St. Landry Parish Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 15, 2026
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 35 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 16 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 17 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.
St. Landry Parish hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across St. Landry Parish over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in St. Landry 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.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 353 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Krotz Springs, moving northeast 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Krotz Springs and Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge.”
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bayou Current, moving northwest 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... Simmesport, Bayou Current, Dupont, and Goudeau.”
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large branches and tree debris reported down across LA 182 between Washington and I-49 interchange. (LCH)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Washington SPC verified report
Saturday, June 20, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
“At 748 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Turkey Creek to near Goudeau to near Batchelor. Movement was south 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.”
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1113 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morrow, moving east 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... Bunkie, Simmesport, Morrow, Cottonport, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Whiteville, Big Cane, Goudeau, and Dupont.”
“Tree damage reported on US 71 south of LA 107 intersection near Big Cane. Time estimated from radar. (LCH)”
- Wind 50 mph St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 W Big Cane SPC verified report
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.88" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 947 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cecilia, or near Breaux Bridge, moving east at 35 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 vegetation and 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 0.75" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
“At 158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Evangeline, or near Mermentau, 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...”
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 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" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“St Landry Parish EM reports a tree across Hwy 35 near the intersection with Hwy 190 in Lawtell. (LCH)”
“Tree down across Hwy 361 near Sabine road near Washington... LA. (LCH)”
- Wind Unknown Lawtell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 S Big Cane SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Sunset SPC verified report
Friday, February 13, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports — 2 tornado reports
“Report received of roof damage in Port Barre. One roof cave in and part of another roof was removed from a home. Time estimated by radar... exact location not known. Po (LCH)”
“The tornado started due southeast of Port Barre along LA 741 where it lifted the sheet metal roofing from a home. Several outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged (LCH)”
- Tornado Tornado Port Barre SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 S Port Barre SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 S Melville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Leonville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSE Opelousas SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 S Opelousas SPC verified report
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 553 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Palmetto, moving east 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... Krotz Springs, Melville, Palmetto, Port Barre, Washington, and Lebeau.”
“At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bayou Current, moving east 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... Bayou Current, Dupont, Big Cane, and Goudeau.”
- Wind 50 mph St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph St. Landry Parish NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in St. Landry Parish, LA?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 35 severe weather events in St. Landry 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 St. Landry Parish recently?
Yes — 16 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 St. Landry 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.