Hail Risk in Louisiana

All Louisiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 64 of 64 Louisiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Caddo Parish carries the state's highest hail score at 98.1, with $4M in expected annual hail losses.

3 Louisiana counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $32M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Caddo Parish
98.1
High 5.36 / yr $4M
2 Jefferson Parish
96.4
High 0.87 / yr $3M
3 East Baton Rouge Parish
94.9
High 1.63 / yr $2M
4 Calcasieu Parish
93.9
Medium 1.52 / yr $2M
5 Orleans Parish
92.8
Medium 1.21 / yr $2M
6 Bossier Parish
92.4
Medium 5.31 / yr $2M
7 Webster Parish
92.0
Medium 4.97 / yr $1M
8 St. Tammany Parish
88.0
Medium 1.95 / yr $2M
9 Ouachita Parish
86.5
Medium 3.26 / yr $979K
10 Tangipahoa Parish
85.6
Medium 2.12 / yr $973K
11 Morehouse Parish
77.2
Medium 3.41 / yr $461K
12 Ascension Parish
76.2
Medium 1.37 / yr $754K
13 Natchitoches Parish
75.8
Medium 3.48 / yr $512K
14 Livingston Parish
75.7
Medium 1.69 / yr $735K
15 Madison Parish
72.9
Low 3.66 / yr $380K
16 Washington Parish
72.4
Low 2.78 / yr $378K
17 Claiborne Parish
71.9
Low 4.68 / yr $340K
18 Franklin Parish
71.5
Low 3.13 / yr $407K
19 De Soto Parish
69.9
Low 4.61 / yr $380K
20 Terrebonne Parish
69.6
Low 0.56 / yr $505K
21 Lafayette Parish
68.7
Low 1.41 / yr $555K
22 Sabine Parish
68.1
Low 3.30 / yr $325K
23 Richland Parish
66.9
Low 3.25 / yr $318K
24 Lafourche Parish
63.5
Low 0.72 / yr $346K
25 Tensas Parish
60.8
Low 3.26 / yr $237K
26 Concordia Parish
59.2
Low 2.16 / yr $244K
27 East Carroll Parish
58.1
Low 3.63 / yr $212K
28 Lincoln Parish
57.7
Low 3.76 / yr $244K
29 Rapides Parish
57.6
Low 2.02 / yr $263K
30 St. Landry Parish
56.1
Low 1.58 / yr $228K
31 West Carroll Parish
52.5
Low 3.37 / yr $199K
32 Evangeline Parish
51.7
Low 1.76 / yr $183K
33 Union Parish
49.5
Low 3.65 / yr $169K
34 Beauregard Parish
48.3
Low 1.90 / yr $219K
35 St. John the Baptist Parish
47.5
Low 1.31 / yr $243K
36 Red River Parish
46.7
Low 4.45 / yr $144K
37 St. Charles Parish
46.4
Low 1.00 / yr $232K
38 Catahoula Parish
43.7
Low 2.50 / yr $127K
39 St. Mary Parish
42.8
Low 0.92 / yr $155K
40 Vernon Parish
42.7
Low 2.15 / yr $152K
41 Avoyelles Parish
42.6
Low 1.83 / yr $123K
42 Acadia Parish
41.6
Low 1.44 / yr $128K
43 Bienville Parish
41.5
Low 4.45 / yr $114K
44 Iberia Parish
39.8
Low 0.93 / yr $126K
45 Caldwell Parish
38.6
Low 3.13 / yr $135K
46 Jefferson Davis Parish
37.1
Low 1.46 / yr $135K
47 St. Helena Parish
34.9
Low 2.23 / yr $87K
48 Jackson Parish
33.7
Very Low 3.60 / yr $89K
49 St. Bernard Parish
33.6
Very Low 0.82 / yr $137K
50 St. James Parish
32.7
Very Low 1.20 / yr $103K
51 Allen Parish
28.6
Very Low 1.84 / yr $94K
52 Plaquemines Parish
27.7
Very Low 0.45 / yr $96K
53 East Feliciana Parish
27.0
Very Low 1.89 / yr $69K
54 Assumption Parish
26.9
Very Low 1.07 / yr $72K
55 Vermilion Parish
25.0
Very Low 0.94 / yr $76K
56 Pointe Coupee Parish
22.7
Very Low 1.73 / yr $55K
57 Winn Parish
21.6
Very Low 3.34 / yr $47K
58 Grant Parish
21.5
Very Low 2.70 / yr $67K
59 St. Martin Parish
20.6
Very Low 1.21 / yr $52K
60 LaSalle Parish
19.4
Very Low 2.54 / yr $64K
61 Iberville Parish
15.6
Very Low 1.33 / yr $44K
62 West Feliciana Parish
15.2
Very Low 1.86 / yr $45K
63 West Baton Rouge Parish
10.4
Very Low 1.53 / yr $43K
64 Cameron Parish
6.9
Very Low 1.10 / yr $20K

64 Louisiana counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all Louisiana counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Louisiana county has the highest hail risk?

Caddo Parish has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Louisiana at 98.1 (High), with $4M in expected annual losses and about 5.36 events per year.

How many Louisiana counties face significant hail risk?

64 Louisiana counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 3 of them are rated High or Very High.

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