Hail in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Concordia Parish, Louisiana: 65 recorded events between 1957 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,944 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Concordia Parish is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 65 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 Concordia Parish archive, hail makes up 20.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,944 for this hazard and #37 within Louisiana, putting it in the 37.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Concordia Parish with 17 recorded events, while Sep 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 Concordia Parish, Louisiana?

65 hail events are recorded in Concordia Parish between 1957 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Concordia Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Concordia Parish measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Concordia 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.