Vernon Parish Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Vernon Parish, Louisiana has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 3 tornado reports among 54 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 33 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 18 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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.
Vernon Parish hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Vernon Parish over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Vernon 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.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newton, 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... Newton, Merryville, Bon Weir, Junction, and Stringtown.”
- Wind 50 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
4 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 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leesville to near Sieper to near Timber Trails. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
3 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 604 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hornbeck to near Leesville to near Fort Polk to Pitkin to 6 miles northeast of Elizabeth. Movement was southwest at 15 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 700 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fort Polk, moving west 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... Leesville, Anacoco, Fort Polk, Slagle, New Llano, and Pickering.”
- Wind 50 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 900 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Newton to near Oretta to Carlyss. Movement was northeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 631 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harrisburg, or 12 miles northwest of Burkeville, 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1043 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Rosepine, moving southeast 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" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 424 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Burkeville, moving east at 15 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... Burkeville, Burr Ferry, Mayflower, Stringtown, Wiergate, and Evans.”
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 756 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Roganville, or 8 miles south of Jasper, moving northeast at 40 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 653 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jamestown to near Elmer. Movement was east at 20 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 239 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rosepine, moving northeast at 25 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 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Polk, moving east 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 damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Leesville, moving east at 45 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" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1101 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of Kurthwood to 10 miles north of Toledo Bend Dam. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Flatwoods to near Anacoco. Movement was southeast at 45 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 0.88" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 350 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hornbeck to Toledo Bend Dam. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 414 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Kurthwood to 6 miles southwest of New Llano. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 500 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Rosepine to near Kirbyville. Movement was south at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“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.”
“At 909 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rosepine, moving east at 30 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... De Ridder, Rosepine, Pitkin, Sugartown, Grant, Cravens, and Bundick Lake.”
- Hail 0.75" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, February 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 752 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Kurthwood to near New Llano. Movement was 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 Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 13, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports — 3 tornado reports
“Report of trees down and multiple power poles snapped along Venoy Thompson Rd. Likely start of tornado as a TDS was noted on the next scan. (LCH)”
“Tornado debris signature noted on radar near Fort Polk South. Area inaccessible to traffic... cannot complete survey. Tornado touched down in the wooded areas east of M (LCH)”
- Tornado Tornado 6 WSW Union Hill SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 6 ESE Fort Johnson SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 4 S Slagle SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Slagle SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 N Pickering SPC verified report
Saturday, January 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 153 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Leander, or 8 miles southwest of Hineston, moving northeast 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... Pitkin, Hineston, Leander, Sieper, Gardner, Otis, Elmer, Calcasieu, and Union Hill.”
- Wind 50 mph Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 121 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bon Weir, 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Merryville and Junction.”
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 21, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 428 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Toledo Bend Dam to Farrsville to near Town Bluff. Movement was south 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Hornbeck to near Toledo Bend Dam to near Browndell. 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 vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.”
“At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rosepine, moving 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 damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... De Ridder, Rosepine, Sugartown, Fort Polk, and Cravens.”
- Hail 0.5" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Vernon Parish NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Vernon Parish, LA?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 54 severe weather events in Vernon 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 Vernon Parish recently?
Yes — 33 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 Vernon 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.