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Hail dates in Scott County, Mississippi
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Scott County on 27 days since 2016 (29 separate reports, 26 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.50" (tennis ball) on March 4, 2020; the most recent hail was April 24, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Scott County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail as large as 1.75 inches fell across the area. |
| 2025-09-16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls fell in the Homewood area. |
| 2025-05-02 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail up to the size of nickels fell. |
| 2024-04-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near the fire station in Ludlow. |
| 2023-06-17 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail up to the size of nickels fell near Interstate 20 exit 88. |
| 2023-03-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter hail fell in the area. |
| 2022-10-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm brought a swath of hail. Hailstones were mostly dime to nick size but a few were as large as quarter size. |
| 2022-04-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm continued to produce a swath of hail to the size of quarters or larger from near the Branch community northeast toward Lena. |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Ping pong ball sized hail fell near Morton along the Scott and Rankin county line. |
| 2021-03-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball size hail fell in the Harperville area. |
| 2021-03-15 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | A swath of hail occurred across northern Scott County. Hail up to ping pong ball size occurred. |
| 2021-02-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Public report of nickel size hail. |
| 2020-04-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter size hail fell. |
| 2020-03-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near Lena. The storm continued to produce hail as it moved northeast into Leake County. |
| 2020-03-04 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | Large hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter fell around the Forkville and Branch areas. Windows were broken from the combination of wind driven hail. |
| 2019-03-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A few quarter size hail stones fell at the Loves Travel Stop in Lake. Most of the hail was dime and nickel size. |
| 2018-04-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-03-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to quarter size fell at the Dollar General in Lake. |
| 2017-03-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter size hail fell at the Morton exit off of Interstate 20. |
| 2017-03-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near Sebastapol for a few minutes. |
| 2017-02-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | A swath of large hail fell across the central and eastern parts of the county. This included two inch hail in Lake, ping pong ball sized near Hillsboro and q… |
| 2017-01-21 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A swath of hail fell, including quarter size hail in Morton and golfball size hail near the intersection of Highway 35 and Old Jackson Road in the Hillsboro … |
| 2016-08-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-04-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-03-31 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail occurred from pea to golf ball size on Interstate 20. |
| 2016-01-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Swath of quarter sized hail fell in Leake County. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Scott County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 71 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 25 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | 100 mph | 2 | A line of severe thunderstorms produced a swath of significant damaging winds starting northeast of Forest in Scotty County. In this swat… |
| 2020-03-04 | 90 mph | 1 | The gust front associated with a severe thunderstorm produced widespread wind damage across northern and central portions of Scott County… |
| 2022-04-13 | 76 mph | 1 | South of the tornado track which paralleled Interstate 20 through southern Scott County, several trees were uprooted due to straightline … |
| 2023-06-25 | 75 mph | 1 | A few trees fell onto power lines along Old Highway 80. |
| 2024-05-09 | 70 mph | 2 | Trees were blown down in the Branch community. |
| 2025-05-26 | 69 mph | 1 | Trees and a few power lines were blown down across the southwestern and southern portions of Scott County. |
| 2023-06-18 | 69 mph | 1 | Scattered trees were blown down in a swath across southern parts of Scott County. |
| 2017-04-30 | 69 mph | 1 | Many trees and power lines were blown down across the county, including in Forest and Sebastopol. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Scott County?
April 24, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.50" (tennis ball) on March 4, 2020.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Leake County, MS (18 mi) · Newton County, MS (25 mi) · Rankin County, MS (28 mi) · Neshoba County, MS (32 mi) · Madison County, MS (34 mi) · Simpson County, MS (40 mi) · Hinds County, MS (48 mi) · Winston County, MS (49 mi)
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