Tensas Parish Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Tensas Parish, Louisiana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 34 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 10 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Tensas Parish
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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.
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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 0.75"
“At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Port Gibson, moving west 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... St. Joseph and Alcorn State around 435 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 216 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ferriday, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Natchez, Vidalia, Ferriday, Clayton, and Spokane around 220 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 826 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Jena, or 17 miles west of Harrisonburg, moving southeast at 15 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 Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lake Bruin, or 7 miles northeast of St. Joseph, moving northwest 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 259 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Newlight, or 15 miles northwest of St. Joseph, moving east at 30 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Newellton around 305 PM CDT.”
“At 537 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wallace Ridge to near Lee Bayou. Movement was southeast at 40 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.5" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1006 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Somerset, or 15 miles north of St. Joseph, 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Somerset and Afton around 1010 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Trees were downed on LA Hwy 568 and on D St in Waterproof. (JAN)”
“Trees were downed across LA Hwy 3009. (JAN)”
- Wind Unknown Waterproof SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 SSE Newellton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 NNW Waterproof SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 758 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Crowville, or 11 miles northeast of Winnsboro, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 720 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Liddieville, or 8 miles southwest of Winnsboro, 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Start, or near Monroe, moving southeast at 20 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Rayville and Start around 540 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 449 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Somerset to 6 miles north of Church Hill. Movement was east at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.5" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Mayna, or 12 miles southwest of Jonesville, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 301 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alcorn State, or 7 miles west of Port Gibson, 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 232 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newellton, or 13 miles north of St. Joseph, moving southeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 520 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Bruin, or near St. Joseph, moving southeast at 45 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... St. Joseph and Alcorn State around 525 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.5" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 109 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Rolling Fork to near Newlight. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Tallulah, Eagle Bend, Mansford, Afton, Omega, Newlight, and Onward around 115 AM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Newellton SPC verified report
Thursday, April 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 304 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from St. Joseph to 6 miles south of Carpenter to near Sontag. Movement was north at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“At 215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Natchez, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Church Hill and Stanton around 220 PM CDT. Stampley around 235 PM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 308 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over St. Joseph, moving northeast at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Newellton around 315 PM CST. Yokena around 335 PM CST.”
“At 129 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Crowville, or 7 miles northeast of Winnsboro, moving northeast at 25 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.88" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 617 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alcorn State, or near Port Gibson, moving north at 25 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Port Gibson around 625 PM CST.”
- Hail 0.75" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, January 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 453 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Frogmore, or 8 miles northeast of Jonesville, moving northeast 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1238 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gilbert, or 12 miles southeast of Winnsboro, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Newlight around 1245 AM CST. Newellton and Somerset around 1255 AM CST. Afton around 100 AM CST.”
- Wind 50 mph Tensas Parish NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Tensas Parish, LA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 34 severe weather events in Tensas Parish over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Tensas Parish recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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