Slow moving thunderstorms produced small hail and heavy rain across portions of Central and South Central Louisiana.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Slow moving thunderstorms produced small hail and heavy rain across portions of Central and South Central Louisiana.
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:53 UTC.
3 heavy rain, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Pea to nickel sized hail lasting for near 2 minutes was reported at the courthouse in Saint Martinville.
A report of 4.09 inches of rain was received from an observer. The rain fell from 2AM until almost 10AM local time.
Heavy rain caused significant street flooding at the Oak Springs subdivision. Flood waters were very near entering homes. Nearly 5 inches of rain had fallen during the morning.
Media relayed a report of street flooding along Alcide Bonin Road near Cecilia from heavy rain.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 448573, 448624, 448621, 448623.