Hail, St. Charles
- When
- April 22, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles County, Paradis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 29.880, -90.430
Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 22, 2008
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southeast Louisiana in a moist and unstable atmosphere as an upper level disturbance moved across the region.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southeast Louisiana in a moist and unstable atmosphere as an upper level disturbance moved across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 22, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Franklinton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -90.150
Hail, Washington
- When
- April 22, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Franklinton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -90.150
Hail, St. Tammany
- When
- April 22, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany County, Folsom
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 30.630, -90.200
Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge
- When
- April 22, 7:00 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -91.170
Numerous reports of trees being damaged by thunderstorms winds. One tree fell on a fire truck.
Hail, East Baton Rouge
- When
- April 22, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 30.470, -91.170
Large hail, up to size of a tennis ball was reported near the intersection of Airline Highway and Old Hammond Road.
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
- 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 95935, 95936, 95937, 95938, 95939, 95941.