A few severe thunderstorms in northeastern Louisiana produced wind damage.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A few severe thunderstorms in northeastern Louisiana produced wind damage.
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 Apr 18, 6:11 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
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</html>Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
827 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
LAZ007-181400-
Morehouse LA-
827 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
THROUGH 900 AM CDT...
At 827 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Sterlington, or 11 miles west of Bastrop, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Bastrop around 830 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3291 9208 3293 9207 3300 9200 3276 9183
3270 9203 3271 9204 3270 9204 3270 9206
3273 9207 3274 9205 3276 9206 3279 9205
3282 9207 3284 9206 3287 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 241DEG 30KT 3280 9211
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NFSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
854 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
ARZ074-LAZ007-181430-
Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-
854 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES THROUGH 930
AM CDT...
At 853 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Beekman, or 9 miles north of Bastrop, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Beekman around 900 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3281 9197 3292 9204 3312 9184 3287 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 238DEG 30KT 3291 9195
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NFThe Shreveport radar (KSHV), 190 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:12 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near Hughes Chapel Road.
A tree was blown down along LA Highway 879 near Oak Grove.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 2024
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: 1192465, 1192467.