Louisiana storm reports for August 18, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, Louisiana, August 18, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 1 hail report and 8 wind reports in Louisiana on August 18, 2011.

in Louisiana; 9
Storm reports: About 23 miles from Lafayette, LA; 1.0 in
Largest hail: About 2 miles from Lafayette, LA; 72 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail1, most at 8 PM

Wind8, most at 3 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
8:25 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Lafayette, LA

Time	Gust	Where
3:35 PM	67 mph	About 42 miles from Shreveport, LA
3:50 PM	62 mph	About 14 miles from Shreveport, LA
4:15 PM	60 mph	Near 32.53, -92.64, LA
4:25 PM	62 mph	About 48 miles from Shreveport, LA
5:53 PM	63 mph	Near 31.78, -92.08, LA
8:21 PM	58 mph	About 22 miles from Lafayette, LA
8:54 PM	72 mph	About 2 miles from Lafayette, LA
10:40 PM	58 mph	In Lake Charles, LA

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Lafayette, LA	None	72 mph
Lake Charles, LA	None	58 mph
Shreveport, LA	None	62 mph

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.