Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 37 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 50 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 13 high-wind reports with gusts up to 67 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 East Baton Rouge 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.
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Watson, or 10 miles northeast of Denham Springs, moving southwest at 5 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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... Walker, Greenwell Spring, and Watson.”
“At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Slaughter to near Watson. Movement was west at 10 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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 — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 349 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Slaughter to Maringouin. Movement was north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Zachary, New Roads, Jackson, St.”
“At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Watson to near Brownfields to Brusly. Movement was north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Walker to near Whitehall. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Erwinville, or 9 miles west of Baker, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Zachary, New Roads, Jackson, St.”
“At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Erwinville to Merrydale. Movement was north at 5 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Prairieville, or near Oak Hills Place, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Gonzales, Oak Hills Place, St.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 67 mph
“Measured on a tow boat on the Mississippi River. (LIX)”
“At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over White Castle, or 9 miles west of Donaldsonville, moving south at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph and half inch 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 0.88"
“At 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sorrento, or near Gonzales, moving northwest at 15 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Greenwell Spring to near Albany. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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 306 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walker, or 7 miles east of Denham Springs, moving west at 20 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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 0.5"
“At 532 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Livingston, or 12 miles west of Hammond, moving west at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph and half inch 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 737 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Prairieville, or near Gonzales, moving southwest at 5 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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... St. Gabriel, Prairieville, Geismar, and Old Jefferson.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bush to near French Settlement. Movement was east at 15 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 127 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Erwinville to near Maringouin. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel to 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 607 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Osyka to 6 miles southeast of New Roads. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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 0.5"
“At 1156 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gardere, or near Oak Hills Place, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Oak Hills Place, St.”
“At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Old Jefferson, or near Oak Hills Place, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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... Baton Rouge, St.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tylertown to near Gloster. Movement was southeast at 30 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report
“A comment on a facebook post by local broadcast media showed a tree downed by thunderstorm winds in Central. (LIX)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 311 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Felps, or 11 miles northeast of Clinton, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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 235 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Pride, or near Zachary, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 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 SPC verified storm reports
“Emergency management reported trees down in Zachary on Cobb Street. Time estimated by radar. (LIX)”
“Multiple power poles knocked down along Port Hudson Cemetary Rd. (LIX)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 206 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pride, or 9 miles south of Clinton, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Clinton and Pride.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 50 severe weather events in East Baton Rouge Parish over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 37 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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