Hail in Union Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Union Parish, Louisiana: 191 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #670 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Union Parish is the 1990s, when 41 of the county's 191 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 Union Parish archive, hail makes up 30.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #670 for this hazard and #8 within Louisiana, putting it in the 78.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Union Parish with 60 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 331
• Tornado 57
• Flash Flood 42

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

191 hail events are recorded in Union Parish between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Union Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Union Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Union 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.