Hail, Morehouse
- When
- March 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, Bastrop
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -91.900
Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999
6 hail, 3 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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Shreveport radar (KSHV), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, West Carroll
- When
- March 8, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- West Carroll County, Oak Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -91.380
Hail, Richland
- When
- March 8, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Rayville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -91.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- March 8, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Rayville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -91.750
Several trees were blown down.
Hail, Richland
- When
- March 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Rayville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -91.750
Thunderstorm Wind, East Carroll
- When
- March 8, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- East Carroll County, 10 mi SW of Transylvania
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -91.320
Several trees were blown down.
Hail, Tensas
- When
- March 8, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tensas County, St Joseph
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -91.250
Hail, Franklin
- When
- March 8, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Wisner
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.980, -91.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Concordia
- When
- March 8, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Concordia County, Spokane
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.700, -91.470
Several homes and camps received damage. The roof was blown off of a boat house. Several trees 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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 8 to 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 1999
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: 5687639, 5687640, 5687641, 5687642, 5687644, 5687643, 5687645, 5687646, 5686610.