58
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$250K
Property damage
Hail in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana: 58 recorded events between 1972 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Vermilion Parish is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 58 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 Vermilion Parish archive, hail makes up 21.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #41 within Louisiana, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Vermilion Parish with 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | PERRY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2021 | MAURICE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | PERRY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | GUEYDAN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2019 | KAPLAN | 1 | $0 |
| May 3, 2017 | MAURICE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 3, 2017 | INTRACOASTAL CITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 3, 2017 | PECAN IS | 2.75 | $250K |
| Dec 23, 2014 | ABBEVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Dec 23, 2014 | ABBEVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Vermilion Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 104
- Tornado 62
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Pictures posted to social media and reports from law enforcement and emergency management indicated wind driven golf ball to baseball size hail stripping trees and damaging homes. Several homes had roof damage, siding missing, and broken windows in Pecan Island. Car windshields also were reported to be smashed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana?
58 hail events are recorded in Vermilion Parish between 1972 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Vermilion Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Vermilion Parish measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/vermilion-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.