Hail and tornadoes in Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Jefferson Davis Parish, LA on 66 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, May 12, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail
66
since December 2020
1 inch or larger
31
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
2+ in
Sun, May 12, 2024
Largest reported
2.5 in
Sun, May 12, 2024

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Sun, May 12, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Sun, May 12, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 39 hail reports in Jefferson Davis Parish, LA on 28 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Jennings, on Sun, May 12, 2024.

By decade: 1990s: 10 · 2000s: 10 · 2010s: 14 · 2020s: 5

Tornadoes since 1950

24 tornadoes have touched Jefferson Davis Parish, LA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

  • Wed, Apr 10, 2024 · EF1 · 6.62 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lacassine
  • Thu, Jun 6, 2019 · EF1 · 0.45 mi long, 311 yd wide · near Jennings Airport
  • Thu, Jun 6, 2019 · EF1 · 0.75 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lake Arthur
  • Wed, Jun 5, 2019 · EF1 · 1.57 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Roanoke
  • Wed, Mar 21, 2012 · EF1 · 3.92 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Lake Arthur

Most recent

  • Thu, May 2, 2024 · EFU · 0.01 mi long, 1 yd wide · near Welsh Airport
  • Wed, Apr 10, 2024 · EF1 · 6.62 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lacassine
  • Mon, May 17, 2021 · EF0 · 0.2 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Jennings Airport
  • Mon, May 17, 2021 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Lacassine
  • Wed, Jun 19, 2019 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Hathaway
  • Thu, Jun 6, 2019 · EF1 · 0.75 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lake Arthur
  • Thu, Jun 6, 2019 · EF1 · 0.45 mi long, 311 yd wide · near Jennings Airport
  • Wed, Jun 5, 2019 · EF1 · 1.57 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Roanoke
  • Mon, Feb 15, 2016 · EF0 · 0.78 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Niblett
  • Fri, Jun 27, 2014 · EF0 · 4.62 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Thronwell Lyon Airport

By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 10 · 2020s: 4

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since December 2020

  • Tue, Sep 22, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Sep 21, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Sep 7, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 22, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 21, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jul 7, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 5, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, May 23, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Apr 24, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Mar 15, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Oct 25, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Sep 17, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 15, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jul 24, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Jun 25, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jun 10, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, May 26, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 6, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, May 1, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Apr 30, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Mar 30, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Dec 28, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Aug 28, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Aug 25, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 3, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jul 25, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jun 16, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Jun 1, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 28, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, May 16, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, May 13, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, May 12, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

    Reported in the county
    • 2.5 in (1 W Jennings, LA)
    • 2.25 in (Jennings, LA)
  • Tue, Mar 5, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Sep 27, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Sep 8, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jul 31, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Jul 22, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 16, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 23, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jun 22, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Jun 5, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 30, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, May 5, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Apr 15, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Mar 12, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 10, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jun 26, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jun 16, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 10, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, May 1, 2022

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Sep 26, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Sep 2, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Sep 1, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Aug 31, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Aug 24, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Aug 2, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Jun 15, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jun 3, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, May 29, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 11, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, May 10, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 4, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Apr 14, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Apr 9, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Mar 31, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Mar 17, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.