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Bossier City, LA hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Bossier City city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 10 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2021 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 20 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 7 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 15 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 554 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 166 mph, most recent 2025-09-24.
- 41 tornado events, most recent 2025-03-04.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7 mi |
| 2025-09-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.1 mi |
| 2025-09-21 | Hail | 1.50" | 3.9 mi |
| 2025-09-21 | Hail | 1.50" | 4.6 mi |
| 2025-09-21 | Hail | 0.88" | 6.4 mi |
| 2025-09-21 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.6 mi |
| 2025-08-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.5 mi |
| 2025-06-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5.7 mi |
| 2025-05-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.7 mi |
| 2025-05-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.5 mi |
2025-09-24: “A tree was blown down across Research Station Drive.”
2025-09-21: “An NWS Storm Survey confirmed several areas of trees with limbs broken by wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph at the Downtown Shreveport Riverfront.”
2025-09-21: “Ping pong ball sized hail fell at the Target on Airline Drive and I-220.”
Disputing a claim at a Bossier City address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
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