Hail in Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Acadia Parish, Louisiana: 64 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,968 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Acadia Parish is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 64 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 Acadia Parish archive, hail makes up 17.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,968 for this hazard and #38 within Louisiana, putting it in the 36.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Acadia Parish with 17 recorded events, while Nov 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 167
• Tornado 90

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

64 hail events are recorded in Acadia Parish between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Acadia Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Acadia Parish measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Acadia 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.