Hail New Orleans, LA
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of New Orleans. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: New Orleans has collected 6 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 1.50 inches and fell at New Sarpy. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.
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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on New Orleans. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 3.8 hail reports a year, coming on about 1.8 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 2.75 inches, on Apr 15, 2015.
Hail storms near New Orleans in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 WNW GretnaOrleans County | Broadcast Media |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 3 NNE MarreroOrleans County | Public |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 2 NNW HarveyJefferson County | Broadcast Media |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 3 E DestrehanSt. Charles County | Public |
| May 8, 2026 | 1.25 inches half dollar | DestrehanSt. Charles County | Public |
| May 8, 2026 | 1.50 inches ping pong ball | New SarpySt. Charles County | Public |
WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.
Largest hailstones within 25 miles of New Orleans
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.75 inches | Baseball | Kenner, Jefferson County | Apr 15, 2015 |
| 2.50 inches | Tennis ball | Marrero, Jefferson County | Feb 24, 2013 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Port Nickel, Plaquemines County | May 15, 2022 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Sone Chasse, Plaquemines County | May 15, 2022 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Norco, St. Charles County | Apr 14, 1996 |
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.
Hailstone sizes recorded near New Orleans
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 12 | 15% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 63 | 80% |
| 2 inches and larger | 4 | 5% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 79 reports within 25 miles of New Orleans from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.