Lafayette Parish Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Lafayette 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 46 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 9 high-wind reports with gusts up to 58 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.
Lafayette Parish hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Lafayette Parish over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Lafayette Parish
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1055 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Ida, or 20 miles east of Atlanta, moving east at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Arnaudville to Cecilia to near Lafayette. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Catahoula, Breaux Bridge, St.”
“At 502 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Queen City, or near Atlanta, 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mermentau, moving east 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...”
“At 533 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Youngsville, or 7 miles west of St. Martinville, moving southeast 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... Lafayette, New Iberia, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Hosston, or 20 miles southeast of Atlanta, moving east at 30 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 914 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bradley, or 9 miles northwest of Springhill, moving south 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...”
“At 832 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northwest of Canfield, or 9 miles southwest of Lewisville, moving south 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 205 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Plain Dealing, or 14 miles west of Springhill, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 243 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Plain Dealing, or 14 miles southwest of Springhill, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 747 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles north of McNeil to near Fouke, or extending from 9 miles north of McNeil to 14 miles northeast of Atlanta, moving south at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Waldo, moving northeast 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...”
“At 1143 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles southwest of Benton, or 11 miles northwest of Bossier City, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 701 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Rodessa to near Cotton Valley, or extending from 16 miles southeast of Atlanta to 12 miles south of Springhill, 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.”
“At 633 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Gilliam to over Cotton Valley, or extending from 24 miles northwest of Bossier City to 13 miles south of Springhill, moving north at 25 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 254 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Smithland, or 20 miles northeast of Marshall, moving south 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...”
“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.”
- Hail 0.88" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Macedonia, or 7 miles southwest of Magnolia, moving northeast 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...”
“At 114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Welcome, or near Springhill, moving east 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. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Springhill, Bradley, Taylor, Welcome and State Line.”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 837 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 13 miles north of Gillham to 9 miles south of Plain Dealing, or extending from 16 miles west of Umpire to 18 miles southwest of Springhill, moving northeast 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.”
“At 751 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Atlanta to over Greenwood, or extending from near Atlanta to 10 miles southwest of Shreveport, moving east 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 700 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sunset, or near Opelousas, moving north at 5 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 442 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maud, or 7 miles southeast of New Boston, moving east at 25 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1134 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Ida, or 17 miles east of Atlanta, moving east at 50 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 1237 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Cankton, or near Carencro, 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 300 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Youngsville, or near Lafayette, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lafayette, New Iberia, Catahoula, Scott, St.”
“At 222 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Scott, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Crowley, Catahoula, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne, Carencro, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lafayette to 7 miles west of Pecan Island. Movement was 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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 1158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Krotz Springs to near Breaux Bridge. Movement was 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1132 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 6 miles southeast of Fouke, or 18 miles southwest of Lewisville, moving northeast at 35 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Monday, November 24, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 910 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 27 miles northeast of Blevins to near Oil City, or extending from 29 miles north of Prescott to 23 miles north of Shreveport, moving east at 45 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.”
“At 825 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Dierks to over Lodi, or extending from near Dierks to 17 miles southwest of Atlanta, moving east at 45 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, November 20, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 926 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smithland, or 16 miles south of Atlanta, moving northeast at 25 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Lafayette Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report
“Broadcast media relayed a social media report of a tree on a house with people trapped inside on Pearl Street in Lafayette. (LCH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 N Lafayette SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Lafayette Parish, LA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Lafayette Parish over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Lafayette Parish recently?
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.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Lafayette Parish?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.