Louisiana hail map — May 12, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Louisiana city on May 12, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Lafayette.
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- Cities hit
- 1
- in Louisiana
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Louisiana cities hit on May 12, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Louisiana on May 12, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public1 W Jennings, LA3:23 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Photos submitted of large hail and a ruler. Looks to be a little less than 2.50 inches.
- 2.50″ hen egg size PublicJennings, LA3:30 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Photo of 2.50 inch hail in downtown Jennings.
- 2.25″ hen egg size PublicJennings, LA3:43 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media1 NNE Jennings, LA3:35 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Photo of hen egg size hail falling at Jennings.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 W Evangeline, LA3:40 PM CDTAcadia County
Pulbic sent several photos of large hail. Largest estimated size of near 2 1/4.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicIota, LA3:49 PM CDTAcadia County
Public report of 2.00 inch hail at Iota.
- 1.75″ golf ball size NWS Employee2 NE Grand Lake, LA2:37 PM CDTCameron County
NWS employee reports golf ball size hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast MediaBell City, LA3:16 PM CDTCalcasieu County
Golf Ball size hail reported at 3:16PM over Bell City area.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NW Jennings, LA3:30 PM CDTJefferson Davis County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicIota, LA3:39 PM CDTAcadia County
Public reports golf ball size hail at Iota.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SSE Bunkie, LA1:05 PM CDTAvoyelles County
Several photos and public reports of hail in and south of Bunkie. Largest reported size of 1.50 inches.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 E Ragley, LA2:59 PM CDTBeauregard County
Public reports large hail to ping pong ball size was blown into the side of their camper resulting in windows being destroyed.
Showing the 12 largest of 22 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Louisiana hail on May 12, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Louisiana city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Lafayette. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.