192
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$500
Property damage
Hail in De Soto Parish, Louisiana: 192 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #664 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in De Soto Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in De Soto Parish is the 1990s, when 73 of the county's 192 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 De Soto Parish archive, hail makes up 31.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #664 for this hazard and #7 within Louisiana, putting it in the 78.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in De Soto Parish with 62 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | FUNSTON | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | STONEWALL | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | KICKAPOO | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | GRAND CANE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | LOGANSPORT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | STONEWALL | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | FRIERSON | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | LOGANSPORT | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2021 | FRIERSON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | LOGANSPORT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from De Soto Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 288
- Tornado 77
- Flash Flood 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms across north Louisiana produced wind damaged in several locations; primarily to trees in rural areas. Several farm buildings were damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts near Pioneer, and hail to the size of a golfball was recorded at Stanley.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in De Soto Parish, Louisiana?
192 hail events are recorded in De Soto Parish between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in De Soto Parish?
The strongest hail on record in De Soto Parish measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for De Soto 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/de-soto-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.