Hail in Louisiana, February 21, 2010

Name: Hail in Louisiana, February 21, 2010
Start: 2010-02-21T18:05
End: 2010-02-21T18:05
Location: Louisiana

February 21, 2010 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front moved through southwest Mississippi and southeast Louisiana on the evening of the 21st. A line of thunderstorms developed along the front with isolated severe weather reports.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

A cold front moved through southwest Mississippi and southeast Louisiana on the evening of the 21st. A line of thunderstorms developed along the front with isolated severe weather reports.

What forecasters said that day

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NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 21, 3:29 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 3:29 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 5:52 PM CST, 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
552 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

GMZ530-550-555-570-575-LAZ034>040-046>050-056>070-MSZ068>071-077-
080>082-230000-
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-
552 PM CST SUN FEB 21 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT
THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. MOST OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN WEAK. HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND A FEW WIND GUSTS OF UP
TO 50 MPH.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR RED RIVER LANDING...THE PEARL RIVER
NEAR BOGALUSA AND PEARL RIVER...AND THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR
MORGAN CITY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY
IN THE WEEK. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE LOCAL
AREA...BUT WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS OVER THE GULF
WATERS. EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES OR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
LIKELY BE NECESSARY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN ON THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER NEAR RED RIVER LANDING...ON THE PEARL RIVER NEAR BOGALUSA
AND PEARL RIVER...AND ON THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER NEAR MORGAN CITY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS
CONCERNING WHEN THESE RIVERS ARE FORECAST TO DROP BELOW FLOOD
STAGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF
STRONG WINDS OR HAIL SHOULD BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN SLIDELL.

95/DM

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 21, 4:52 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When: February 21, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, 2.16 mi NNW of Southport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 30.000, -90.180

Pea to penny size hail was reported at Kenner and Metairie.

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, February 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: 210655.