Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 25 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 18 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 5 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 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 Evangeline 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.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Beaver, or 9 miles southwest of Turkey Creek, moving northeast 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 903 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Larto to 7 miles east of Rosepine. Movement was southeast at 20 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 833 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Rosepine to near Glenmora to near Deville. Movement was southeast at 35 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 — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bunkie, moving west at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bunkie, Cheneyville, Turkey Creek, Lecompte, Hessmer, and St. Landry. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 46 and 71.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1209 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Basile, moving northeast at 15 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cravens to Mittie to near Duralde. Movement was southwest 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 824 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Grand Prairie to near Cecilia to Bayou Sorrel. Movement was southwest 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 756 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cheneyville, moving east at 35 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 736 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Alexandria International Airport to near Alexandria to near Cheneyville to near Turkey Creek. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1110 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lebeau to near Richard. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 938 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hineston to near Dry Creek to near Longville to 6 miles southeast of Singer. Movement was southeast at 25 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.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grand Prairie, or 7 miles southeast of Ville Platte, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 SPC verified storm reports — 2 tornado reports
“Numerous trees and power lines down. Minor damage to a home. Possible tornado. (LCH)”
“Tornado touched down somewhere in the woods west of Veterans Memorial HWY then continued northeast to HWY 167 where it dissipated. Several pine trees were snapped at th (LCH)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 807 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Allen Parish Airport, or 7 miles south of Oakdale, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elmer, or near Hineston, 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. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 25 severe weather events in Evangeline Parish over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 18 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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