Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 22, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 22, 2008
Start: 2008-08-22T16:22
End: 2008-08-22T16:45
Location: Louisiana

August 22, 2008 · NWS SHV · 7 events in 2 counties and zones

Where it happened

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

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed across northern Bossier parish and tracked southward across eastern portion of Shreveport into Bossier City. Several trees were downed, including one on a home and one on a car, with large hail also being reported from the storm. The storms developed during the late afternoon into early evening with a very moist and unstable airmass in place. The storms were diurnally driven and dissipated after sunset.

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 Aug 22, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
321 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

.DISCUSSION...
OLD UPPER TROUGH WHICH HAS BEEN LINGERING OVER THE AREA FOR THE PAST
FEW DAYS IS LIFTING NORTHEAST...WHICH WILL LEAVE THE FORECAST AREA
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAIN CHANCES
WILL LINGER...HOWEVER AS THE TROPICAL SYSTEM TO THE SOUTHEAST
APPROACHES...THE AREA MAY GO UNDER GO SOME SUBSIDENCE IN THE LEFT
FRONT QUADRANT. THIS SOMEWHAT NOTICEABLE TODAY OVER ALABAMA AND
MISSISSIPPI. WILL LOWER POPS ACROSS THE CWA...BUT NOT REMOVE FROM
FORECAST. AS FAY MOVES INTO MISSISSIPPI...EXPECT SURFACE WINDS TO
INCREASE FROM THE NORTH...ESPECIALLY EASTERN ZONES. AT THIS TIME...
HOPING 10 TO 15 KTS WILL SUFFICE...UNLESS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER
TO THE AREA BEFORE TURNING NORTH...AS THE NAM SUGGESTS. FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK...EXPECT THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN STATES TO AMPLIFY
WITH FAY REMNANTS TO EJECT NORTHEAST...MAYBE AS EARLY AS TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...ALL MODELS HANDLE THIS DIFFERENT...SO CONFIDENCE AFTER
SUNDAY RATHER LOW. WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW RAIN CHANCES DURING THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BUT CONVECTION SHOULD RETURN BY LATE WEEK AS A
DEEPER WAVE MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S FOR MUCH
OF THE AREA WITH CLOUDS AND RAIN AROUND...WITH TEMPS WARMING TO
THE MID 90S AFTER FAY DEPARTS.

&&

.AVIATION...

AFTERNOON RADAR SHOWS WIDELY SCATTERED TSRA ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN
LA AND SOUTHERN AR. ELD BRIEFLY WENT DOWN TO LIFR CONDITIONS AS A
+TSRA PASSED THROUGH ITS TERMINAL. MORE TSRA ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...WITH AR AND LA TERMINALS HAVING THE
BEST PROBABILITY OF SEEING TSRA THIS AFTERNOON. AMENDMENTS FOR TEMPO
TSRA WILL BE DONE AS NEEDED. EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED CIGS/VSBYS WITH
WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS IN AND NEAR TSRA. TSRA ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE
WITH SUNSET...AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHTTIME HOURS.  HOWEVER PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
ALL TERMINALS AFTER 06Z AS GROUNDS ARE STILL MOIST. /11/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  72  92  72  93  72 /  20  30  20  20  20
MLU  71  91  70  90  71 /  20  50  20  40  30
DEQ  69  93  69  95  70 /  20  20  20  20  10
TXK  71  92  71  94  71 /  20  20  20  20  10
ELD  70  90  71  91  70 /  20  30  20  20  30
TYR  71  92  72  94  72 /  20  20  20  20  10
GGG  71  92  71  94  71 /  20  30  20  20  10
LFK  71  92  71  93  71 /  20  30  20  30  20

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

14/11

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 11:00 AM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1200 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096-
097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-231100-
ANGELINA-BIENVILLE-BOSSIER-BOWIE-CADDO-CALDWELL-CAMP-CASS-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-COLUMBIA-DE SOTO-FRANKLIN-GRANT-GREGG-HARRISON-HEMPSTEAD-
HOWARD-JACKSON-LA SALLE-LAFAYETTE-LINCOLN-LITTLE RIVER-MARION-
MCCURTAIN-MILLER-MORRIS-NACOGDOCHES-NATCHITOCHES-NEVADA-OUACHITA-
PANOLA-RED RIVER LA-RED RIVER TX-RUSK-SABINE LA-SABINE TX-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SEVIER-SHELBY-SMITH-TITUS-UNION AR-UNION LA-UPSHUR-
WEBSTER-WINN-WOOD-
1200 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOUR STATE
REGION TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMBINES WITH
AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT
TIME..RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER IN STREETS...LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

