Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 2005

Name: Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 2005
Start: 2005-04-22T15:42
End: 2005-04-22T17:25
Location: Louisiana

April 22, 2005 · NWS JAN · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $450,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Events: 6

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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 22, 2:50 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:50 PM CST, 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
350 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

.SYNOPSIS...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE
FORECAST AREA AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND AN
UPPER DISTURBANCE SWINGS ACROSS. STORMS SHOULD EXIT SOUTHEAST
SECTIONS THIS EVENING WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSING SOUTH OF THE
ENTIRE AREA OVERNIGHT. MUCH COOLER WEATHER ON TAP FOR THIS
WEEKEND...BUT LOTS OF SUN AND GENERALLY PLEASANT CONDITIONS UNTIL AT
LEAST THE START OF THE WORK WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FINALLY STARTING FIRING UP IN PAST 30 MINUTES
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS ASCENT FROM APPROACHING SHORTWAVE ENERGY
PROVIDED THE MISSING INGREDIENT IN AN OTHERWISE VERY FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT. SB CAPES IN THE 2500 TO 3000 RANGE...COMBINED WITH
ROUGHLY 30KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR...WILL BE ENOUGH TO FUEL STORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE AND DAMAGING HAIL...AS WELL AS OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS TO 50 OR 60 KTS. DEEP MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO SHIFT SOUTH
OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS EVENING WELL AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL
COLD FRONT. THEREFORE...I ANTICIPATE MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL
SHIFT SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR BY THE TIME THE COLD FRONT
WILL BE THROUGH THE DELTA. POST FROPA...EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
AND SCATTERED CLOUDS...BUT NO PRECIP. LOWS TONIGHT WILL NOT HAVE A
CHANCE TO DROP TOO FAR (50S GENERALLY)...BUT THE WIND MAY FEEL A
LITTLE RAW TOMORROW MORNING. /BB/

DID NOT MAKE ANY DRAMATIC CHANGES TO THE REST OF THE GOING FORECAST.
THE COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WITH COOLER
DRIER AIR QUICKLY MOVING INTO THE REGION. TEMPS WILL BE NEARLY 20
DEGREES COOLER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY SATURDAY...DECIDED TO HOLD OFF THE LWY FOR NOW. EXPECT
WINDS IN THE TO 20 MPH RANGE FOR MOST AREAS. THE NORTHWEST WILL BE
THE LIKELY AREA FOR HIGHER GUSTS...AGAIN WILL WAIT ON ISSUING. THE
WEEKEND SHOULD BE NICE AND MILD WITH A COOL NORTHERLY BREEZE.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE MONDAY/TUESDAY. GFS HAS
A 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 00Z TUE-00Z WED. THERE APPEARS
TO BE A WEAK WAVE IN THE UPPER FLOW AND A SURFACE FEATURE COMING UP
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE POPS TO SHIFT THE
BEST RAIN CHANCES INTO THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MORE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY/EARLY WEDNESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND MAINTAIN
THROUGH THE EXTENDED. TEMPS WERE GOOD...BASICALLY KEPT THINGS CLOSE
TO GUIDANCE. DPT WERE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT...BASICALLY KEPT THE
CURRENT FORECAST. /LM/

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.

&&

50/7

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 3:28 PM CST, 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
428 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
232128-
ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW-
CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR-
LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER-
TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO-
428 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WINNSBORO
LOUISIANA TO EUPORA MISSISSIPPI LINE. A SCATTERED COVERAGE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY IN MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIMARY
RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS
SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING AS THE COMBINATION OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND UPPER DISTURBANCE TRIGGER
CONVECTIVE IN A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS.
ENVIRONMENTAL WIND SHEAR IS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE SOME STORM
ORGANIZATION. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION...BUT TORNADOES ARE GENERALLY UNLIKELY.

LOOK FOR STORMS TO PASS SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE
MIDNIGHT...AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE
THAT.

