hail events, 305 tornado events, 522 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Mississippi by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- April 28, 2026 — 203 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- March 15, 2026 — 177 events incl. warnings (hail, tornado, wind)
- March 11, 2026 — 169 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- May 6, 2026 — 139 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- September 21, 2026 — 132 events incl. warnings (hail, wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Pearl River — 123 events
- Harrison — 117 events
- Rankin — 116 events
- Hinds — 106 events
- Jefferson Davis — 104 events
- Lincoln — 102 events
- Hancock — 89 events
- Madison — 89 events
Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation (1).
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Mississippi showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Mississippi only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Mississippi value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Mississippi storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Mississippi from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Mississippi hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail about 3.1 to 1 here: 9,493 wind reports against 3,087 hail reports. In all: 14,363 NCEI Storm Events entries in Mississippi, spread over 1,101 storm days.
On June 14, 2023, 4.88 in. (larger than softball size) hail was reported in Noxubee County — the largest in these records for Mississippi. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 20. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 89 mph on April 20, 2011 in Lee County. NCEI also lists 1,783 tornado entries in Mississippi — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail peaks in April (26% of all hail reports), while thunderstorm wind reports cluster in June. December through February accounts for 145 storm days.
The most storm days came in 2012, with 95; the fewest in a full year was 52, in 2021. Across 2022–2024, Mississippi averaged 63 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 68.
- Average: 68 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- March and April: 48% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 526 in 2023
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 290 | 489 | 56 | 74 | 2.75 in. | 64 mph |
| 2011 | 368 | 697 | 136 | 75 | 4.50 in. | 89 mph |
| 2012 | 202 | 518 | 57 | 95 | 3.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2013 | 146 | 261 | 36 | 59 | 4.25 in. | 81 mph |
| 2014 | 183 | 424 | 51 | 62 | 4.25 in. | 70 mph |
| 2015 | 93 | 362 | 58 | 79 | 2.75 in. | 83 mph |
| 2016 | 209 | 473 | 57 | 63 | 2.75 in. | 64 mph |
| 2017 | 129 | 436 | 92 | 63 | 2.75 in. | 69 mph |
| 2018 | 82 | 537 | 64 | 79 | 2.75 in. | 74 mph |
| 2019 | 65 | 529 | 150 | 69 | 2.00 in. | 74 mph |
| 2020 | 108 | 550 | 117 | 63 | 2.75 in. | 79 mph |
| 2021 | 164 | 790 | 176 | 52 | 2.75 in. | 75 mph |
| 2022 | 284 | 1,088 | 372 | 55 | 2.75 in. | 75 mph |
| 2023 | 526 | 1,226 | 154 | 78 | 4.88 in. | 82 mph |
| 2024 | 107 | 419 | 94 | 56 | 2.75 in. | 72 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 20 | 131 | 694 | 113 | 79 | 2.75 in. | 76 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds County | 619 | 96 | 451 |
| Rankin County | 561 | 116 | 376 |
| Jones County | 403 | 74 | 291 |
| Madison County | 380 | 63 | 273 |
| Copiah County | 350 | 73 | 255 |
| Lauderdale County | 340 | 59 | 239 |
| Lee County | 322 | 95 | 197 |
| Warren County | 309 | 40 | 223 |
| Lowndes County | 291 | 69 | 195 |
| Leake County | 280 | 48 | 186 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ms.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Mississippi storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
How big did hail get in Mississippi, 2010–Oct. 2025?
4.88 in., larger than softball size, reported on June 14, 2023 in Noxubee County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 years of this record in all, most recently 2022, 2024 and 2025 through Oct. 20.
Which year had the most storm days in Mississippi, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2012, with 95 storm days (202 hail reports, 518 thunderstorm wind reports, 57 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 68 storm days.
How many hail reports does Mississippi see in a typical year?
About 197 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail reported every year. Thunderstorm wind averages 587 reports a year.
What month has the most hail in Mississippi?
April has the most hail reports (790, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by March (684) and June (450).
What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust in Mississippi, 2010–Oct. 2025?
89 mph, measured on April 20, 2011 in Lee County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
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Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
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Research a specific Mississippi address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
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All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Mississippi hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Mississippi cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Biloxi hail & wind history — last hail August 21, 2026 (1.25 in. reported)
- Gulfport hail & wind history — last hail August 21, 2026 (1.25 in. reported)
- Hattiesburg hail & wind history — last hail May 26, 2026 (0.75 in. reported)
- Jackson hail & wind history — last hail June 1, 2026 (1.75 in. reported)
- Meridian hail & wind history — last hail May 10, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Southaven hail & wind history — last hail June 1, 2026 (1.50 in. reported)
- Tupelo hail & wind history — last hail August 20, 2026 (1.50 in. reported)
Neighboring states: Alabama storm data · Arkansas storm data · Louisiana storm data · Tennessee storm data
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Storm-day records in Mississippi
The newest storm-date pages for Mississippi cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
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