Hail History

Hail history for St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Every NOAA hail report filed in St. John the Baptist Parish since 1987, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · St. John the Baptist Parish

Last hail
Apr 15, 2015
1.75 in, golf ball size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 3, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
1.75 in
golf ball · Apr 15, 2015

7 reports on 7 days since 1987 · #65 of 65 Louisiana counties

Hail map · St. John the Baptist Parish

10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
6 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about St. John the Baptist Parish

The latest hail report in St. John the Baptist Parish is from April 15, 2015, 1.75 in (golf ball size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 3, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, St. John the Baptist Parish logged 2 reports on 2 hail days, about 0.1 reports a year. That is 6% of the median Louisiana county (1.6 a year) and ranks #65 of 65 Louisiana counties for all-time reports. St. John the Baptist Parish holds 0% of all 6,415 hail reports in Louisiana.

0% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 5% for the median Louisiana county. The largest hail on record here is 1.75 in (golf ball) on April 15, 2015 near 1.08 N Willow Grove.

Hail here peaks in March (43% of reports); 57% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • St. John the Baptist Parish 0.1
  • Median Louisiana county 1.6

Hail days 2006–2025

  • St. John the Baptist Parish 2
  • Median Louisiana county 23

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • St. John the Baptist Parish 0%
  • Median Louisiana county 5%

Hail over time

01 1987: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1989: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1992: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1994: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1995 1996: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000 2005 2010 2011: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2015: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2015 2020 2025
Reports per year, 1987–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
0123 Jan Feb March: 3 reports (43%) Mar April: 3 reports (43%) Apr May: 1 reports (14%) May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 7 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in St. John the Baptist Parish
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 15, 2015 1.75 ingolf ball 1.08 N Willow Grove 14:45 local · NCEI
Mar 29, 2011 1.75 ingolf ball 3 W La Place 16:00 local · NCEI
Apr 4, 1989 1.75 ingolf ball — 21:50 local · NCEI
Mar 27, 1987 1.75 ingolf ball — 08:35 local · NCEI
Apr 14, 1996 1.00 inquarter La Place 11:05 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in St. John the Baptist Parish
Date Size Location Time · source
Apr 15, 2015 1.75 ingolf ball 1.08 N Willow Grove 14:45 local · NCEI
Mar 29, 2011 1.75 ingolf ball 3 W La Place 16:00 local · NCEI
Apr 14, 1996 1.00 inquarter La Place 11:05 local · NCEI
May 28, 1994 0.75 inpenny Laplace 15:50 local · NCEI
Mar 25, 1992 0.75 inpenny — 11:00 local · NCEI
Apr 4, 1989 1.75 ingolf ball — 21:50 local · NCEI
Mar 27, 1987 1.75 ingolf ball — 08:35 local · NCEI

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Laplace44Apr 14, 1996
Reserve22Mar 29, 2011
Garyville11Apr 15, 2015

Questions about hail in St. John the Baptist Parish

How often does it hail in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana?

7 hail reports have been logged in St. John the Baptist Parish since 1987. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.1 reports a year. That ranks #65 of 65 Louisiana counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in St. John the Baptist Parish?

Most reports come in March, April, May. March alone accounts for 43% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in St. John the Baptist Parish?

1.75 in (golf ball size) on April 15, 2015 near 1.08 N Willow Grove. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in St. John the Baptist Parish?

The most recent report in this data is from April 15, 2015 (1.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has St. John the Baptist Parish had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in St. John the Baptist Parish since November 3, 2021. The last one was on April 15, 2015.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.