Louisiana Hail Map & History
Louisiana was hit as recently as 2026-08-25, 20 days ago. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 344 separate hail days in Louisiana since 2010, across 1,693 individual storm reports. 52 of those days brought hail 2 inches or larger, and the largest stone on record is 4.25 inches on 2014-12-23 near Sicily Island, Catahoula.
Louisiana sees damaging hail from spring frontal systems across Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and the central parishes. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Louisiana. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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See call-center options ->Hail history in Louisiana
Louisiana averages 20 reported hail days a year across 17 years of NOAA archive, about 3 of them carrying hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. Major metros watched here: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette.
When it hails in Louisiana
Louisiana's busiest hail month is April, with 76 of its 344 hail days on record. January through June holds 284 of them, 83% of the record.
| Month | Hail days since 2010 |
|---|---|
| January | 14 |
| February | 22 |
| March | 55 |
| April | 76 |
| May | 67 |
| June | 50 |
| July | 13 |
| August | 11 |
| September | 10 |
| October | 7 |
| November | 7 |
| December | 12 |
Top Louisiana counties by hail frequency
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 50 | 3.00″ |
| Bossier | 37 | 4.00″ |
| Ouachita | 32 | 2.50″ |
| East Baton Rouge | 31 | 3.75″ |
| Natchitoches | 30 | 2.50″ |
| Union | 29 | 1.75″ |
Louisiana hail history by county
31 Louisiana counties have at least 13 NOAA hail days on record since 2010 -- enough archive signal for a page of their own. Ordered by hail days.
Caddo Parish · Bossier Parish · Ouachita Parish · East Baton Rouge Parish · Natchitoches Parish · Union Parish · Calcasieu Parish · Morehouse Parish · Webster Parish · Rapides Parish · Franklin Parish · Richland Parish · West Carroll Parish · Vernon Parish · Sabine Parish · St. Tammany Parish · Beauregard Parish · Livingston Parish · Tangipahoa Parish · Grant Parish · Jefferson Parish · Allen Parish · Catahoula Parish · De Soto Parish · Lincoln Parish · Acadia Parish · Claiborne Parish · La Salle Parish · Winn Parish · East Carroll Parish · Iberville Parish
Recent Louisiana hail days
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | 1.25″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.00″ | 3 |
| 2026-05-22 | 1.00″ | 2 |
| 2026-05-10 | 1.00″ | 3 |
| 2026-05-08 | 2.00″ | 12 |
| 2026-04-29 | 1.50″ | 7 |
| 2026-04-28 | 1.75″ | 1 |
| 2026-04-26 | 1.25″ | 1 |
How to read the Louisiana map
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Louisiana only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.