Hail Map in Louisiana on April 18, 2020

The weather event in Louisiana on April 18, 2020 includes Hail and Wind maps. 9 states and 203 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 32,757.
Hail map in Louisiana on April 18, 2020
Hail
Wind

32,757

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

15,193

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

18

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Louisiana

Louisiana

DateDescription
04/18/20206:56 PM CDTHail around 1 inch reported at the la express food store on la 1.
04/18/20205:35 PM CDTA few larger hail stones reported around gonzales. Multiple pictures forwarded of hail near 1 inch with a few near 2 inches.
04/18/20205:28 PM CDTMultplie pictures sent in via social media of hail around 1 to 1.25 inches near praireville
04/18/20204:41 AM CDT At 940 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Pecan Island, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Intracoastal City, Forked Island and Esther.
04/18/20204:35 AM CDT At 935 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over River Ridge, or near Metairie, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... New Orleans, Metairie, Chalmette, East New Orleans, Avondale, Harvey, Belle Chasse, Jefferson, Gretna, Harahan, Westwego, Elmwood, Violet, Meraux, Bridge City, River Ridge, Ama, Waggaman, Arabi and St. Rose.
04/18/20203:33 AM CDT At 833 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Belle River, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Thibodaux, Napoleonville, Reserve, Gramercy, Lutcher, South Vacherie, Paincourtville, Convent, North Vacherie, Wallace, Supreme, Chackbay, Labadieville, Edgard, Raceland, Garyville, Des Allemands and Schriever.
04/18/20202:57 AM CDT At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Holly Beach, or 7 miles east of Johnsons Bayou, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Cameron, Sabine National Wildlife, Holly Beach, Creole, Hackberry, Constance Beach and Rutherford Beach.
04/18/20201:33 AM CDT At 633 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gueydan, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Abbeville, Kaplan, Gueydan, Forked Island, Erath, Maurice, Meaux, Esther, Wright and Florence Landing.
04/18/20201:12 AM CDT At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Devers, or 9 miles southwest of Nome, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Beaumont, Port Arthur, Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Vidor, Nome, Hamshire, Central Gardens, China, Rose City, Pine Forest, Port Acres, Fannett, La Belle and Southeast Texas Regional Airport.This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 862 and832.
04/17/20208:47 PM CDTPublic postted photo of quarter size hail to social media. Time estimated from radar.
04/17/20208:40 PM CDTMultiple reports of golf ball size hail at the paizanos mobil gas station along hwy 70 south of pierre part and near belle river.
04/17/20208:08 PM CDTEm reported quarter size hail near angola in the tunica trace subdivision.
04/17/20208:02 PM CDTCameron sheriffs office reported quarter to golf ball size hail.
04/17/20207:56 PM CDTHail around 1 inch reported at the la express food store on la 1.
04/17/20207:08 PM CDTEm reported quarter size hail near angola in the tunica trace subdivision.

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on April 18, 2020

Please be aware that the storm maps provided by HailTrace include estimates of the number of structures impacted by storms on the specified date. These estimates are derived from data provided by Microsoft, including building footprint data generated using computer vision algorithms applied to satellite imagery. While HailTrace makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, it is not guaranteed and should be used as a general reference only. The actual number of impacted structures may differ from the estimates provided on the storm maps.

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