Hail in Louisiana, February 25, 2013

Name: Hail in Louisiana, February 25, 2013
Start: 2013-02-25T13:22
End: 2013-02-25T14:10
Location: Louisiana

February 25, 2013 · NWS SHV · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 SHV wrote it up.

A warm and unstable airmass developed across the region during the afternoon hours of February 25th. This airmass change was in response to a vigorous storm system that moved into the Southern Plains. A sharp...well defined dryline developed across North Central Texas during the morning hours and moved east during the day. This dryline acted as a focusing mechanism for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop across the region...aided by the lift induced form the upper level storm system. The storms primarily produced large hail as they moved east across the region.

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 Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 12:42 PM CST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 12:42 PM CST, 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1242 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

.DISCUSSION...
JUST SENT OUT A QUICK UPDATE FOR TORNADO WATCH 42 WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY FROM KLCH INDICATES
SUBSTANTIAL CONVECTION STREAMING NORTHEAST ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN
EASTWARD MOVING DRY LINE ALONG THE WESTERN LOUISIANA BORDER.
TORNADO WATCH COVERS ALL OF OUR LOUISIANA PARISHES AND ADJACENT
TEXAS AND ARKANSAS COUNTIES. /05/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  38  59  35  60  34 /  30  10  10  10  10
MLU  41  57  35  61  36 /  50  10  10  10  10
DEQ  35  52  29  54  29 /  60  20  10  10  10
TXK  37  54  32  56  33 /  50  10  10  10  10
ELD  37  54  32  58  32 /  60  20  10  10  10
TYR  37  57  34  58  34 /  20  10  10  10  10
GGG  37  58  33  59  33 /  20  10  10  10  10
LFK  36  61  35  64  35 /  10  10  10  10  10

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.

LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LAZ001-002-010-017.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ003>006-011>014-018>022.

OK...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077.

TX...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: TXZ108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ096-097.

&&

05/24

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 11:28 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1128 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

ARZ071>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ110-124>126-136>138-
149>153-165>167-261730-
LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-
LINCOLN-UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-
SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-CAMP-WOOD-
UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-
NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
1128 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW AND
UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND INTO
ARKANSAS...AND ALONG A DRY LINE/COLD FRONT SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE
AREA. HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY BE
POSSIBLE WITH SOME STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DRY LINE/COLD FRONT
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR. A TRANSITION TO ENTIRELY
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS MID MORNING TUESDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

ARZ050-051-059>061-070-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108-109-111-112-261730-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-MCCURTAIN-
RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-MORRIS-CASS-
1128 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW AND
UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND INTO
ARKANSAS...AND ALONG A DRY LINE/COLD FRONT SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE
AREA. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DRY LINE/COLD FRONT
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 30 CORRIDOR. A TRANSITION TO ENTIRELY
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS MID MORNING TUESDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATORS...AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.

05

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 25, 12:35 PM CST, 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1235 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

LAZ001-002-010-251915-
BOSSIER-CADDO-DE SOTO-
1235 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 PM CST...FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...

IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
     DE SOTO...CADDO AND BOSSIER...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     BOSSIER CITY...HAUGHTON...SHREVEPORT AND STONEWALL...

AT 1232 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOGANSPORT...OR
13 MILES WEST OF MANSFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

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Special weather statement, Feb 25, 12:37 PM CST, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 25, 12:56 PM CST, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1256 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

LAZ001-002-010-TXZ151-153-252000-
BOSSIER-CADDO-DE SOTO-PANOLA-SHELBY-
1256 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CST...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES AND PARISHES...

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
     PANOLA...
IN EASTERN TEXAS...
     SHELBY...
IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
     DE SOTO...CADDO AND BOSSIER...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
     BOSSIER CITY...LOGANSPORT...SHREVEPORT...STONEWALL AND
     JOAQUIN...

AT 1256 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JOAQUIN...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

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Local storm report, Feb 25, 12:58 PM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1258 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1235 PM     HAIL             2 E WILTON              33.74N  94.11W
02/25/2013  E1.25 INCH       LITTLE RIVER       AR   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1300010

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Local storm report, Feb 25, 1:22 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
122 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0122 PM     HAIL             PLAIN DEALING           32.91N  93.70W
02/25/2013  E1.00 INCH       BOSSIER            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

EVENT NUMBER SHV1300011

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The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:21 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bossier

When: February 25, 1:22 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, 0.69 mi S of Plain Dealing
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 32.910, -93.700

Hail, Webster

When: February 25, 1:57 PM CST
Where: Webster County, 0.58 mi E of Springhill
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 33.000, -93.460

Hail fell in Springhill, Louisiana.

Funnel Cloud, Red River

When: February 25, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Red River County, 1.38 mi N of Martin
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 32.100, -93.220

A funnel cloud was seen over Martin, Louisiana.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, February 2013

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 434300, 428130, 428133.