Hail in New Orleans, LA

Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of New Orleans on 11 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Fri, Aug 21, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 1 day.

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

Days with hail

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1+ in

Fri, Aug 21, 2026

Largest reported

1 in

Fri, Aug 21, 2026

By year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 6

Every hail day

Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1 in, 2.2 mi S (2 WNW Gretna, LA)
- 1 in, 2.7 mi SW (3 NNE Marrero, LA)
- 1 in, 2.9 mi S (2 NNW Harvey, LA)
Tue, Jul 7, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Fri, Jun 19, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Fri, Feb 6, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Jun 11, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Thu, May 29, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.

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Measured from New Orleans's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. 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.