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Oil 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 Oil City city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 9 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2015 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 104 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 104 mph, most recent 2025-07-13.
- 18 tornado events, most recent 2025-03-28.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-13 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 9.5 mi |
| 2025-05-06 | Hail | 1.25" | 4.5 mi |
| 2025-03-28 | Tornado | EF0 | 8.3 mi |
| 2023-09-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.9 mi |
| 2023-09-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2023-08-27 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.8 mi |
| 2023-06-18 | Hail | 1.50" | 4.6 mi |
| 2023-06-17 | Hail | 1.25" | 4.6 mi |
| 2023-06-17 | Hail | 1.25" | 4 mi |
| 2023-06-17 | Hail | 1.75" | 0.5 mi |
2025-07-13: “Trees were blown down on Sartor Road and Piarce Lane in the community of Gilliam.”
2025-05-06: “Half dollar size hail fell just south of Vivian. Report from mPING.”
2025-03-28: “An EF0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph developed during the afternoon on March 28th, 2025, associated with a small supercell moving across northern Caddo Parish just to the south of the towns of Vivian and Hosston. The storm began to rotate and produced a tornado debris signature (T”
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