74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$65.0M
Property damage
Hail in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana: 74 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,800 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jefferson Parish is the 2010s, when 19 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 Jefferson Parish archive, hail makes up 14.8% of all recorded severe weather across 11 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
Apr is the peak month for hail in Jefferson Parish with 19 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | MOISANT ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | (MSY)MOISANT FLD NEW | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | WAGGAMAN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | MOISANT ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | (MSY)MOISANT FLD NEW | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2022 | TERRYTOWN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | HARAHAN | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2018 | METAIRIE | 1 | $0 |
| May 3, 2017 | GRAND ISLE | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | (MSY)MOISANT FLD NEW | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jefferson Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 227
- Flash Flood 88
- Tornado 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Strong thunderstorms moved into extreme west Louisiana during the late afternoon. A few of the thunderstorms reached severe levels and produced hail ranging from three-quarters inch to an inch and a quarter in diameter. A funnel cloud was observed near Vivian in northwest Louisiana, and winds gusted to 70 mph at Lake Charles.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana?
74 hail events are recorded in Jefferson Parish between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jefferson Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Jefferson Parish measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/jefferson-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.