Hail in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Cameron Parish, Louisiana: 52 recorded events between 1970 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,195 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Cameron Parish is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 52 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 Cameron Parish archive, hail makes up 16.9% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,195 for this hazard and #42 within Louisiana, putting it in the 29.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Cameron Parish with 18 recorded events, while Aug 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 147
• Tornado 68

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

52 hail events are recorded in Cameron Parish between 1970 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Cameron Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Cameron Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Cameron 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.