89
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.6M
Property damage
Hail in Tensas Parish, Louisiana: 89 recorded events between 1973 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,589 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Tensas Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Tensas Parish is the 1990s, when 30 of the county's 89 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 Tensas Parish archive, hail makes up 28.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,589 for this hazard and #24 within Louisiana, putting it in the 48.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Tensas Parish with 19 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2024 | RICHLAND | 1 | $50K |
| Jun 15, 2023 | NEWELLTON | 1 | $20K |
| Jun 14, 2023 | WATERPROOF | 1.75 | $400K |
| Mar 27, 2017 | NEWELLTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2016 | NEWELLTON | 1.25 | $2K |
| Oct 13, 2014 | ST JOSEPH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | NEWELLTON | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 12, 2013 | ST JOSEPH | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 21, 2012 | WATERPROOF | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 30, 2011 | WESTWOOD | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Tensas Parish
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This supercell thunderstorm moved out of far Southwest Madison parish and into Northern Tensas parish. The storm tracked southeast from near New Light to just south of Newellton and produced a swath of penny to golf ball sized hail. The storm weakened as it reached the Mississippi River.
A supercell thunderstorm continued into Tensas parish, from Catahoula parish, and moved northeast to 10 miles west of St. Joseph. Golf ball sized hail occurred just as the storm moved into the southwest portion of the parish, then the hail decreased in size as the storm weakened.
Thunderstorms, a few of severe intensity, moved across north Louisiana during the afternoon producing strong wind gusts and large hail. All of the wind damage reported was confined to downed tree limbs and trees. The thunderstorms also produced heavy rain and street flooding in the Shreveport area, and two to three inches of rain was recorded in about one hour in the community of Stonewall.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Tensas Parish, Louisiana?
89 hail events are recorded in Tensas Parish between 1973 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Tensas Parish?
The strongest hail on record in Tensas Parish measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Tensas 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 Tensas Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/tensas-parish/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.