Louisiana storm reports for May 12, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Louisiana, May 12, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 13 hail reports and 5 wind reports in Louisiana on May 12, 2024.

in Louisiana; 18
Storm reports: About 32 miles from Lake Charles, LA; 2.5 in
Largest hail: Near 31.92, -91.50, LA; 98 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 May 12, 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

Hail13, most at 3 PM

Wind5, most at 12 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
1:05 PM	1.5 in	About 52 miles from Lafayette, LA
2:10 PM	0.88 in	About 16 miles from Lake Charles, LA
2:37 PM	1.75 in	About 11 miles from Lake Charles, LA
2:59 PM	1.5 in	About 21 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:16 PM	1.75 in	About 16 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:23 PM	2.5 in	About 32 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:30 PM	2.5 in	About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:32 PM	1.0 in	About 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:35 PM	2.0 in	About 34 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:39 PM	1.75 in	About 29 miles from Lafayette, LA
3:40 PM	2.0 in	About 33 miles from Lafayette, LA
3:43 PM	2.25 in	About 34 miles from Lake Charles, LA
6:20 PM	0.75 in	About 51 miles from Lafayette, LA

Time	Gust	Where
2:59 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Lake Charles, LA
3:45 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Lake Charles, LA
12:25 AM	86 mph	Near 31.88, -91.71, LA
12:44 AM	98 mph	Near 31.92, -91.50, LA
1:21 AM	98 mph	Near 31.97, -91.76, 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	1.75 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.