Hail, Lafourche
- When
- May 22, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lafourche County, 3.17 mi SW of Valentine
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 29.550, -90.510
A picture on social media showed quarter sized hail in Bourg.
Hail in Louisiana, May 22, 2025
A cold front that moved into the region on May 21st had stalled over the Louisiana coast by the 22nd. Strong daytime heating enhanced convective updrafts while temperatures aloft remain quite cool for the time of year.
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
- None recorded
- 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 LIX wrote it up.
A cold front that moved into the region on May 21st had stalled over the Louisiana coast by the 22nd. Strong daytime heating enhanced convective updrafts while temperatures aloft remain quite cool for the time of year. This environment was sufficient to support a severe thunderstorm with large hail.
The radar
The Hammond radar (KHDC), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1260586.