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

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NCEI has 191 hail events on record for Union Parish, Louisiana, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 15 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 49 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

Mar 15 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of RUM CENTER

Sep 16 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNW of ROCKY BRANCH

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles ENE of FARMERVILLE ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of ROCKY BRANCH

May 2 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NE of DOWNSVILLE

Mar 23 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ENE of CONWAY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles W of CONWAY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles W of BERNICE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of MARION

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile ESE of SPENCER

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of POINT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of POINT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of DOWNSVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of FARMERVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SE of BERNICE

Jun 3 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of FARMERVILLE

Mar 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of COOLEY

Feb 11 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At HAILE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of LINVILLE

Dec 9 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles SE of DOWNSVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSE of ROCKY BRANCH

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of DOWNSVILLE

Jun 13 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of BERNICE

Jun 4 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of SPEARSVILLE

Mar 26 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of SPEARSVILLE

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 Union 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	2	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	6
1980s	0	1	4	5	9	5	2	3	5	2	36
1990s	9	4	8	1	6	0	2	0	8	3	41
2000s	2	3	0	6	3	5	13	1	2	2	37
2010s	2	3	9	0	3	2	9	1	5	4	38
2020s	2	1	3	6	4	14	1 (part of the year)				31

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

Jan4 events
Feb8 events
Mar37 events
Apr61 events
May40 events
Jun18 events
Jul5 events
Aug2 events
Sep5 events
Oct1 event
Nov5 events
Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Union Parish by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	57
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	80
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	53
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: Union Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
Measure	Union	All counties of Louisiana	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	191	6,399	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	21.8	14.8	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	90.6	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 Union Parish, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
13 Jul 2022	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
13 Jul 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2022	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Feb 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
5 Feb 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Apr 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Apr 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jan 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Apr 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jan 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
8 Jun 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Mar 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
12 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Apr 2005	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 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
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Oct 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Feb 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Sep 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jan 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Apr 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Mar 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1996	Hail	1.25 in	$15 thousand	County
30 May 1994	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
30 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 May 1994	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.00 in	$500	County
12 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Nov 1992	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Aug 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Aug 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jul 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1992	Hail	0.80 in	none	County
29 Jun 1992	Hail	0.80 in	none	County
19 Jun 1992	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	2.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 1990	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Jun 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Feb 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Feb 1990	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Nov 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Nov 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Nov 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Nov 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Dec 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Dec 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 1987	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Jul 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Sep 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Apr 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1984	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Mar 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1983	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 1983	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 Jun 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
12 Jun 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 1982	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
3 Jan 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 May 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1976	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
9 May 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1973	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
23 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Mar 1968	Hail	1.75 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 Union Parish, Louisiana". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/union/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 Union Parish?: April has 61 of the 191 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 Union Parish compare with the other counties of Louisiana?: The counties of Louisiana have 14.8 hail events for each 100 square miles. Union Parish has 21.8.
How large is the hail on record for Union Parish?: 54 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.