Hail in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana: 72 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Tangipahoa Parish is the 2010s, when 22 of the county's 72 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 Tangipahoa Parish archive, hail makes up 14.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,837 for this hazard and #35 within Louisiana, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Tangipahoa Parish with 20 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 275
• Tornado 79

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

72 hail events are recorded in Tangipahoa Parish between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Tangipahoa Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Tangipahoa Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Tangipahoa 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.