Hail, Claiborne
- When
- December 24, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Claiborne County, 0.9 mi NE of Homer
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.790, -93.060
Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 24, 2015
A warm front moved northward across Northern Louisiana during the late evening hours of December 24th. An weak upper level disturbance moved eastward across the region as well and provided the lift necessary for the development of some strong to severe thunderstorms across Northern Louisiana.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 front moved northward across Northern Louisiana during the late evening hours of December 24th. An weak upper level disturbance moved eastward across the region as well and provided the lift necessary for the development of some strong to severe thunderstorms across Northern Louisiana. One of these storms produced hail and damaging winds in Claiborne Parish.
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 Dec 24, 10:22 PM CST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 10:22 PM CST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1022 PM CST THU DEC 24 2015
.DISCUSSION...
WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO CREEP NWD THIS EVENING WITH SHWRS AND
TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND NEAR THE BOUNDARY. THIS TREND WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE AXIS OF HEAVIER CONVECTION EXTENDING
FROM NEAR ELD TO SHV AND OCH...WHERE SPC CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT A
MARGINAL SEVERE RISK AREA SO A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME
STRONG AND PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS IN
ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING. FOR NOW...THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS
A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS SCENARIO SO NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED AT THIS
TIME.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 537 PM CST THU DEC 24 2015/
AVIATION...
A WARM FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT BRINGING INCREASED CHANCES
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CONVECTION TO AFFECT AREA TERMINALS
AFTER 25/06Z AND CONTINUING THROUGH 25/15Z. HEAVIEST CONVECTION TO
AFFECT SHV/LFK/MLU/ELD TERMINAL SITES. OTHERWISE...LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS TONIGHT TO BECOME SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT ON
FRIDAY AND NORTHEAST ELSEWHERE...INCLUDING ELD/TXK. /05/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV 65 77 68 80 / 70 70 60 50
MLU 68 80 68 79 / 70 70 60 40
DEQ 53 68 60 75 / 30 40 70 80
TXK 58 68 64 77 / 50 60 60 60
ELD 63 72 66 78 / 70 70 70 50
TYR 58 74 68 79 / 40 40 50 60
GGG 61 75 67 79 / 50 60 50 50
LFK 67 79 69 79 / 60 60 50 50
&&
.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR ARZ050-051-059-060-070-071.
LA...NONE.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR OKZ077.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149-150.
&&
19Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 6:21 AM CST, 16 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 621 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-251230- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO- RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE-NATCHITOCHES-WINN- GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP- MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK- PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE- 621 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...FOR NORTHERN LOUISIANA...FOR EASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A FOGGY START TODAY FROM LUFKIN...TO MONROE...AND AFTER A NICE AFTERNOON...WE CAN EXPECT MORE PATCHY AND DENSE FOG...AREA WIDE FOR EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY...ALONG THAT SAME FOGGY LINE THIS MORNING...WILL BE LIFTING BACK TO THE NORTHWEST...AS AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW TRIGGERS RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING AND INCREASING IN COVERAGE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WE CAN EXPECT A LULL IN RAINFALL AREAS...AS THAT WARM FRONT LIFTS FARTHER NORTH FOR CHRISTMAS NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH MORE WARM WEATHER FOR MOST LOCALES TO START THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER BY SUNDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT ON APPROACH...ALONG WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW...WILL BRING BACK NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY ALONG I-30 AND THEN INTO THE 1-20 CORRIDOR FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE AND SOME OF THIS RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SOME FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE...AND RENEWED THREAT FOR FLOODING ALONG OUR AREA RIVERS AND LAKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED UNTIL THE WEEKEND. 24
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 24, 10:25 PM CST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1025 PM CST THU DEC 24 2015
LAZ002>005-011-012-250500-
RED RIVER LA-CLAIBORNE LA-LINCOLN LA-BOSSIER LA-WEBSTER LA-
BIENVILLE LA-
1025 PM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BIENVILLE...SOUTHEASTERN
BOSSIER...SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER...WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN
CLAIBORNE AND NORTH CENTRAL RED RIVER PARISHES UNTIL 1100 PM CST...
AT 1025 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER RINGGOLD...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF MINDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MINDEN...ARCADIA...RINGGOLD...SIBLEY...GIBSLAND...DUBBERLY...HEFLIN...
CASTOR...ATHENS...JAMESTOWN...BRYCELAND...MOUNT LEBANON...NOLES LANDING...
HOLLY SPRINGS...OGDEN...SPRING LAKE...ADA...SAILES...LAKE BISTINEAU SOUTH
AND PLUM ORCHARD LANDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 9279 3219 9324 3224 9349 3225 9346
3226 9348 3225 9348 3225 9349 3227 9350
3227 9352 3230 9352 3229 9354 3281 9315
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 215DEG 31KT 3236 9328
05The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:19 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne
- When
- December 24, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Claiborne County, 0.9 mi NE of Homer
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 32.790, -93.060
A tree was downed on West 3rd Street in Homer, 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Alabama, December 24 to 31, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Georgia, December 24 to 25, 2015
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, December 24, 2015
- High Surf in Florida, December 24, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, December 24 to 28, 2015
- Tornadoes and Heavy Snow in California, December 24 to 25, 2015
- Flooding in Alabama, December 24 to 25, 2015
- Flooding in Georgia, December 24 to 31, 2015
- High Wind in Michigan, December 24, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, December 24 to 25, 2015
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Michigan, December 24, 2015
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 24 to 26, 2015
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, December 2015
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: 606604, 606605.