Hail events in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 158 hail events on record for Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 26 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 19 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 26 2026

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of CHAUTAUQUA SPGS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of CHAUTAUQUA SPGS

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

5 miles SSW of CROSSROADS

Sep 17 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At DOUGLAS

Mar 23 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNE of OAK GROVE

Mar 15 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ENE of CHAUTAUQUA SPGS

Jun 14 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At SIMSBORO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At GRAMBLING

Apr 17 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of CHAUTAUQUA SPGS

Jun 7 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of CHAUTAUQUA SPGS

Apr 9 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles WSW of DOUGLAS

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles SE of CEDARTON

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NNE of VIENNA

Apr 13 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At GRAMBLING

Apr 26 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of GRAMBLING

Nov 29 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNE of VIENNA

Apr 14 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of DOWNSVILLE

Mar 18 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CHAUTAUQUA SPGS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of SIMSBORO

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of SIMSBORO

Mar 13 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of DOWNSVILLE

Jan 8 2016

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NE of DOWNSVILLE

May 9 2014

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of RUSTON

Mar 28 2014

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of DUBACH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of DUBACH

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Lincoln Parish by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	3	0	8
1980s	0	1	3	1	8	1	1	3	3	5	26
1990s	6	1	7	3	6	3	2	6	4	7	45
2000s	2	0	1	10	2	10	3	2	13	1	44
2010s	1	0	9	0	3	0	7	1	0	1	22
2020s	0	4	1	2	0	3	3 (part of the year)				13

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan12 events
Feb9 events
Mar40 events
Apr37 events
May26 events
Jun15 events
Jul3 events
Aug5 events
Sep1 event
Oct3 events
Nov5 events
Dec2 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Lincoln Parish by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	64
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	56
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	37
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	1
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Lincoln Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
Measure	Lincoln	All counties of Louisiana	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	158	6,399	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	33.5	14.8	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	32.8	13.8	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Lincoln Parish, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
11 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Feb 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jan 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Mar 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Mar 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Mar 2005	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
13 Mar 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Feb 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Jul 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
5 Oct 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jan 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jan 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jan 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jan 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$250 thousand	County
4 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Oct 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	County
19 Feb 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Oct 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jan 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 1994	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
13 May 1994	Hail	0.88 in	$500	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Feb 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Feb 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Feb 1993	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1991	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Jun 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Nov 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Nov 1989	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
5 Jun 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 May 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
19 Nov 1988	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 Nov 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jan 1988	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Dec 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 1987	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 1986	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Dec 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
3 Jan 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 1978	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 May 1976	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1976	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Feb 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Shreveport, LA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Lincoln Parish, Louisiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/lincoln/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Lincoln Parish?: March has 40 of the 158 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Louisiana?: NCEI has 6,412 hail events on record for Louisiana from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Lincoln Parish compare with the other counties of Louisiana?: The counties of Louisiana have 14.8 hail events for each 100 square miles. Lincoln Parish has 33.5.
How large is the hail on record for Lincoln Parish?: 38 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.