TROPICAL SYSTEM FAY OR THE REMNANTS WILL BE PRODUCING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA...WHILE AN UPPER
LEVEL SHEAR AXIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 1:05 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
205 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

ARZ073-222000-
UNION-
205 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     UNION

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     CALION...EL DORADO...HUTTIG...JUNCTION CITY...NORPHLET...
     SMACKOVER AND STRONG

AT 159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING EAST AT
11 MPH.

WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3301 9224 3302 9298 3321 9297 3340 9274
      3337 9265 3338 9256 3333 9251 3333 9245
      3328 9242 3330 9233 3327 9230 3327 9222
      3321 9220 3322 9217 3317 9215 3316 9209
      3310 9212 3302 9206
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 270DEG 9KT 3309 9292

ELEVEN

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:05 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
305 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

ARZ071-072-LAZ002-222100-
BOSSIER-COLUMBIA-LAFAYETTE-
305 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES AND PARISHES
IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
     COLUMBIA AND LAFAYETTE

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
     BOSSIER

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     BRADLEY...BUCKNER...EMERSON...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...MCNEIL...
     STAMPS...TAYLOR AND WALDO

AT 302 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MAGNOLIA...TO TAYLOR...TO
CANALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 19 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3302 9299 3302 9376 3306 9385 3314 9385
      3313 9382 3316 9381 3316 9373 3317 9375
      3322 9371 3327 9372 3333 9366 3333 9369
      3338 9367 3344 9375 3349 9371 3348 9350
      3345 9341 3346 9311 3338 9311 3337 9297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 239DEG 17KT 3315 9353

12

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:22 PM CST, 2 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
322 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

LAZ003-004-222100-
CLAIBORNE-WEBSTER-
322 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES
IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
     WEBSTER AND CLAIBORNE

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     HAYNESVILLE

AT 319 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES EAST OF CULLEN...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
SPRINGHILL...MOVING EAST AT 12 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3302 9298 3287 9297 3288 9341 3302 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 262DEG 10KT 3297 9329

12

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:55 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
355 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

LAZ002-003-222200-
BOSSIER-WEBSTER-
355 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES
IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
     BOSSIER AND WEBSTER

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     COTTON VALLEY...CULLEN...SAREPTA AND SPRINGHILL

AT 354 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SAREPTA...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SPRINGHILL...MOVING EAST AT 13 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GRIM...OR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF BELLEVUE.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3263 9332 3262 9345 3300 9369 3302 9362
      3302 9355 3302 9331 3301 9324 3292 9323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 248DEG 11KT 3292 9341

12

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:22 UTC.

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Event by event

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: August 22, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 3.75 mi ESE of Willow Chute
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.650, -93.690

A large tree was downed on Deen Point Road.

Hail, Bossier

When: August 22, 4:23 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.9 mi SW of Benton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.690, -93.740

Hail was reported at the courthouse.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: August 22, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.58 mi E of Fosters
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.520, -93.660

A large tree was downed knocking down powerlines on the 1700 block of South View Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: August 22, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.58 mi E of Fosters
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 32.520, -93.660

A measured wind gust of 63 mph was reported at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: August 22, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.58 mi E of Fosters
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.520, -93.660

A large tree was downed on a home in Bossier City, Louisiana. There were 6 people inside the home but no injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: August 22, 4:42 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 1.88 mi ENE of Shreveport
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.490, -93.720

A downed tree fell on top of a car in eastern Shreveport off Dalzell Street. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: August 22, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, 2.76 mi N of Dixie Gardens
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.490, -93.700

A Powerline was downed along Shreveport/Barksdale Highway and Dee Street.

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Louisiana in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, August 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 132023, 132018, 132021, 132025, 132027, 132029, 132017.