Storm risk in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

FEMA's overall hazard score for Bossier Parish is 82.54 (Relatively Moderate), 550th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 92.37 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 88.58 (Relatively High) and tornado 85.75 (Relatively Moderate). Expected hail loss is $91 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 92 hail reports in Bossier Parish from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.

Bossier Parish: expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings for hail, strong wind and tornado, on a log scale, against all U.S. counties and the counties of LA$0.1$1$10$100$1,000Hail: $91 per $1 million, 563rd of 3,126 rated counties$91Hail563rd of 3,126 countiesStrong wind: $11 per $1 million, 2,165th of 3,121 rated counties$11Strong wind2,165th of 3,121 countiesTornado: $255 per $1 million, 1,251st of 3,144 rated counties$255Tornado1,251st of 3,144 counties
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.

How FEMA rates Bossier Parish

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in LA
OverallRelatively Moderate 82.54550 of 3,14423 of 64
HailRelatively Moderate 92.37241 of 3,1266 of 64
Strong windRelatively High 88.58360 of 3,1267 of 64
TornadoRelatively Moderate 85.75449 of 3,12618 of 64

Expected yearly loss, in dollars

HazardThis county, total a yearPer $1M of buildingsState median countyU.S. median countyRank per $1M, U.S.Rank per $1M, state
Hail$1,902,507$91 $23$22 563 of 3,1267 of 64
Strong wind$221,763$11 $12$20 2,165 of 3,12134 of 64
Tornado$5,336,203$255 $382$199 1,251 of 3,14444 of 64

Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.

What stands out in Bossier Parish

  • FEMA expects hail in Bossier Parish to cost $91 per $1 million of buildings a year: 4.07 times the U.S. median and 3.94 times the LA county median, ranked 563rd of 3,126 counties nationally and 7th of 64 in Louisiana.
  • FEMA expects strong wind in Bossier Parish to cost $11 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.52 times the U.S. median and 0.86 times the LA county median, ranked 2,165th of 3,121 counties nationally and 34th of 64 in Louisiana.
  • FEMA expects tornado in Bossier Parish to cost $255 per $1 million of buildings a year: 1.28 times the U.S. median and 0.67 times the LA county median, ranked 1,251st of 3,144 counties nationally and 44th of 64 in Louisiana.
  • Applying FEMA's estimate to a $215,100 home, the average yearly loss in Bossier Parish is about $20 for hail and $2.28 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $4.81 and $4.38.
  • If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Bossier Parish meets about 41.7 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
  • Built in 1989, the median home in Bossier Parish is 37 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 62.5% of its 56,122 homes are at least 26 years old.
  • March to June holds 77 of the 92 hail reports in Bossier Parish (84 percent); the quietest month is July, with 0 reports.

What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year

Enter a home value. The calculator applies Bossier Parish’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.

$20hail, a year; $4.81 at the U.S. median county rate
$2.28strong wind, a year; $4.38 at the U.S. median county rate
$437hail and wind together over 20 years, at today’s rate

Formula: home value × Bossier Parish yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $1,902,507 ÷ $20,907,296,495 = 0.0000910. Wind: $221,763 ÷ $20,907,296,495 = 0.0000106. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.

Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.

Bossier Parish in plain numbers

  • Bossier Parish scores 82.54 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 550th of 3,144 rated counties and 23rd of 64 in Louisiana.
  • Hail scores 92.37 (Relatively Moderate). FEMA expects $1,902,507 of hail damage to buildings in Bossier Parish a year, which is $91 per $1 million of buildings, 4.07 times the U.S. median.
  • Strong wind scores 88.58 (Relatively High) with $221,763 of expected yearly building loss in Bossier Parish: $11 per $1 million of buildings, 0.52 times the U.S. median.
  • Tornado scores 85.75 (Relatively Moderate) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $5,336,203, counting everything exposed, or $255 per $1 million of buildings in Bossier Parish.
  • FEMA's own event record for Bossier Parish averages 5.31 hail events and 6.03 strong-wind events a year.
  • NOAA logged 92 hail reports in Bossier Parish between 2014 and June 2026, on 28 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 4 inches.
  • In Bossier Parish, FEMA counts buildings worth 20.91 billion dollars and 128,536 residents.
  • Social vulnerability is Relatively Moderate in Bossier Parish.
  • Community resilience there is Relatively Low, for 128,536 residents.
  • 1 city in Bossier Parish is covered on this site: Bossier City. 8 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Bossier City is $6,160 to $13,640.
  • Bossier Parish ranks 42 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 101 for wind and 80 for tornado.
  • In Bossier Parish, April is the busiest month with 40 of the 92 reports (43 percent), against 1 report in October.
  • Bossier Parish's worst year was 2023, with 5 hail days at 1 inch or more and 15 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 2.08 such days a year, one about every 5.8 months.
  • The median home in Bossier Parish was built in 1989; 37.0% of its 56,122 housing units date from before 1980, 62.5% from before 2000 and 17.5% from 2010 on.
  • Census puts the median home value in Bossier Parish at $215,100, and 66.1% of homes are lived in by their owners.
  • 8,050 single-family building permits were issued in Bossier Parish from 2014 to 2025, about 143.4 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2014.
  • NOAA lists 23 tornado tracks in Bossier Parish since 2014; the strongest was an EF2 on July 8, 2024 near Ninock, 49.96 miles long.
  • The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Bossier Parish is 105 mph on January 11, 2020 at Willow Chute.
  • The nearest county with a page here is Caddo Parish, 9 miles from the centre of Bossier Parish; its hail score is 98.12.
  • Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 8 roofing contractor establishments in Bossier Parish in 2023, one for every 7,015 homes.

