Hail in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Jackson Parish, Louisiana: 110 recorded events between 1959 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Jackson Parish is the 1990s, when 36 of the county's 110 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 Jackson Parish archive, hail makes up 32.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #17 within Louisiana, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Jackson Parish with 25 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 168
• Tornado 42

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

110 hail events are recorded in Jackson Parish between 1959 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Jackson Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Jackson Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Jackson 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.