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Hail dates in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Ouachita Parish on 22 days since 2016 (51 separate reports, 46 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.50" (tennis ball) on December 9, 2023; the most recent hail was May 10, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Ouachita Parish since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Desiard Street and Kansas Lane. |
| 2026-04-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Quarter size hail reported in Calhoun. |
| 2025-05-02 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 8 | Ping pong ball size hail fell near Coleman Avenue in West Monroe. |
| 2025-04-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golfball size hail fell northwest of the Cheniere-Drew community in Northwest Ouachita Parish. |
| 2024-05-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Large hail up to ping pong ball size reported. |
| 2023-12-09 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 9 | Hen egg to tennis ball size hail was reported in the Thatcher Point subdivision south of Sterlington. |
| 2023-03-26 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter size hail reported at the Ouachita Correctional Center in Richwood. |
| 2023-01-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell southwest of Monroe. |
| 2022-12-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell near the University of Louisiana-Monroe. |
| 2022-11-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Dime to nickel size hail fell on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. |
| 2022-07-13 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Penny sized hail reported on Okaloosa Road. |
| 2021-04-09 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 7 | Half dollar size hail fell several miles northwest of Swartz. Report from mPING. |
| 2020-04-12 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Half dollar size hail fell in the community of Luna. |
| 2020-02-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball size hail was reported off of Highway 144 south of I-20 near Calhoun. |
| 2019-04-13 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Half dollar size hail fell just south of the Brownsville-Bawcomville community. |
| 2019-04-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A video of quarter size hail that fell in the Luna community was posted to the KTVE-TV Facebook page. |
| 2019-04-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golfball size hail fell near the intersection of Miller Road and Highway 15. Report from a broadcast media social media post. |
| 2018-04-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A picture was posted to Facebook of golfball size hail that fell in the Boscoe community. |
| 2016-04-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell and covered the ground in Sterlington. |
| 2016-04-14 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime size hail fell in Swartz. |
| 2016-03-31 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell in the Bosco community in Southern Ouachita Parish near the Caldwell Parish line. Report from the general public via the KTVE-TV Faceb… |
| 2016-03-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Golfball size hail fell at Sterlington High School. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 3 | 11 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Ouachita Parish
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 116 reports since 2016, strongest 96 mph. 8 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | 96 mph | 9 | An intense bowing squall line of thunderstorms raced eastward at around 60 mph across the southern portion of Ouachita Parish Louisiana, … |
| 2020-04-12 | 81 mph | 2 | Numerous large limbs were downed in Swartz. Roof and structural damage were reported in Swartz as well. |
| 2018-04-14 | 81 mph | 3 | The north-facing wall of the Southern Market Grocery Store lost the brick facade and some roof covering. The doors of this store were blo… |
| 2017-04-02 | 81 mph | 2 | Numerous trees down all over Monroe. |
| 2018-08-20 | 76 mph | 4 | A 76 mph wind gust was measured at the Monroe Regional Airport. |
| 2022-04-12 | 75 mph | 5 | Trees were uprooted near Calhoun at Exit 103 on I-20. A nearby power pole was snapped. A tree fell on a car at this same location. |
| 2025-10-18 | 70 mph | 2 | Trees were downed along Highway 134 near Sterlington. |
| 2025-09-16 | 70 mph | 8 | A utility pole with power lines were downed across Stubbs Vinson Road near Highway 80. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Ouachita Parish?
May 10, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.50" (tennis ball) on December 9, 2023.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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