Louisiana, 2013Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 24, 2013
April 24, 2013 · NWS LCH · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Strong to severe storms during the morning of the 24th produced wind damage and small hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- 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.
Strong to severe storms during the morning of the 24th produced wind damage and small hail.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard
- When
- April 24, 4:20 AM CST
- Where
- Beauregard County, 0.69 mi S of Ragley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.510, -93.230
A passing severe thunderstorm downed trees near Ragely.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis
- When
- April 24, 5:35 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County, 1.64 mi NNE of Jennings Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.251, -92.656
The Jefferson Davis Sheriff's Department reported trees blown down near a school north of Jennings from a passing thunderstorm.
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- April 24, 5:50 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, Carencro
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -92.050
Nickel sized hail fell for around 10 minutes with a passing storm in the Carencro area.
Heavy Rain, Evangeline
- When
- April 24, 7:24 AM CST to 7:54 AM CST
- Where
- Evangeline County, Ville Platte
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -92.270
Heavy rain produced minor street flooding around Ville Platte.
- 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.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 24, 20132 injured · $321,000 · EF1 · 17 events
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, April 24, 2013$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 24, 2013$33,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Rip Current in Florida, April 24, 20131 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 24, 2013$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, April 24, 2013$5,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 24, 2013$7,000 · 2 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 24, 20131 event
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 24, 2013$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
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: 448654, 448655, 448656, 448657.