Lafayette, LA Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Lafayette, Louisiana over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Lafayette, Louisiana storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Lafayette — home to roughly 122,000 residents in Lafayette Parish — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 17 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Lafayette in the trailing 12 months — 16 wind events and 1 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 152 mph. Lafayette Parish as a whole recorded 21 events (13 wind · 8 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Lafayette
- August 21, 2026 — 8 recorded events · 8 wind
- February 14, 2026 — 5 recorded events · 5 wind
- July 1, 2026 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
- September 17, 2025 — 1 recorded events · 1 hail
- July 5, 2026 — 1 recorded events · 1 wind
Lafayette hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Lafayette or severe wind in Lafayette? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Louisiana — including the Lafayette metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Lafayette Parish. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Lafayette weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Lafayette address, and the Address Lookup adds free Lafayette wind history and free Lafayette hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Lafayette storm data download
The Lafayette dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Lafayette Parish totals above. Statewide files are on the Louisiana storm data page.
More Louisiana city storm pages: New Orleans hail & wind history · Baton Rouge hail & wind history · Shreveport hail & wind history · Monroe hail & wind history · Alexandria hail & wind history · Houma hail & wind history · Natchitoches hail & wind history · Metairie hail & wind history · Louisiana statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.