Hail in Louisiana — where it hits, county by county
Louisiana logged 268 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Louisiana →Top hail counties in Louisiana (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 49 | 9.8 | May | 37% |
| Bossier | 31 | 6.2 | Feb | 39% |
| East Baton Rouge | 30 | 6.0 | Jun | 37% |
| Union | 26 | 5.2 | Mar | 23% |
| Ouachita | 23 | 4.6 | May | 43% |
| Livingston | 21 | 4.2 | Feb | 29% |
| SABINE | 19 | 3.8 | Apr | 21% |
| Calcasieu | 17 | 3.4 | Jun | 29% |
| Lafayette | 14 | 2.8 | May | 7% |
| Webster | 13 | 2.6 | Jun | 77% |
| Rapides | 13 | 2.6 | Jun | 38% |
| GRANT | 12 | 2.4 | Oct | 17% |
Key figures — Louisiana hail at a glance
- Louisiana logged 268 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- Caddo County leads Louisiana with 49 hail reports over that span — about 9.8 per year.
- Reported hail in Louisiana peaks in May.
- Roughly 90 of Louisiana's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/louisiana (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
Louisiana hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Louisiana?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Louisiana are Caddo, Bossier, East Baton Rouge. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Louisiana?
Reported hail in Louisiana peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Louisiana's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 268 reports over 5 years.
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