Perry County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Perry County, Mississippi has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 32 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 14 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 17 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Perry County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Perry County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Perry County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 344 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Lucedale, moving northwest at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brooklyn, or 12 miles north of Wiggins, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Perry County.”
“At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of McLain, or 12 miles northeast of Wiggins, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 551 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Richton. This storm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Richton.”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near McLain, or 17 miles south of Richton, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lucedale, Leakesville, Beaumont, and McLain.”
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of McLain, or 19 miles northwest of Lucedale, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lucedale and McLain.”
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 821 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wiggins to 12 miles east of Perkinston. Movement was north at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wiggins and Perkinston.”
“At 715 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Mill Creek to 4 miles east of Ovett to near Macedonia. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles south of McLain to 7 miles east of Wiggins to Perkinston. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Perkinston.”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles east of McLain to 4 miles west of Citronelle. Movement was south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of McLain, or 10 miles west of Leakesville, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... McLain.”
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 226 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Macedonia, or 5 miles east of Petal, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Perry County.”
“At 431 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perkinston, or 4 miles south of Wiggins, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Wiggins, Perkinston, and McHenry.”
- Hail 0.75" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 405 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brooklyn, or 11 miles north of Wiggins, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... McLain.”
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“NWS storm survey confirms EF1 tornado with maximum winds of around 100 mph began just west of US Highway 98 and tracked east into the north side of Beaumont before weak (MOB)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 SE Ferguson SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 553 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from McLaurin to 3 miles north of Brooklyn to 4 miles northwest of Maxie to 6 miles south of Rock Hill. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 451 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Beaumont to 5 miles east of McLaurin. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 625 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Brooklyn, or 14 miles north of Wiggins, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Beaumont, New Augusta, and McLain.”
“At 812 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mill Creek to 6 miles northeast of Ovett to 5 miles north of Macedonia. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
- Hail 0.88" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 243 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles south of Coffeeville to 5 miles east of State Line to 11 miles southeast of Poplarville. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles west of Ovett to 5 miles west of Pine Ridge. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Richton, Beaumont, New Augusta, McLain, and State Line.”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, February 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 157 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sandersville to 3 miles east of Sunrise to 9 miles east of Mcneil. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, January 25, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above possible. WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi.”
“WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 above possible. WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi.”
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perry County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Perry County, MS?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 32 severe weather events in Perry County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Perry County recently?
Yes — 14 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Perry County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.