113
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Hail in Richland Parish, Louisiana: 113 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,278 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Richland Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Richland Parish is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 113 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 Richland Parish archive, hail makes up 27.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,278 for this hazard and #16 within Louisiana, putting it in the 58.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Richland Parish with 36 recorded events, while Jan 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 7, 2026 | START | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | BEE BAYOU | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | RAYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | BARDEL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | START | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | ALTO | 1.25 | $20K |
| Mar 26, 2023 | RAYVILLE MUNI ARPT | 1 | $300K |
| Mar 26, 2023 | BUCKNER | 1.75 | $100K |
| Apr 5, 2022 | ALTO | 1 | $15K |
| Mar 16, 2021 | CUTHBERT | 1.25 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Richland Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 205
- Flash Flood 44
- Tornado 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm moved out of eastern Ouachita Parish and tracked east southeast across a large portion of northern and north central Richland Parish. This storm produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail. The largest hail fell along the Richland/Morehouse Parish line north of Start and Rayville.
A swath of penny to nickel sized hail fell across all of Richland Parish, generally along I-20, as a supercell storm tracked east. Nickel sized hail was observed between Start and Rayville in the Girard Community. Penny sized hail was spotted around Rayville.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Richland Parish, Louisiana?
113 hail events are recorded in Richland Parish between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Richland Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Richland Parish measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Richland 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 Richland Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/richland-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.