Louisiana, 2008Hail in Louisiana, March 14, 2008
March 14, 2008 · NWS JAN · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A weak front stalled across the northern portion of the area earlier in the day and provided a focus for thunderstorms to develop by evening. Conditions by afternoon became warm and quite unstable near the front.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $670,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A weak front stalled across the northern portion of the area earlier in the day and provided a focus for thunderstorms to develop by evening. Conditions by afternoon became warm and quite unstable near the front. Several large supercell thunderstorms developed across southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana and tracked east toward the Mississippi River and then across central sections of Mississippi. These storms were prolific hail producers and produced large swaths of quarter to golf ball sized hail. The largest hail was around baseball size which occurred across northeast Louisiana. All the severe weather occurred between 9 pm and 1 am.
Hail, Richland
- When
- March 14, 9:56 PM CST to 10:18 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 3.24 mi NNW of Crew Lake to 2.04 mi N of Holly Ridge
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 32.525, -91.897
A supercell thunderstorm moved out of eastern Ouachita Parish and tracked east southeast across a large portion of northern and north central Richland Parish. This storm produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail. The largest hail fell along the Richland/Morehouse Parish line north of Start and Rayville.
Hail, Morehouse
- When
- March 14, 10:39 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, 5.36 mi N of Naff to 7.67 mi SE of Bonita
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $600,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.007, -91.932
The large and intense supercell thunderstorm entered northern Morehouse Parish, from southwest Ashely County, and produced as swath of golf ball to baseball sized hail as it tracked southeast. The largest hail occurred around the Beekman Community and then as the storm was entering central West Carroll Parish. Around Beekman, tennis ball to baseball sized hail fell. Some vehicles were damaged as well as several roofs. As the storm exited eastern Morehouse Parish, the hail grew large again, possibly as large as baseballs, and caused damage in western West Carroll Parish.
Hail, West Carroll
- When
- March 14, 11:10 PM CST to 11:34 PM CST
- Where
- West Carroll County, 4.48 mi WSW of Fiske to 4.57 mi E of Forest
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 32.849, -91.568
A large and intense supercell thunderstorm moved into central West Carroll Parish, from eastern Morehouse Parish, and produced a swath of golf ball to hen egg sized hail. Several vehicles were damaged in the Goodwill Community by the large hail. At this location, the hail may have been larger than hen egg size. The supercell storm continued to produce large hail as it moved to the southeast and into central East Carroll Parish.
Hail, East Carroll
- When
- March 14, 11:28 PM CST to 11:46 PM CST
- Where
- East Carroll County, 4.93 mi WNW of Bowie to 2.08 mi SE of Lake Providence
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.788, -91.342
The long lived supercell thunderstorm, which moved across Morehouse and West Carroll Parishes, moved into East Carroll Parish and produced a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail. The storm tracked east southeast with the core of the storm passing just south of Lake Providence. The supercell crossed the Mississippi River into central Issaquena County.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 14, 20081 death · 30 injured · $26 million · EF2 · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 14 to 15, 2008$2.0 million · EF2 · 48 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 14 to 15, 2008$1.1 million · EF2 · 21 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, March 14, 2008$560,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 14 to 15, 2008$192,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 events
- Wildfire and High Wind in Texas, March 14 to 16, 2008$250,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 14, 2008$100,000 · 2 in hail · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 14 to 15, 2008$105,000 · 1.75 in hail · 15 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in California, March 14 to 17, 2008$76,000 · 50 kt wind · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 14, 2008$1,000 · 2.25 in hail · 43 events
- Hail in Arkansas, March 14 to 15, 2008$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 14 to 15, 2008$19,000 · 52 kt wind · 20 events
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: 90735, 90798, 90799, 90800.