Hail, Evangeline
- When
- February 19, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Evangeline County, Pine Prairie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -92.420
Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
Local residents commented they had never seen so much hail in their life. Hail was at least a couple of inches deep, making it look like it snowed.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 LCH wrote it up.
Local residents commented they had never seen so much hail in their life. Hail was at least a couple of inches deep, making it look like it snowed. Area roadways were hazardous until the hail melted. A single car accident was directly attributed to the icy roads. Two people were slightly injured in the accident.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Ice Storm in Maine, February 19, 1998
- Flooding in Florida, February 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, February 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 1998
- Cold in Alaska, February 19 to 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, February 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5634094.