74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$823K
Property damage
Hail in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana: 74 recorded events between 1973 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,800 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Catahoula Parish is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 74 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 Catahoula Parish archive, hail makes up 23.1% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,800 for this hazard and #32 within Louisiana, putting it in the 41.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Catahoula Parish with 18 recorded events, while Jul 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 15, 2026 | SECURITY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | WALLACE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | PARHAMS | 1 | $20K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | LARTO | 1 | $20K |
| Mar 12, 2023 | SICILY IS | 1 | $10K |
| Jan 3, 2023 | LARTO | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | SERENA | 1 | $10K |
| Apr 24, 2021 | GLADE | 1.75 | $12K |
| Dec 16, 2019 | ARCHIE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | LARTO | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Catahoula Parish
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm tracked from just north of Jonesville to the Foules Community, then into Tensas parish. The storm produced large amounts of quarter to golf ball sized hail along its path. The largest hail was hen egg size and occurred in the Sandy Lake Community. Several cars and homes sustained damage from the large hail.
A swath of hail fell on the east side of the parish. Hail sizes ranged from golfball to baseball size. Grapefuit sized hail fell just to the east southeast of Sicily Island. Hail damaged roofs and vehicles east of Sicily Island.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana?
74 hail events are recorded in Catahoula Parish between 1973 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Catahoula Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Catahoula Parish measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/catahoula-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.