129
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Hail in Franklin Parish, Louisiana: 129 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,113 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Franklin Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Franklin Parish is the 1980s, when 33 of the county's 129 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 Franklin Parish archive, hail makes up 28.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,113 for this hazard and #15 within Louisiana, putting it in the 64.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Franklin Parish with 28 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 31, 2025 | FT NECESSITY | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | WINNSBORO | 1.5 | $10K |
| May 27, 2024 | HOLLY GROVE | 1.75 | $300K |
| May 10, 2024 | FT NECESSITY | 1.75 | $50K |
| May 10, 2024 | WINNSBORO | 2 | $15K |
| Apr 3, 2023 | SWAMPERS | 1.25 | $100K |
| Mar 27, 2023 | LIDDIEVILLE | 1.25 | $100K |
| Mar 26, 2023 | HOLLY GROVE | 1 | $30K |
| Mar 26, 2023 | FT NECESSITY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | SWAMPERS | 2 | $15K |
Other hazards here
More from Franklin Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 250
- Flash Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This supercell thunderstorm moved out of Richland parish and tracked east-southeast across the northern portion of Franklin parish. A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell from north of Baskin to just east and southeast of Crowville. The supercell continued off to the east-southeast and moved into Southwest Madison parish and Northern Tensas parish.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Franklin Parish, Louisiana?
129 hail events are recorded in Franklin Parish between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Franklin Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Franklin Parish measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Franklin 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 Franklin Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/franklin-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.