Hail, Morehouse
- When
- March 7, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, Bonita
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.920, -91.670
Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 7, 1998
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- $125,000
- 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
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Catahoula
- When
- March 7, 6:05 AM CST
- Where
- Catahoula County, Harrisonburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -91.830
Thunderstorm Wind, East Carroll
- When
- March 7, 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- East Carroll County, Lake Providence
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -91.180
A few buildings were damaged and numerous trees were blown down.
Hail, Catahoula
- When
- March 7, 11:48 AM CST
- Where
- Catahoula County, Jonesville
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 31.620, -91.830
Several houses and automobiles were damaged by baseball hail.
Hail, Concordia
- When
- March 7, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Concordia County, Ferriday to 5 mi S of Ferriday
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.580, -91.630
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
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, March 7 to 8, 1998
- Blizzard in Kansas, March 7 to 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, March 7, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 7 to 30, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, March 7, 1998
- Hail in Mississippi, March 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 7 to 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 7 to 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, March 7, 1998
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: 5633737, 5633738, 5633741, 5633739, 5633740.