Hail in Red River Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Red River Parish, Louisiana: 87 recorded events between 1963 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,616 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Red River Parish is the 1990s, when 33 of the county's 87 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 Red River Parish archive, hail makes up 26.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,616 for this hazard and #27 within Louisiana, putting it in the 47.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Red River Parish with 22 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.

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

87 hail events are recorded in Red River Parish between 1963 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Red River Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Red River Parish measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Red River 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.