Hail, Calcasieu
- When
- June 26, 5:28 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, 3.01 mi SSW of Westlake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.190, -93.270
Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, June 26 to 30, 2022
A weak cold front drifted into the region while a series of upper disturbances moved across the region. This produced multiple rounds of mainly afternoon storms, some of which became severe.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
A weak cold front drifted into the region while a series of upper disturbances moved across the region. This produced multiple rounds of mainly afternoon storms, some of which became severe.
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 9 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Calcasieu
- When
- June 26, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, 3.64 mi NW of Vincent
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.180, -93.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis
- When
- June 28, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County, 5.48 mi NW of Woodlawn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.340, -93.010
A tin roof was ripped off of a farm outbuilding.
Tornado, Evangeline
- When
- June 30, 10:00 AM CST to 10:01 AM CST
- Where
- Evangeline County, Vidrine to 0.05 mi WNW of Vidrine
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.05 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -92.400
A tornado briefly touched down in a field between Mamou and Vidrine. No damage was reported.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Arizona, June 26, 2022
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1039259, 1039260, 1039262, 1039261.