Louisiana, 1988Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 24, 1988
May 24, 1988 · NWS NEW · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Hail, St. Tammany
- When
- May 24, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -89.920
Hail, St. Helena
- When
- May 24, 2:32 PM CST
- Where
- St. Helena County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena
- When
- May 24, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- St. Helena County
- Coordinates
- 30.730, -90.620
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany
- When
- May 24, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany County
- Coordinates
- 30.520, -90.130
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 24, 19882 injured · $25,000 · F1 · 25 events
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, May 24, 1988F1 · 22 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 24, 19881 injured · 1.75 in hail · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 24, 19882.75 in hail · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 24, 19881.75 in hail · 15 events
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, May 24, 1988$3,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Hail in Massachusetts, May 24, 19880.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, May 24, 19881 event
- Hail in Montana, May 24, 19880.75 in hail · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10045492, 10045493, 10045494, 10045495.