Hail in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana: 206 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #587 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Natchitoches Parish is the 1990s, when 67 of the county's 206 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 Natchitoches Parish archive, hail makes up 29.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #587 for this hazard and #6 within Louisiana, putting it in the 81.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Natchitoches Parish with 54 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 337
• Flash Flood 87
• Tornado 67

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

206 hail events are recorded in Natchitoches Parish between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Natchitoches Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Natchitoches Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Natchitoches 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.