Louisiana hail risk

64 counties scored 0 rated Very High

Caddo Parish has the highest hail risk in Louisiana, scoring 98.1 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 1,147 hail events across Louisiana over the past decade.

#	County	NRI score	Rating	NOAA events 2016–2026
1	Caddo Parish	98.1	Relatively High	105
2	Jefferson Parish	96.4	Relatively High	10
3	East Baton Rouge Parish	94.9	Relatively High	34
4	Calcasieu Parish	93.9	Relatively Moderate	45
5	Orleans Parish	92.8	Relatively Moderate	4
6	Bossier Parish	92.4	Relatively Moderate	79
7	Webster Parish	92	Relatively Moderate	39
8	St. Tammany Parish	88	Relatively Moderate	22
9	Ouachita Parish	86.5	Relatively Moderate	48
10	Tangipahoa Parish	85.6	Relatively Moderate	16
11	Morehouse Parish	77.2	Relatively Moderate	19
12	Ascension Parish	76.2	Relatively Moderate	15
13	Natchitoches Parish	75.8	Relatively Moderate	44
14	Livingston Parish	75.7	Relatively Moderate	25
15	Madison Parish	72.9	Relatively Low	6
16	Washington Parish	72.4	Relatively Low	3
17	Claiborne Parish	71.9	Relatively Low	13
18	Franklin Parish	71.5	Relatively Low	24
19	De Soto Parish	69.9	Relatively Low	24
20	Terrebonne Parish	69.6	Relatively Low	12
21	Lafayette Parish	68.7	Relatively Low	19
22	Sabine Parish	68.1	Relatively Low	32
23	Richland Parish	66.9	Relatively Low	22
24	Lafourche Parish	63.5	Relatively Low	17
25	Tensas Parish	60.8	Relatively Low	5
26	Concordia Parish	59.2	Relatively Low	11
27	East Carroll Parish	58.1	Relatively Low	8
28	Lincoln Parish	57.7	Relatively Low	19
29	Rapides Parish	57.6	Relatively Low	25
30	St. Landry Parish	56.1	Relatively Low	6
31	West Carroll Parish	52.5	Relatively Low	13
32	Evangeline Parish	51.7	Relatively Low	3
33	Union Parish	49.5	Relatively Low	50
34	Beauregard Parish	48.3	Relatively Low	23
35	St. John the Baptist Parish	47.5	Relatively Low	0
36	Red River Parish	46.7	Relatively Low	14
37	St. Charles Parish	46.4	Relatively Low	8
38	Catahoula Parish	43.7	Relatively Low	14
39	St. Mary Parish	42.8	Relatively Low	6
40	Vernon Parish	42.7	Relatively Low	23
41	Avoyelles Parish	42.6	Relatively Low	10
42	Acadia Parish	41.6	Relatively Low	22
43	Bienville Parish	41.5	Relatively Low	20
44	Iberia Parish	39.8	Relatively Low	12
45	Caldwell Parish	38.6	Relatively Low	11
46	Jefferson Davis Parish	37.1	Relatively Low	12
47	St. Helena Parish	34.9	Relatively Low	1
48	Jackson Parish	33.7	Very Low	13
49	St. Bernard Parish	33.6	Very Low	0
50	St. James Parish	32.7	Very Low	1
51	Allen Parish	28.6	Very Low	15
52	Plaquemines Parish	27.7	Very Low	11
53	East Feliciana Parish	27	Very Low	6
54	Assumption Parish	26.9	Very Low	7
55	Vermilion Parish	25	Very Low	8
56	Pointe Coupee Parish	22.7	Very Low	5
57	Winn Parish	21.6	Very Low	20
58	Grant Parish	21.5	Very Low	24
59	St. Martin Parish	20.6	Very Low	12
60	LaSalle Parish	19.4	Very Low	13
61	Iberville Parish	15.6	Very Low	12
62	West Feliciana Parish	15.2	Very Low	10
63	West Baton Rouge Parish	10.4	Very Low	6
64	Cameron Parish	6.9	Very Low	7

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the highest hail risk county in Louisiana?

Caddo Parish, LA has the highest hail risk in Louisiana, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 98.1 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").

What causes hail risk in Louisiana?

Hail risk reflects expected annual losses from damaging hailstones to structures, vehicles, and crops. High scores cluster in the central plains and Front Range — a corridor sometimes called "Hail Alley" — where large-diameter hail is most frequent. Hail causes over $10 billion in US property damage in active years, much of it to roofs, vehicles, and crops.