The hail record of Bossier Parish, year by year

NOAA logged 92 reports in Bossier Parish; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 28 days. That is 2.1 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.

Bossier Parish: NOAA hail reports per year, 2014 to June 2026, with the number of days that had hail of 1 inch or more051015202014: 4 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1 inch142015: 5 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 2.25 inch152016: 3 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch162017: 7 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch172018: 3 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch182019: 4 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch192020: 19 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 4 inch202021: 5 reports, 2 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch212022: 1 reports, 0 days at 1 inch or more, largest 0.75 inch222023: 15 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch232024: 8 reports, 1 days at 1 inch or more, largest 3 inch242025: 10 reports, 5 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.75 inch252026: 8 reports, 3 days at 1 inch or more, largest 1.5 inch26*
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Bossier Parish: NOAA hail reports by calendar month, 2014 to June 2026January: 2 reports2JanFebruary: 8 reports8FebMarch: 14 reports14MarApril: 40 reports40AprMay: 14 reports14MayJune: 9 reports9JunJuly: 0 reports0JulAugust: 0 reports0AugSeptember: 4 reports4SepOctober: 1 reports1OctNovember: 0 reports0NovDecember: 0 reports0Dec

Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: April, 40 reports.

The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
YearReportsDays, 1 inch or moreDays, 1.75 inch or moreLargest stoneDamage reported
20144101 in–
20155312.25 in–
20163111.75 in–
20177211.75 in–
20183111.75 in–
20194301.5 in–
202019114 in–
20215201.5 in–
20221000.75 in–
202315501.5 in–
20248113 in–
202510511.75 in–
2026 (to June)8301.5 in–

Biggest hail days in Bossier Parish

DateLargest stoneReports that dayDamage reportedNear
April 24, 20204 in18none recordedVanceville
February 11, 20243 in8none recordedFerguson
April 19, 20152.25 in3none recordedBenton
April 6, 20181.75 in3none recordedBlenheim
March 18, 20161.75 in2none recordedHonore

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Bossier Parish the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Bossier Parish

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  • 591 to 1.74 in
  • 161.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 42.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 4 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

79 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Wind and tornado records for Bossier Parish

Fastest gusts in Bossier Parish

DateGustNear
January 11, 2020105 mphWillow Chute
June 19, 2019100 mphIvan
January 11, 2020100 mphWillow Chute
November 4, 202296 mphLake Bistineau South

Strongest tornado tracks in Bossier Parish

DateScaleLengthInjured / killedNear
July 8, 2024EF249.96 mi1 / 2Ninock
January 11, 2020EF28.84 mi0 / 3Sligo
June 19, 2019EF21.44 mi0 / 0Alden Bridge
January 21, 2017EF28.56 mi1 / 0Antrim

23 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.

How old the roofs are

Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Bossier Parish’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 2.08 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.

Bossier Parish: share of homes by decade built, with the hail days at 1 inch or more that an original roof from each decade has met at the county's 2014 to 2025 ratepre-1940: 1.6% of homes1.6%<19401901940s: 1.7% of homes1.7%1940s1691950s: 9.0% of homes9%1950s1481960s: 11.1% of homes11.1%1960s1271970s: 13.6% of homes13.6%1970s1061980s: 14.2% of homes14.2%1980s851990s: 11.3% of homes11.3%1990s652000s: 20.1% of homes20.1%2000s442010s: 16.0% of homes16%2010s232020+: 1.4% of homes1.4%2020+6

Bars: share of 56,122 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.

Median year built1989
Built before 198037.0%
Built before 200062.5%
Built since 201017.5%
Owner-occupied66.1%
Median home value$215,100
Single-family permits, 2014 to 20258,050
Permits per 1,000 homes143.4

Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.

Roofers and past disasters in Bossier Parish

Roofing firms in Bossier Parish

Roofing contractor establishments, 20238
Change since 2016+1 (+14%)
Homes per roofing firm7,015
Median across counties5,189
Employees, 202359

Source for Bossier Parish: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.

Nearby counties

The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Bossier Parish's.

CountyMilesOverallHail lossHail, times hereWind lossWind, times hereNOAA hail reports
Caddo Parish, LA9 Relatively Moderate $880.97$242.23138
Ouachita Parish, LA85 Relatively Moderate $280.31$272.5556
Rapides Parish, LA117 Relatively Moderate $8.710.10$6.890.6529
Calcasieu Parish, LA164 Relatively High $430.47$121.1148
Lafayette Parish, LA189 Relatively High $100.11$3.960.3719

All 194 counties, with a filter by state and sorting

Cities and ZIP areas in Bossier Parish

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 8 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Bossier City 71112 (100%), 71110 (100%), 71111 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Bossier Parish?

FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bossier Parish an overall score of 82.54 (Relatively Moderate), 550th of 3,144. Hail scores 92.37 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 88.58 (Relatively High) and tornado 85.75 (Relatively Moderate).

In Bossier Parish, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?

A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 92 for Bossier Parish between 2014 and June 2026, on 28 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 4 inches.

What do hail and wind cost a home in Bossier Parish each year, on average?

Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $215,100: FEMA's estimate is about $20 a year for hail and $2.28 for wind, before any deductible, against $4.81 and $4.38 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.

How does Bossier Parish compare with the rest of Louisiana?

Per $1 million of buildings Bossier Parish loses $91 to hail a year, against $23 in the median county of the state. Among 64 rated counties it is 6th for hail, 7th for strong wind and 18th for tornado.

How old are the roofs in Bossier Parish?

The median home was built in 1989, 37 years ago, and 62.5% of the 56,122 housing units in Bossier Parish date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

Sources for Bossier Parish: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Bossier Parish; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Bossier Parish; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Bossier Parish. Planning-level information about Bossier Parish, not an inspection and not insurance advice.

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