Hail, Sabine
- When
- April 22, 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Sabine County, 0.59 mi E of Florien
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 31.450, -93.460
Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 2008
Abundant insulation finally broke a strong capping inversion across portions of northern Louisiana and deep east Texas. A summer like airmass was in place with dewpoints nearing 70 degrees which resulted in moderate to high instability in place.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 happened
The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Abundant insulation finally broke a strong capping inversion across portions of northern Louisiana and deep east Texas. A summer like airmass was in place with dewpoints nearing 70 degrees which resulted in moderate to high instability in place. A weak upper air disturbance moved eastward into the region from central Texas during the afternoon which provided the lift needed to produce strong to severe thunderstorms across the region. Large hail was the result across portions of east central Texas and northwest Louisiana.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, De Soto
- When
- April 22, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- De Soto County, 0.59 mi E of Grand Cane
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.080, -93.810
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
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, April 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, April 22 to 23, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, April 22, 2008
- Hail in Arkansas, April 22, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, April 22, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, April 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 22, 2008
- Hail in Iowa, April 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 22, 2008
- Flood and Hail in Missouri, April 22 to 23, 2008
- Hail in Missouri, April 22, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, April 22, 2008
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 2008
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: 94000, 94001.