Hail, Vernon
- When
- March 19, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Leesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -93.267
Hail in Louisiana, March 19, 2005
1 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.
- 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
- 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 Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 19, 2:03 PM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 2:03 PM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 203 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS INDICATED THIS AFTERNOON ON THE SURFACE OBSERVATION PLOT FROM NEAR SHREVEPORT TO WACO... TO NEAR JUNCTION TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OUT JUST NORTH OF OUR IMMEDIATE COUNTY WARNING AREA OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA ON SUNDAY. AS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WERE ZOOMING TO THE MID 70S MOST EVERYWHERE. COULD SEE A COUPLE OF MORE DEGREES IN WARMUP BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN. SURFACE HEATING AND WEAK WIND CONVERGENCE HAS RESULTED IN A STRONG STORM DEVELOPING OVER AVOYELLES PARISH AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL HAIL TO MARBLE SIZE WAS FALLING WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVED EAST. SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUD COVER BREAKING UP QUITE NICELY FROM THIS MORNING ACCOUNTING FOR THE ADDITIONAL WARMER THAN NORMAL AFTERNOON. NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS IN THE LOWER 70S. .DISCUSSION...STORMS WERE BREAKING OUT OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS EAST OF THE PECOS WHICH DENOTED WHERE A STRONG VORT MAXIMUM WAS MOVING OUT OF MEXICO. THIS UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE BEAUMONT AREA BY 09Z SUNDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BREAK OUT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POPS WILL BE HIGHEST TOWARDS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RUMBLE INTO THE AFETERNOON. THE WEAK COOL FRONT THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE SYNOPSIS ABOVE WILL LIKELY PLAY A ROLE IN ORGANIZING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND POSSIBLY A FEW HAIL STORMS DUE TO COOLER AIR ALOFT DURING THE MORNING HOURS. AT THIS TIME...ONLY ISOLATED SEVERE IS POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL WASH OUT ON MONDAY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A DRYLINE OR WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE REST OF LOUISIANA BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A SQUALL LINE MAY DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT AT THIS TIME THE BEST DYNAMICS STAYS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. EXPECT RAIN BUT HOPEFULLY KEEP THE SEVERE WEATHER OUT TO THE NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING THROUGH FRIDAY. UPPER LEVEL WINDS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE ZONAL WHICH GENERALLY IS A NEUTRAL PATTERN FOR RAINFALL. HAVE KEPT POPS LOW TO NIL DURING THIS PERIOD. ANOTHER SYSTEM BRUSHES THE AREA NEXT SATURDAY TRIGGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NEXT WEEKEND APPEARS INTERESTING AD WELL SINCE WE WILL BE INTO THE SPRING SEASON AND EARLY SPRING SEVERE EVENTS SOMETIMES USHERS IN THE NEW SEASON. && .AVIATION...IFR CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO MVFR CONDITIONS TOWARD MORNING AS THE NEXT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP OUT WEST AND MOVE INTO THE REGION. EXPECT MFVR CONDITIONS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY 09Z AND THE REST OF LOUISIANA BY MID MORNING SUNDAY. STRONG ISOLATED STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD WITH HAIL POSSIBLE. && .MARINE...SEAS AND WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 10 KNOTS WINDS AND GUSTY AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. DONT EXPECT ANY MAJOR CHANGES TONIGHT. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE THE NORM THROUGH TUESDAY AS WEAK WINDS PREVAIL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KLCH 58 71 58 77 / 70 80 0 20 KBPT 59 72 57 76 / 70 80 0 20 KAEX 56 69 55 77 / 70 80 0 20 KLFT 59 73 56 76 / 70 80 0 20 && .LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LA...NONE. TX...NONE. && 06
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 6:00 AM CST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 600 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005 GMZ450-455-470-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216- 201200- ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE- HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE- LOWER ST. MARTIN-NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST. LANDRY-ST. MARY-TYLER- UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-VERNON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE... NEWTON...KOUNTZE...JASPER...BEAUMONT...OBERLIN...ABBEVILLE... VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...MARKSVILLE... LEESVILLE...LAKE CHARLES...LAFAYETTE...JENNINGS...DERIDDER... CROWLEY...CAMERON AND ALEXANDRIA THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CLOUDY SKIES TODAY WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST SUNDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MEANDERS ACROSS THE AREA....BUT THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THERE MAYBE SOME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS, HAM RADIO OPERATORS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS... IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. K. KUYPER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 19, 5:36 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
536 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0532 PM HAIL 3 N LONGVILLE 30.65N 93.23W
03/19/2005 1.75 INCH BEAUREGARD LA PUBLIC
&&
ERICKSONLocal storm report, Mar 19, 6:03 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
603 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM HAIL BUNDICK LAKE 30.75N 93.11W
03/19/2005 1.75 INCH BEAUREGARD LA BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
ERICKSONLocal storm report, Mar 19, 6:22 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
622 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 PM HAIL 3 SW DERIDDER 30.82N 93.33W
03/19/2005 1.75 INCH BEAUREGARD LA AIRPLANE PILOT
PILOT REPORT OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
&&
ERICKSONLocal storm report, Mar 19, 6:56 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
656 PM CST SAT MAR 19 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL GRANT 30.79N 92.95W
03/19/2005 0.75 INCH ALLEN LA PUBLIC
&&
ERICKSONThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Oregon, March 19 to 20, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 19 to 20, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 19 to 21, 2005
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 19, 2005
- Hail in Texas, March 19, 2005
- Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in California, March 19 to 20, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, March 19, 2005
- Winter Weather in Utah, March 19 to 21, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, March 19, 2005
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 2005
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: 5440265.