Hail, St. James
- When
- May 28, 2:32 PM CST
- Where
- St. James County, Convent
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.020, -90.830
Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 28, 1997
Thunderstorms produced large hail in a couple of locations in south Louisiana. Near New Roads, the sheriffs office reported that thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced large hail in a couple of locations in south Louisiana. Near New Roads, the sheriffs office reported that thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees. In Chalmette, a woman was injured from a lightning strike while she was getting out of an automobile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, St. Bernard
- When
- May 28, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Bernard County, Chalmette
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 29.874, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Lafourche
- When
- May 28, 4:58 PM CST
- Where
- Lafourche County, Galliano
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.470, -90.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee
- When
- May 28, 5:33 PM CST
- Where
- Pointe Coupee County, 4 mi SW of New Roads
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 30.650, -91.480
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 28, 1997
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 28, 1997
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 28, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 28, 1997
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More
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Sources
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: 5602258, 5602260, 5602259, 5602261.