Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Has it hailed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 59 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 74 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 15 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Bienville Parish over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 10 miles southwest of Brownsville-Bawcomville to 11 miles southwest of Coushatta, or extending from 10 miles southwest of Brownsville-Bawcomville to 13 miles southeast of Mansfield, moving south at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail.”
“At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles south of Brownsville-Bawcomville to 13 miles southwest of Coushatta, or extending from 7 miles south of Brownsville-Bawcomville to 13 miles southeast of Mansfield, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles east of Ringgold, or 23 miles west of Jonesboro, moving southwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm just south of Heflin, or 14 miles south of Minden, and is nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1230 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Arcadia to near Doyline, or extending from 14 miles west of Grambling to 12 miles southwest of Minden, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At noon CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles south of Haynesville to over Doyline, or extending from 7 miles northwest of Homer to 13 miles east of Bossier City, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 12 miles southeast of Deberry to over Grambling, or extending from 17 miles east of Carthage to over Grambling, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1202 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Minden, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Report on social media of a tree blocking the road on U.S. Highway 80 at the Bienville/Webster Parish Line. (SHV)”
“Report of a tree down in Saline... LA. (SHV)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Coushatta to over Heflin, or extending from 21 miles east of Mansfield to 11 miles south of Minden, moving west at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Jonesboro, moving northwest at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 830 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles south of Ruston to 11 miles southwest of Jonesboro, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 745 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles north of Ruston to 11 miles east of Ringgold, or extending from 7 miles north of Ruston to 23 miles west of Jonesboro, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1110 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from near Farmerville to 19 miles north of Campti, or extending from 18 miles northwest of Claiborne to 19 miles west of Jonesboro, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 1023 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ringgold, or 17 miles south of Minden, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1004 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Dubberly to 8 miles south of Haughton, or extending from 9 miles southeast of Minden to 11 miles southeast of Bossier City, moving south at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 723 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles west of Jonesboro, moving west at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 304 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 9 miles south of Arcadia, or 15 miles southwest of Grambling, moving southwest at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 152 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Homer, moving southwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1018 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Arcadia, or 13 miles northwest of Jonesboro, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 924 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arcadia, or 13 miles west of Grambling, moving southwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Arcadia and Bryceland.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1026 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Coushatta, or 17 miles east of Mansfield, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1219 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 13 miles south of Arcadia to 12 miles east of Columbia, or extending from 15 miles northwest of Jonesboro to 12 miles east of Columbia, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 734 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles north of Mansfield, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Caspiana, Ninock, Loggy Bayou and Kingston.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 6 miles northeast of Jonesboro to over Campti, or extending from 6 miles northeast of Jonesboro to 11 miles north of Natchitoches, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 450 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Heflin to 6 miles southwest of Ringgold, or extending from 10 miles south of Minden to 24 miles southeast of Bossier City, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 256 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles southeast of Jonesboro to 10 miles northeast of Converse, or extending from 11 miles southeast of Jonesboro to 10 miles southeast of Mansfield, moving south at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.”
“At 218 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Ringgold, or 25 miles west of Jonesboro, moving southeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 402 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles east of Mansfield to 9 miles east of Many, or extending from 8 miles east of Mansfield to 18 miles southwest of Natchitoches, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana and east and northeast Texas. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees and powerlines down throughout the town of Gibsland. Time estimated by radar. (SHV)”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1135 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Arcadia, or 12 miles west of Grambling, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1007 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Arcadia, or 16 miles southwest of Grambling, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 323 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Jonesboro, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 103 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles east of Homer to 6 miles south of Deberry, or extending from 6 miles east of Homer to 9 miles northeast of Carthage, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 716 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northeast of Minden to 9 miles south of Coushatta, or extending from 7 miles northeast of Minden to 19 miles northwest of Natchitoches, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 627 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles west of Sarepta to 10 miles southeast of Logansport, or extending from 10 miles southwest of Springhill to 12 miles southwest of Mansfield, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 600 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Winnfield, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1145 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles east of Mansfield to 6 miles east of Converse, or extending from 8 miles east of Mansfield to 17 miles south of Mansfield, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 927 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 13 miles southeast of Ringgold to 10 miles east of Many, or extending from 23 miles west of Jonesboro to 17 miles southwest of Natchitoches, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 756 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Fosters to over Mansfield, or extending from over Bossier City to over Mansfield, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 527 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Jonesboro to 8 miles northeast of Campti, or extending from over Jonesboro to 18 miles north of Natchitoches, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Law enforcement report trees and powerlines down. (SHV)”
“Law enforcement report trees and powerlines down. (SHV)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jonesboro, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 74 severe weather events in Bienville Parish over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 59 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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