Louisiana storm reports for January 3, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, Louisiana, January 3, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 5 hail reports and 1 wind report in Louisiana on January 3, 2023.

in Louisiana; 6
Storm reports: About 2 miles from Baton Rouge, LA; 1.25 in
Largest hail: About 42 miles from Slidell, LA; 60 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2023 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail5, most at 2 PM

Wind1, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
2:58 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.36, -91.90, LA
3:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 31.43, -91.75, LA
4:32 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Lake Charles, LA
11:47 PM	1.25 in	About 2 miles from Baton Rouge, LA
12:56 AM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from New Orleans, LA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Baton Rouge, LA	1.25 in	None	0

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