Louisiana, 2024

Hail in Louisiana, March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A few strong to severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Louisiana during the afternoon of March 4th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 few strong to severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Louisiana during the afternoon of March 4th.

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morehouse

When
March 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County, 1.35 mi WSW of Marcarco
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
32.710, -92.000

Hail up to the size of quarters fell near Perryville.

What these are

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1173540.