Hail in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana: 44 recorded events between 1983 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Jefferson Davis Parish is the 2010s, when 14 of the county's 44 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 Jefferson Davis Parish archive, hail makes up 15.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #45 within Louisiana, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Jefferson Davis Parish with 10 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 137
• Tornado 50

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

44 hail events are recorded in Jefferson Davis Parish between 1983 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Jefferson Davis Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Jefferson Davis Parish measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Jefferson Davis 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.