Louisiana storm reports for March 5, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Louisiana, March 5, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 6 hail reports in Louisiana on March 5, 2024.

in Louisiana; 6
Storm reports: About 22 miles from Lafayette, LA; 2.0 in
Largest hail: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

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.

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 March 5, 2024 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

Hail6, most at 11 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
10:41 AM	1.75 in	About 28 miles from Lafayette, LA
11:15 AM	2.0 in	About 22 miles from Lafayette, LA
11:21 AM	0.88 in	About 20 miles from Lafayette, LA
11:29 AM	1.25 in	About 19 miles from Lafayette, LA
11:36 AM	1.25 in	About 10 miles from Lake Charles, LA
11:40 AM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Lake Charles, LA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Lake Charles, 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.