Hail in Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Hail in Vernon Parish, Louisiana: 110 recorded events between 1961 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Vernon Parish is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 110 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 Vernon Parish archive, hail makes up 27.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #17 within Louisiana, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Vernon Parish with 27 recorded events, while Oct 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 195
• Tornado 60

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

110 hail events are recorded in Vernon Parish between 1961 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Vernon Parish?

The strongest hail on record in Vernon Parish measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Vernon 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.