Hail and tornadoes in Pontotoc County, MS
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Pontotoc County, MS on 70 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, Aug 20, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 10 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 71 hail reports in Pontotoc County, MS on 44 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Thaxton, on Fri, Apr 7, 2006.
By decade: 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 21 · 2020s: 27
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Pontotoc County, MS since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 6.
Strongest
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF2 · 16.87 mi long, 475 yd wide · near Springville · 1 death, 5 injuries
- Sat, Apr 5, 2025 · EF2 · 8.01 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Toccopola · 1 injury
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF2 · 5.97 mi long, 475 yd wide · near Randolph
- Sun, May 2, 2021 · EF1 · 1.35 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Plymouth
- Tue, Oct 7, 2008 · EF1 · 0.05 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Pontotoc
Most recent
- Sat, Apr 5, 2025 · EF2 · 8.01 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Toccopola · 1 injury
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF2 · 16.87 mi long, 475 yd wide · near Springville · 1 death, 5 injuries
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF2 · 5.97 mi long, 475 yd wide · near Randolph
- Sun, May 2, 2021 · EF1 · 1.35 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Plymouth
- Sun, May 2, 2021 · EF0 · 6.35 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gershorm
- Mon, Nov 5, 2018 · EF0 · 0.18 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Chesterville
- Wed, Nov 18, 2015 · EF0 · 9.16 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Algoma
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 1.02 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Endville
- Tue, Oct 7, 2008 · EF1 · 0.05 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Pontotoc
- Fri, Apr 7, 2006 · F0 · 6 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Thaxton
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 SW Ecru, MS)
- 1.5 in (4 ESE Hurricane, MS)
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Endville, MS)
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Feb 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NW Pontotoc, MS)
- 1 in (Randolph, MS)
- Sat, Jun 7, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2 in (Furrs, MS)
- Sat, Apr 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (4 S Troy, MS)
- 1 in (6 SE Troy, MS)
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2.5 in (3 NW Troy, MS)
- Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Troy, MS)
- 1.5 in (5 NW Troy, MS)
- Sat, Dec 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Ecru, MS)
- 1.25 in (4 WSW Algoma, MS)
- 1.25 in (Toccopola, MS)
- Wed, Sep 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 21, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Nov 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 30, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Dec 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 21, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (4 E ECRU, MS)
- 1.75 in (SHERMAN, MS)
- Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (4 SW SHERMAN, MS)
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.