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Shreveport storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Shreveport, LA, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Shreveport, LA

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    Severe weather in Shreveport by the numbers

    14.6severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    5.1hail days a year
    27storm reports in the last 12 months
    4.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Apr 24, 2020)
    39tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Shreveport gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 664 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 199 hail reports, 426 damaging-wind reports and 39 tornado reports. On average that is 14.6 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 54% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 8 hail reports, 19 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Shreveport; the largest hail was 1.50″ (walnut / ping pong ball) on May 8, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Shreveport

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 7, 2026Damaging wind24 mi SE · Bossier Co.
    Sep 5, 2026Damaging wind9 mi E · Bossier Co.
    Aug 5, 2026Damaging wind7 mi SW · Caddo Co.
    Jul 13, 2026Damaging wind11 mi W · Caddo Co.
    Jul 6, 2026Damaging wind2 mi SE · Caddo Co.
    Jun 2, 2026Damaging wind5 mi S · Caddo Co.
    May 22, 2026Hail 1.00″6 mi S · Caddo Co.
    May 8, 2026Hail 1.00″9 mi N · Bossier Co.
    Apr 29, 2026Hail 1.25″14 mi E · Bossier Co.
    Apr 26, 2026Hail 1.25″16 mi NW · Caddo Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    033669813116: 11 hail16: 23 damaging wind16: 1 tornado1617: 18 hail17: 50 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 15 hail18: 38 damaging wind18: 2 tornado1819: 7 hail19: 52 damaging wind19: 7 tornado1920: 41 hail20: 41 damaging wind20: 3 tornado2021: 12 hail21: 27 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 3 hail22: 30 damaging wind22: 3 tornado2223: 31 hail23: 97 damaging wind23: 3 tornado2324: 27 hail24: 23 damaging wind24: 9 tornado2425: 26 hail25: 26 damaging wind25: 5 tornado2526: 8 hail26: 19 damaging wind26
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    Storm season in Shreveport

    04182123164Jan: 35JanFeb: 16FebMar: 74MarApr: 164AprMay: 107MayJun: 89JunJul: 78JulAug: 19AugSep: 29SepOct: 27OctNov: 21NovDec: 5Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Shreveport

    Shreveport averages 5.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 7 miles from the city centre on Apr 24, 2020. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Shreveport

    There have been 39 tornado reports within 25 miles of Shreveport since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Jan 11, 2020, 11 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Shreveport

    Does Shreveport get a lot of severe storms?

    Shreveport averages 14.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Shreveport?

    Most severe-weather reports around Shreveport come in April, May, June.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Shreveport?

    4.00 inches (softball size) on Apr 24, 2020, 7 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Shreveport?

    Yes — 39 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Jan 11, 2020.

    How do I get storm alerts for Shreveport?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Shreveport, LA. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Shreveport, LA. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 8, 2026.