◆ BENTON, LA HAIL HISTORY · BOSSIER COUNTY
Benton, LA hail history & hail map
Benton, Louisiana has had 7 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: May 9, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
7Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Benton, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Benton
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| May 6, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 15, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Benton (32.700, -93.700) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.