Hail reports Louisiana
No hail has been reported anywhere in Louisiana during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Louisiana sees 131 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 4.50 inches. That stone fell at Mansfield on Apr 23, 2000. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.
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NCEI Storm Events data place Louisiana at 31 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking
From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 131 hail reports in Louisiana a year, across about 27 days.
Largest hailstones on record in Louisiana
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Mansfield, De Soto County | Apr 23, 2000 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Shreveport, Caddo County | Apr 23, 2000 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Wildsville, Concordia County | May 24, 2001 |
| 4.50 inches | Grapefruit | Countywide, Concordia County | May 24, 2001 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Loreauville, Iberia County | Apr 7, 2003 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Cow Is, Vermilion County | Apr 7, 2003 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Waverly, Madison County | Mar 13, 2005 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Dodson, Winn County | Jan 20, 2010 |
| 4.25 inches | Softball | Maitland, Catahoula County | Dec 23, 2014 |
| 4.00 inches | Softball | Sterlington, Ouachita County | May 10, 2006 |
Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 5 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Counties in Louisiana with the most hail reports
| County | Reports a year |
|---|---|
| Caddo | 11.4 |
| Bossier | 6.8 |
| Calcasieu | 5.8 |
| Ouachita | 5.5 |
| Union | 4.3 |
| Webster | 4.1 |
| Natchitoches | 3.5 |
| East Baton Rouge | 3.4 |
| Rapides | 3.3 |
| Morehouse | 3.0 |
Cities in Louisiana with hail data
| City | Reports a year | Largest since 1996 |
|---|---|---|
| Shreveport | 19.1 | 4.50 inches Apr 23, 2000 |
| Baton Rouge | 8.2 | 3.75 inches Jun 20, 2023 |
| New Orleans | 3.8 | 2.75 inches Apr 15, 2015 |
Louisiana counties with hail reports in 2026
- Union County1 · 1.00 inches
A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.
Recent days with reports in Louisiana
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.