Louisiana, 2018

Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018 · NWS JAN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A line of severe thunderstorms moved into northeast Louisiana during the morning hours of June 22nd. Some of these thunderstorms produced hail and damaging wind gusts.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$19,000
Crop damage
$5,000
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 JAN wrote it up.

A line of severe thunderstorms moved into northeast Louisiana during the morning hours of June 22nd. Some of these thunderstorms produced hail and damaging wind gusts.

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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 5:04 PM CST, 16 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:04 PM CST, 16 hours 20 minutes before
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The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 187 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:24 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When
June 22, 9:24 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where
Morehouse County, 1.6 mi NE of Log Cabin
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.846, -91.860

Several trees were blown down along LA Highway 140 to the north of Log Cabin, including one tree which fell onto a house on Herlong Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When
June 22, 9:25 AM CST
Where
West Carroll County, 0.58 mi W of Kilbourne
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
33.000, -91.310

A tree was blown down onto a power line just north of Kilbourne.

Hail, Richland

When
June 22, 2:32 PM CST
Where
Richland County, 0.69 mi N of Delhi
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
32.460, -91.500

Hail up to the size of quarters fell on the western side of Delhi.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 766351, 766352, 766353.