...NON PRECIPITATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS
EVENING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS BY
MORNING. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD FURTHER INCREASE UP TO LAKE WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MOST OF THE REGION TOMORROW AS LOW LEVEL
PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BY MIDDAY
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT
OTHERWISE IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...APRIL 29TH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:03 PM CST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
403 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0402 PM     HAIL             6 NE PHILADELPHIA       32.84N 89.04W
04/22/2005  1.75 INCH        NESHOBA            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 21.

&&

WILSON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:24 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
424 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     HAIL             10 NE PHILADELPHIA      32.88N 88.99W
04/22/2005  1.75 INCH        NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY WTOK.

0412 PM     HAIL             RICHLAND                32.23N 90.17W
04/22/2005  0.75 INCH        RANKIN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL.

0412 PM     HAIL             2 S YAZOO CITY          32.83N 90.41W
04/22/2005  1.75 INCH        YAZOO              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY WLBT.

0420 PM     HAIL             3 S RICHLAND            32.19N 90.17W
04/22/2005  0.50 INCH        RANKIN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY WAPT.

0420 PM     HAIL             8 W DE KALB             32.77N 88.79W
04/22/2005  1.75 INCH        KEMPER             MS   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

&&

WILSON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:27 PM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
427 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0427 PM     HAIL             4 W DE KALB             32.77N 88.72W
04/22/2005  1.75 INCH        KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

&&

WILSON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:31 PM CST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
431 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     HAIL             8 W DE KALB             32.77N 88.79W
04/22/2005  4.25 INCH        KEMPER             MS   PUBLIC

            SOFTBALL SIZED HAIL. REPORT RELAYED VIA WTOK.

&&

WILSON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:40 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
440 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0437 PM     HAIL             3 SW FLORENCE           32.12N 90.16W
04/22/2005  1.50 INCH        RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL. REPORTED VIA WAPT.

&&

WILSON

Local storm report, Apr 22, 3:42 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
442 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0437 PM     HAIL             3 N BENTONIA            32.69N 90.37W
04/22/2005  1.00 INCH        YAZOO              MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

&&

WILSON

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:40 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, West Carroll

When: April 22, 3:42 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where: West Carroll County, 3 mi NE of Epps
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.633, -91.450

Hail, East Carroll

When: April 22, 3:44 PM CST to 3:51 PM CST
Where: East Carroll County, 12 mi W of Alsatia
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.617, -91.383

Hail, Richland

When: April 22, 4:00 PM CST to 4:18 PM CST
Where: Richland County, 1 mi NW of Alto
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.383, -91.883

A supercell thunderstorm moved across Central Richland parish and produced a swath of penny to half dollar sized hail. The storm moved east-southeast and then into Franklin parish.

Hail, Franklin

When: April 22, 4:15 PM CST to 4:41 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 5 mi N of Baskin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $300,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.333, -91.750

This supercell thunderstorm moved out of Richland parish and tracked east-southeast across the northern portion of Franklin parish. A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell from north of Baskin to just east and southeast of Crowville. The supercell continued off to the east-southeast and moved into Southwest Madison parish and Northern Tensas parish.

Hail, Madison

When: April 22, 4:37 PM CST to 4:44 PM CST
Where: Madison County, 15 mi SSW of Waverly
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 32.250, -91.517

This supercell thunderstorm moved out of Franklin parish and crossed the far Southwest corner of Madison parish before moving into Northern Tensas parish. A small swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail occurred.

Hail, Tensas

When: April 22, 4:42 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
Where: Tensas County, 7 mi N of New Light
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: $200,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.200, -91.433

This supercell thunderstorm moved out of far Southwest Madison parish and into Northern Tensas parish. The storm tracked southeast from near New Light to just south of Newellton and produced a swath of penny to golf ball sized hail. The storm weakened as it reached the Mississippi River.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5451203, 5451204, 5451205, 5451206, 5451207, 5451208.