Hail in Allen Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Allen Parish, Louisiana: 77 recorded events between 1972 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,757 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Allen Parish is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 77 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Allen Parish archive, hail makes up 26.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,757 for this hazard and #30 within Louisiana, putting it in the 43.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Allen Parish with 20 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many hail events are on record in Allen Parish, Louisiana?

77 hail events are recorded in Allen Parish between 1972 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Allen Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Allen Parish measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Allen Parish come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.