Hail, Richland
- When
- March 5, 8:42 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Mangham
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -91.780
Baseball size hail damaged many houses and automobiles.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 5, 1998
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $580,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Richland
- When
- March 5, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 5 mi W of Alto
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -91.950
Baseball size hail damaged houses and automobiles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- March 5, 8:54 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 4 mi SW of Mangham
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -91.830
Strong wind damaged the roofs of several houses. One out building was destroyed and an antenna was blown down.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- March 5, 9:04 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Baskin
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -91.750
Baseball size hail damaged the roofs of houses and automobiles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- March 5, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Winnsboro
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 32.170, -91.730
A framed post office was destroyed. A mobile home was blown off its foundation. Many trees and power lines were blown down.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 5 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Mississippi, March 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 5 to 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, March 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 5 to 6, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, March 5 to 6, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 5, 1998
- Winter Weather in California, March 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5633730, 5633731, 5633732, 5633733, 5633734.