Louisiana, 2003

Hail in Louisiana, April 6, 2003

April 6, 2003 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 6, 2:00 AM CST, 7 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:00 AM CST, 7 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
300 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2003

ISOLATED BUT MENACING ROTATING STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT
ALONG AND NORTH OF AN EAST TO WEST WARM FRONT...FUELED BY A BROAD
REGION OF 40 TO 45 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET. THIS JET AREA WILL MAINTAIN
INTENSITY...SLOWLY SHIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL LOSE SOME OF THEIR EASTERLY
COMPONENT...DO NOT EXPECT SAME DEGREE OF TORNADIC THREAT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS WITH CURRENT ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...WARM SECTOR SHOULD
ATTAIN VERY FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMICS WITH LIMITED CLOUD COVER AND
DEWPOINTS POSSIBLY NEAR 70 ADVECTING NORTHWARD...COMBINING WITH
STRONG LIFT TO INDUCE RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT AROUND MIDDAY. MID
LEVEL DRYING WILL RACE OUT AHEAD OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND NEAR
UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR PROFILES MAY SPELL NUMEROUS HAILSTORMS FOR
AFTERNOON. UPPER JET DIFLUENCE WILL ALSO PLAY A HELPFUL ROLE IN
STORM DEVELOPMENT. DRY SLOTTING WILL QUICKLY ERODE STORM
DEVELOPMENT FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY EVENING. WHAT IS LEFT IS DRY
BUT UNSTABLE AIR. AS A MOISTURE SURGE FROM GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON
RISES NORTHWARD TO NEAR INTERSTATE 20...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...
POSSIBLY WITH QUITE HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL ATTACK US FOR ON MORE
ROUND MONDAY NIGHT. AS DEVELOPING HIGH PRESSURE OVER PLAINS ALLOWS
COLD FRONT MAKES ITS FINAL SWEEP LATE MONDAY NIGHT...LEFT POPS ONLY
FOR MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING...AND WILL REMOVE MENTION
ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL. RIDGING BUILDING INTO REGION WILL BE A SLOW
PROCESS AND MAY SEE AT LEAST THREE NIGHTS WITH GOOD RADIATION
COOLING CONDITIONS.

VII

SHV 77/58/78/56  6302
MLU 78/63/79/59  7524
TXK 76/56/76/52  6300
TYR 81/55/75/54  5200
LFK 82/58/79/61  5222

.SHV...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 5:00 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-061700-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
600 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...NORTHEAST
TEXAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING ACROSS
NORTHEAST TEXAS AS A DRY LINE MOVES INTO THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME MORE INTENSE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE FOUR STATE AREA. LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT...ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND EVEN A FEW
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. IN AREAS WHERE SKIES BECOME PARTLY SUNNY
THIS MORNING...THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE EVEN MORE GREATLY
ENHANCED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MAINLY PORTION OF
NORTHERN LOUISIANA...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20...FROM LATE AFTERNOON
MONDAY THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. A FEW STORMS COULD POSSIBLY
BECOME SEVERE.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...SKYWARN NETWORKS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOUR STATE AREA BY
MIDDAY OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ACTIVATION WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE
REQUIRED MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT ACROSS NORTH LOUISIANA AS ANY
SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE ISOLATED IN NATURE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 6, 7:37 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR REMARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
0837 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0835 AM    MONROE                    LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   OUACHITA                       LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    HAYNESVILLE               LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   CLAIBORNE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    CHATHAM                   LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        GENERAL PUBLIC.

0750 AM    EROS                      LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0720 AM    SALINE                    LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   BIENVILLE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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Local storm report, Apr 6, 7:37 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIMES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
0837 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0835 AM    MONROE                    LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   OUACHITA                       LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    HAYNESVILLE               LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   CLAIBORNE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    CHATHAM                   LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        GENERAL PUBLIC.

0800 AM    EROS                      LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME.

0730 AM    SALINE                    LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   BIENVILLE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME.

04
Local storm report, Apr 6, 8:08 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIMES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
0837 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0835 AM    MONROE                    LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   OUACHITA                       LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    HAYNESVILLE               LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   CLAIBORNE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    CHATHAM                   LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        GENERAL PUBLIC.

0800 AM    EROS                      LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME
0730 AM    SALINE                    LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   BIENVILLE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME.

NWUS54 KSHV 061408 CCA
LSRSHV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIMES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
0837 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0835 AM    MONROE                    LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   OUACHITA                       LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    HAYNESVILLE               LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   CLAIBORNE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    CHATHAM                   LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        GENERAL PUBLIC.

0800 AM    EROS                      LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME

0730 AM    SALINE                    LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   BIENVILLE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME.
Local storm report, Apr 6, 8:11 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR TIMES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
0837 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0835 AM    MONROE                    LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   OUACHITA                       LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    HAYNESVILLE               LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   CLAIBORNE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0755 AM    CHATHAM                   LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        GENERAL PUBLIC.

0800 AM    EROS                      LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   JACKSON                        LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME.

0730 AM    SALINE                    LA   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   BIENVILLE                      LAW ENFORCEMENT.
                                          CORRECT TIME.

04
Local storm report, Apr 6, 8:25 AM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
0925 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 AM    FARMERVILLE               LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   UNION                          LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0855 AM    SWARTZ                    LA   0.75 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   OUACHITA                       LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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Local storm report, Apr 6, 9:30 AM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 06 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0845 AM    STRONG                    AR   1.00 IN HAIL. REPORTED BY
04/06/03   UNION                          GENERAL PUBLIC.

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The radar

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ouachita

When
April 6, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Ouachita County, Monroe
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
32.500, -92.117

This occurred in Richwood, a suburb on the southern edge of Monroe.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5349164.