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

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NCEI has 153 hail events on record for Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 6 May 2025.

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

May 6 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ENE of MER ROUGE BACON ARPT

May 1 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of OAK RIDGE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of MER ROUGE

Mar 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of MARCARCO. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Feb 11 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of NAFF. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Dec 9 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SW of WINDSOR. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Jun 15 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of LOG CABIN. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Apr 9 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of COLLINSTON. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Nov 27 2020

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NE of MER ROUGE

Apr 12 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of MER ROUGE

Apr 13 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles ENE of OAK RIDGE

Apr 7 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of OAK RIDGE

Mar 5 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ESE of BASTROP

Apr 2 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of BRODENAX

Nov 29 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles SW of TWIN OAKS. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

Apr 29 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles W of PT PLEASANT. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles NW of DEWDROP. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Mar 18 2016

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of COLLINSTON. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Feb 23 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile S of OAK RIDGE

Apr 19 2015

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of OAK RIDGE. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Jun 8 2014

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles NW of DEWDROP

Mar 23 2013

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNE of GALLION

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNE of BEEKMAN

Mar 18 2013

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

5 miles WNW of JONES. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Aug 9 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles W of BRODENAX

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 Morehouse 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	1	0	1
1960s	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	0	1	0	10
1980s	0	1	4	2	5	3	0	2	0	4	21
1990s	6	6	9	0	4	2	4	3	4	9	47
2000s	2	1	3	1	2	2	7	5	6	6	35
2010s	6	3	5	3	1	1	5	1	1	2	28
2020s	2	1	0	2	2	3	0 (part of the year)				10

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

Jan9 events
Feb11 events
Mar26 events
Apr35 events
May35 events
Jun18 events
Jul0 events
Aug4 events
Sep2 events
Oct4 events
Nov6 events
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Morehouse Parish by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	43
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	73
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	33
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
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: Morehouse Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
Measure	Morehouse	All counties of Louisiana	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	153	6,399	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	19.2	14.8	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	61.1	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 Morehouse Parish, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
7 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	County
4 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Mar 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Oct 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Oct 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Oct 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2009	Hail	1.50 in	$2 thousand	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$600 thousand	County
5 Feb 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 May 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2007	Hail	1.25 in	$30 thousand	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Feb 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Dec 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 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	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2005	Hail	2.75 in	$80 thousand	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
29 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Mar 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
25 Mar 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Feb 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jan 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jan 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
21 Jan 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jan 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jan 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$30 thousand	County
13 Jan 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$30 thousand	County
1 Aug 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Oct 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jan 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Feb 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Jan 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 May 1994	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
30 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Nov 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Nov 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Sep 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 1992	Hail	0.80 in	none	County
6 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Mar 1991	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 Apr 1990	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Feb 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jan 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Nov 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 1989	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 May 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
4 Mar 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Dec 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Sep 1985	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 1982	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
18 May 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Aug 1978	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1976	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 Jun 1975	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Mar 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Feb 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Nov 1962	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 Apr 1958	Hail	2.00 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: Jackson, Mississippi (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 Morehouse Parish, Louisiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/morehouse/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 Morehouse Parish?: April has 35 of the 153 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 Morehouse Parish compare with the other counties of Louisiana?: The counties of Louisiana have 14.8 hail events for each 100 square miles. Morehouse Parish has 19.2.
How large is the hail on record for Morehouse Parish?: 37 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.