Hail History

Hail history for Stone County, Mississippi

Every NOAA hail report filed in Stone County since 1960, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Stone County

Last hail
Jun 8, 2025
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
4
since Nov 3, 2021 · 7 reports
Largest ever
2.00 in
hen egg · Mar 11, 1968

32 reports on 29 days since 1960 · #79 of 83 Mississippi counties

Hail map · Stone County

Wiggins 5 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
30 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Stone County

The latest hail report in Stone County is from June 8, 2025, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 4 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 1.75 in on April 27, 2023.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Stone County logged 15 reports on 12 hail days, about 0.8 reports a year. That is 34% of the median Mississippi county (2.2 a year) and ranks #79 of 83 Mississippi counties for all-time reports. Stone County holds 0% of all 8,463 hail reports in Mississippi.

3% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 4% for the median Mississippi county. The largest hail on record here is 2.00 in (hen egg) on March 11, 1968.

Reports held about level in 2016–2025 (8) compared with 2006–2015 (7). The busiest year was 2023, with 5 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in April (25% of reports); 56% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Stone County 0.8
  • Median Mississippi county 2.2

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Stone County 12
  • Median Mississippi county 33

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Stone County 3%
  • Median Mississippi county 4%

Hail over time

0246 1960: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1960 1968: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1970 1980 1988: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1991: 2 reports, largest 1.25 in 1995: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1997: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 1998: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2001: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2002: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2003: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2004: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 2005: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2006: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2007: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2008: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2009: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010 2012: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2015: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2017: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020 2023: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2024: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 2025: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1960–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
02468 January: 2 reports (6%) Jan February: 2 reports (6%) Feb March: 3 reports (9%) Mar April: 8 reports (25%) Apr May: 5 reports (16%) May June: 5 reports (16%) Jun July: 2 reports (6%) Jul August: 2 reports (6%) Aug September: 1 reports (3%) Sep October: 1 reports (3%) Oct November: 1 reports (3%) Nov Dec
All 32 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 1 1
2024 1 1
2023 41 5
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 1 1

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Jun 8, 2025 1 1.00 in —
Jan 8, 2024 1 1.50 in —
Jun 16, 2023 1 1.00 in —
Apr 27, 2023 4 1.75 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Stone County
Date Size Location Time · source
Mar 11, 1968 2.00 inhen egg — 07:30 local · NCEI
Apr 27, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 7.38 WSW Dean Griffin Mem Arp 04:12 local · NCEI
Feb 27, 2017 1.75 ingolf ball 2 SSW Perkinston 15:50 local · NCEI
Feb 18, 2012 1.75 ingolf ball 1 W Perkinston 13:10 local · NCEI
Oct 13, 2001 1.75 ingolf ball Perkinston 14:42 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Stone County
Date Size Location Time · source
Jun 8, 2025 1.00 inquarter 6.93 N Ramsey Spgs 15:56 local · NCEI
Jan 8, 2024 1.50 inping pong ball 1.5 SSE Beatrice 18:50 local · NCEI
Jun 16, 2023 1.00 inquarter 2 SSE Beatrice 20:23 local · NCEI
Apr 27, 2023 1.00 inquarter 1 NNE Ramsey Spgs 05:01 local · NCEI
Apr 27, 2023 1.00 inquarter Perkinston 04:33 local · NCEI
Apr 27, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 7.38 WSW Dean Griffin Mem Arp 04:12 local · NCEI
Apr 27, 2023 1.00 inquarter 7.26 W Ten Mile 04:12 local · NCEI
Feb 27, 2017 1.75 ingolf ball 2 SSW Perkinston 15:50 local · NCEI
Jun 22, 2015 0.75 inpenny Wiggins 17:30 local · NCEI
Feb 18, 2012 1.75 ingolf ball 1 W Perkinston 13:10 local · NCEI
Jul 2, 2009 0.75 inpenny 3 NW Wiggins 15:09 local · NCEI
May 12, 2009 1.00 inquarter 2 S Wiggins 15:55 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Stone County

PlaceReportsLargest
Wiggins101.75 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Bond33Jun 25, 2008

Questions about hail in Stone County

How often does it hail in Stone County, Mississippi?

32 hail reports have been logged in Stone County since 1960. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.8 reports a year. That ranks #79 of 83 Mississippi counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Stone County?

Most reports come in April, May, June. April alone accounts for 25% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Stone County?

2.00 in (hen egg size) on March 11, 1968. 3% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Stone County?

The most recent report in this data is from June 8, 2025 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Stone County had in the last five years?

4 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 7 reports. The most recent was June 8, 2025.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.