Hail in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana: 44 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Evangeline Parish is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 44 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 Evangeline Parish archive, hail makes up 18.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #45 within Louisiana, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Evangeline Parish with 12 recorded events, while Sep 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 115
• Tornado 43

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

44 hail events are recorded in Evangeline Parish between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Evangeline Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Evangeline Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Evangeline 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.