Hail in Louisiana, April 24, 2010

Name: Hail in Louisiana, April 24, 2010
Start: 2010-04-24T05:05
End: 2010-04-24T09:00
Location: Louisiana

April 24, 2010 · NWS LIX · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours in advance of a cold front. Hail and high winds were reported with the storms.

Where it happened

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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

Severe thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours in advance of a cold front. Hail and high winds were reported with the storms.

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 New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 24, 2:32 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 2:32 AM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
332 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

.SHORT TERM...
KEEP THE EYE TO THE SKY. HAVE NEVER SEEN HELICITY VALUES THIS HIGH
IN MODELED SOUNDING PROFILES. SOME ARE HINTING AT INSANE VALUES OF
1150 M2/S2 BY 12Z. EVEN THE LOCAL MODEL(ROS) RUN IS HIGHER THAN I HAVE
EVER SEEN AT AROUND 950. LOOKING AT THE 06Z LIX SPECIAL
SOUNDING...THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT ONLY ON PAR BUT EVEN HIGHER THAN
THE GUIDANCE WAS ALLUDING TO. THE SOUNDING ALSO SHOWS WHY THESE
VALUES ARE SO HIGH...EXTREMELY STRONG VEERING AND WIND SPEED
INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY OFF THE SFC. SO BASICALLY WE WILL SEE
SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL SHEAR MAXIMIZED THIS MORNING GIVING RISE TO
TS CELLS HIGHLY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL BE SFC BASED AND WILL GET A LITTLE BETTER CAPE VALUE
IF THE SUN IS ABLE TO PEAK THROUGH AS WELL. DON'T REALLY NEED ANY
MORE VARIABLES TO AGGREVATE THIS SITUATION. ALL ACTIVITY WILL BE
SFC BASED BY DAYLIGHT. FROM 4AM TO DAYLIGHT...ONLY TS THAT ARE
FORMING ALONG BOUNDARIES ARE GOING SFC BASED. NOT TO EXPOUND ON
THIS TOO MUCH BUT IT WILL BE A VERY CLOSELY MONITORED WEATHER
SCENARIO UNTIL THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN WITH COOLER DEW PT TEMPS FOR A FEW
DAYS. ANOTHER REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUE EVENING.

.LONG TERM...
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE AREA LATE IN
THE WEEK AND MAY BE A RAIN MAKER AS WELL AS STRONG WX.

&&

.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS PREVAILED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE
INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL AREA. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT ALL OF THE TERMINALS
TODAY WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE AFTER
12Z. CONVECTION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST FROM THE LATE MORNING
HOURS TO THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FROM
LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD TONIGHT. 11

&&

.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH ITS
WAY EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. IT WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISING TO SEE SOME GUSTS UP TOWARD GALE FORCE EVEN OUTSIDE
OF CONVECTION BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z AS THE AXIS OF A STRONG LOW LEVEL
JET SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
STRONG TO SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY
WHICH WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. GENERALLY TRANQUIL
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AFTER TONIGHT DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. 11

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MCB  80  57  82  53 /  80  10   0  10
BTR  83  59  83  56 /  80  10   0  10
ASD  78  61  83  58 /  80  20  10  10
MSY  79  64  82  61 /  80  20  10  10
GPT  76  64  82  59 /  80  30  10  10
PQL  76  63  82  58 /  80  40  10  10

&&

.LIX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST
     PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND
     COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF
     THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO
     60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM.

MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO
     60 NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
     MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST
     PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND
     COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF
     THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 4:05 AM CST, 1 hour before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
505 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-251015-
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM 20 TO 60 NM-POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-
EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-
IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-
ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-
LOWER ST. BERNARD-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
505 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL WATERS
OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SEVERE WEATHER...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY UNTIL A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THE
NORTHERN FLORIDA PARISHES...AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL
BE ISOLATED TORNADOES...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND.

MARINE HAZARDS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. SEAS OF UP TO 9 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY BEYOND 15 NAUTICAL MILES FROM SHORE. LOCALLY
HIGHER SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
RIVER FLOODING... MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR MORGAN CITY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST
OUTLOOKS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 1:11 AM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

MSZ082-240815-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
211 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...

AT 210 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. MARTIN...OR ABOUT 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF VANCLEAVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...VANCLEAVE
AND WADE

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS
STORM HAS PASSED.

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 1:12 AM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before

MSZ081-082-240745-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
212 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...
HARRISON COUNTY...

AT 210 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BILOXI...OR ABOUT 6 MILES
EAST OF LYMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS
STORM HAS PASSED.

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:41 AM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

MSZ081-082-240915-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
341 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...
HARRISON COUNTY...

AT 337 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES NORTH OF DIAMONDHEAD...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAUCIER...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...SAUCIER

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL. SEEK
SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:18 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

MSZ082-241015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
418 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY...

AT 406 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST. MARTIN...OR ABOUT 11
MILES WEST OF WADE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS
DETECTED EAST OF WADE. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT JACKSON COUNTY
BY 430 AM.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...WADE

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS
STORM HAS PASSED.

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 4:07 AM CST, 58 minutes before

LAZ037-038-046-048>050-241100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
507 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING IBERVILLE PARISH...
LIVINGSTON PARISH...TANGIPAHOA PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH...ST.
HELENA PARISH...ASCENSION PARISH...

AT 500 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF PLAQUEMINE...OR ABOUT 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WHITE CASTLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...CARVILLE...
GARDERE...OAK HILLS PLACE...PRAIRIEVILLE...WESTMINSTER...DENHAM
SPRINGS...WALKER...WATSON...LIVINGSTON...ROSELAND...MONTPELIER...
GREENSBURG AND AMITE.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN
TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A
SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 4:25 AM CST, 40 minutes before

LAZ036>038-048-050-241130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
525 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST AFFECTING EAST FELICIANA
PARISH...LIVINGSTON PARISH...TANGIPAHOA PARISH...EAST BATON ROUGE
PARISH...ST. HELENA PARISH...

AT 524 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DENHAM SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF
WATSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...PRIDE...
MONTPELIER...DARLINGTON...GREENSBURG...ROSELAND...EASLEYVILLE...
TANGIPAHOA AND KENTWOOD

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO
DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN
TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A
SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Livingston

When: April 24, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Livingston County, Albany
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.500, -90.580

Quarter size hail reported in Albany.

Hail, Tangipahoa

When: April 24, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Tangipahoa County, Tickfaw
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 30.570, -90.480

Quarter size hail reported by Tickfaw Police Department.

Hail, Tangipahoa

When: April 24, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Tangipahoa County, Tickfaw
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 30.570, -90.480

Golfball size hail reported in village of Tickfaw.

Hail, Washington

When: April 24, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Franklinton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.850, -90.150

Quarter size hail reported in Franklinton.

Hail, Washington

When: April 24, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Bogalusa
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 30.770, -89.850

Former NWS employee reported quarter size hail in Bogalusa.

Hail, Washington

When: April 24, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Washington County, 8 mi S of Bogalusa
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.654, -89.850

Quarter size hail reported 8 miles south of Bogalusa.

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

Every storm in Louisiana in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, April 2010

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: 224784, 224785, 224786, 224788, 224789, 224790.