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Hail dates in Rankin County, Mississippi
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Rankin County on 43 days since 2016 (62 separate reports, 53 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on March 26, 2023; the most recent hail was June 1, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Rankin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter was observed. |
| 2026-04-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail as large as 1 inch fell near Flowood Drive and River Oaks Drive. |
| 2025-05-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell at the Jackson Mississippi Weather Forecast Office. |
| 2025-03-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Half dollar size hail reported near Florence. |
| 2024-02-11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell near Goshen Springs. |
| 2023-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell in the area. |
| 2023-06-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell on Cato Road northeast of Braxton. |
| 2023-06-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Hail up to the size of half dollars fell from the Interstate 20 and Interstate 55 Stack through parts of the city of Pearl. |
| 2023-04-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail reported in Cleary. |
| 2023-04-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Quarter size hail fell in the Laurelwood subdivision. |
| 2023-03-26 | 2.75" (baseball) | 2 | A merger of two storms resulted in a hail swath extending int Rankin County from Hinds County just north of Lakeland Drive to near the intersection of S471. … |
| 2023-03-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Mostly penny with some quarter sized hail fell. |
| 2022-06-16 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Nickel size hail fell along Lineage Lane. |
| 2022-05-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter size hail fell in Brandon. |
| 2022-04-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell in and around the Richland and Pearl areas. |
| 2022-04-05 | 2.10" (hen egg) | 1 | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of hail to the size of golf balls or larger beginning along Hugh Ward Blvd. in the Brandon Reservoir area and northeas… |
| 2022-03-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter size hail fell in Puckett. |
| 2022-02-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Hail cracked a windshield in Friendship Acres. |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Golf ball hail fell in Johns. |
| 2021-03-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A swath of nickel to quarter size hail occurred across northern Rankin County. |
| 2020-05-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-04-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter size hail fell near the Live Oak subdivision. |
| 2020-03-04 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of hail up to 2 inches in diameter as it moved across central and southern Rankin County. The southern extent of the l… |
| 2019-05-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell in Puckett. |
| 2019-02-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter sized hail fell at the Dollar General Store at the intersection of Highway 25 and Pisgah Road. |
| 2018-11-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Hail slightly larger than golf ball sized fell near the intersection of Harrell and Rehobeth roads. Golfball sized hail fell along JC Prestage Road. |
| 2018-03-11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Quarter to golfball sized hail fell near Pelahatchie Bay. |
| 2017-04-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | A swath of hail occurred across north central Rankin County. The largest hail that occurred was 2 inches in diameter off of Holly Bush Road. Half dollar size… |
| 2017-03-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A swath of hail fell across northern Rankin County. Up to quarter size hail fell from the River Oaks area in Flowood to the Bay Pointe Country Club area nort… |
| 2017-03-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near Pelahatchie. |
| 2017-03-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near the intersection of MS Highway 468 and MS Highway 469 southwest of Brandon. |
| 2017-03-01 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell at McLaurin Elementary School along Star Road. |
| 2017-02-07 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | A swath of hail fell across northern Rankin County. Half dollar sized hail occurred in Fannin, while quarter size hail fell near Goshen Springs. |
| 2017-01-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Dime to quarter sized hail fell in Florence. |
| 2017-01-02 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Hail fell in the Robinhood Community off of Highway 18 and Sanctuary Drive. |
| 2016-11-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A thunderstorm moved through Brandon and hail fell that ranged from half dollar size to golfball size. |
| 2016-04-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Dime to quarter sized hail fell along White Street just south of Florence. |
| 2016-04-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Showers of pea to dime sized hail with some quarter sized hail occurred. |
| 2016-04-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2016-03-31 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Dime to golf ball sized hail occurred. |
| 2016-03-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 3 | Nickel sized hail fell in the Cleary community. |
| 2016-02-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail occurred along MS Highway 468. |
| 2016-02-02 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Quarter to half dollar sized hail fell at Bass Pro Shops. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 7 | 12 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 | 2.10" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Rankin County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 215 reports since 2016, strongest 98 mph. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | 98 mph | 7 | A swath of scattered wind damage began as a line of severe thunderstorms pushed southeast into Rankin County with a few downed trees and … |
| 2020-03-04 | 90 mph | 1 | The gust front associated with a severe thunderstorm produced widespread wind damage to trees across northern Rankin County. Awnings were… |
| 2024-06-04 | 81 mph | 2 | Numerous trees were blown down all along Thomasville Road. |
| 2022-07-09 | 81 mph | 3 | On the evening of July 9, 2022, a cluster of thunderstorms was moving southeast across northern Hinds County. At approximately 9:39 PM CD… |
| 2023-06-25 | 76 mph | 1 | Damaging wind gusts with a line of severe thunderstorms blew down trees and caused other wind damage in a swath from northwest to southea… |
| 2024-04-09 | 75 mph | 1 | A part of the metal roof on Cross Roads Baptist Church was blown off. |
| 2023-06-16 | 75 mph | 2 | A line of severe thunderstorms blew down multiple trees in a swath across northern portions of Rankin County. A large tree fell onto a ho… |
| 2022-04-13 | 75 mph | 6 | A line of severe thunderstorms produced wind damage in the Goshen Springs area. Trees were blown down at the Goshen Springs Campground al… |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Rankin County?
June 1, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on March 26, 2023.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
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Nearby counties
Hinds County, MS (20 mi) · Madison County, MS (22 mi) · Simpson County, MS (25 mi) · Scott County, MS (28 mi) · Copiah County, MS (36 mi) · Leake County, MS (40 mi) · Newton County, MS (52 mi) · Lincoln County, MS (59 mi)
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