88
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Madison Parish, Louisiana: 88 recorded events between 1974 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,603 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Madison Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Madison Parish is the 1990s, when 27 of the county's 88 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 Madison Parish archive, hail makes up 25.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,603 for this hazard and #25 within Louisiana, putting it in the 48.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Madison Parish with 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | TALLULAH SCOTT ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | WAVERLY | 1.25 | $20K |
| Apr 10, 2021 | WAVERLY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2016 | TALLULAH | 1.75 | $5K |
| Mar 3, 2016 | TALLULAH | 1.5 | $1K |
| Jan 21, 2016 | DELTA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2015 | WAVERLY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | ALTOONA | 1.75 | $10K |
| May 21, 2012 | MOUND | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 3, 2012 | TENDAL ARPT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Madison Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 170
- Tornado 65
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An intense supercell thunderstorm developed in eastern Richland parish, intensified, and moved east across the entire span of Madison parish before it exited into Warren county. This storm produced a swath of large destructive hail which ranged from quarter to ping pong ball to golf ball to baseball sized, generally along the Interstate 20 corridor. This large hail was wind blown by 65 to 75 mph winds. The largest hail observed was the size of softballs. This occurred a few miles north of the Tallulah/Vicksburg Airport. The large hail damaged many homes with broken windows and roof damage. Trees were damaged as well with limbs torn off and broken.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Madison Parish, Louisiana?
88 hail events are recorded in Madison Parish between 1974 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Madison Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Madison Parish measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Madison 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 Madison Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/madison-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.