Hail in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Hail in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana: 47 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,295 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in St. Charles Parish is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 47 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 St. Charles Parish archive, hail makes up 18.2% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,295 for this hazard and #44 within Louisiana, putting it in the 26.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in St. Charles Parish with 14 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 119
• Flash Flood 56

How many hail events are on record in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana?

47 hail events are recorded in St. Charles Parish between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in St. Charles Parish?

The strongest hail on record in St. Charles Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for St. Charles 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.