Louisiana storm reports for May 8, 2026

Name: NOAA storm reports, Louisiana, May 8, 2026
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 12 hail reports and 13 wind reports in Louisiana on May 8, 2026.

in Louisiana; 25
Storm reports: Dupont, Avoyelles County, LA; 2.0 in
Largest hail: 2 WSW Kenner, St. Charles County, LA; 71 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, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 8, 2026 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

Hail12, most at 8 AM

Wind13, most at 8 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
7:52 AM	1.0 in	5 N Slaughter, East Feliciana County, LA
8:20 AM	1.0 in	Plaucheville, Avoyelles County, LA
8:24 AM	2.0 in	Dupont, Avoyelles County, LA
8:26 AM	2.0 in	Dupont, Avoyelles County, LA
8:30 AM	1.5 in	Dupont, Avoyelles County, LA
8:50 AM	1.5 in	Batchelor, Pointe Coupee County, LA
8:52 AM	1.0 in	5 N Slaughter, East Feliciana County, LA
9:47 AM	1.0 in	Greensburg, St. Helena County, LA
3:15 PM	1.5 in	New Sarpy, St. Charles County, LA
3:16 PM	1.25 in	Destrehan, St. Charles County, LA
1:15 AM	1.0 in	2 SSE Benton, Bossier County, LA
1:30 AM	1.5 in	4 SE Benton, Bossier County, LA

Time	Gust	Where
8:00 AM	Not measured	Bunkie, Avoyelles County, LA
8:10 AM	Not measured	Bunkie, Avoyelles County, LA
8:30 AM	Not measured	Dupont, Avoyelles County, LA
8:48 AM	Not measured	Batchelor, Pointe Coupee County, LA
8:48 AM	Not measured	3 NNW Batchelor, Pointe Coupee County, LA
3:05 PM	71 mph	2 WSW Kenner, St. Charles County, LA
3:17 PM	58 mph	1 SW New Sarpy, St. Charles County, LA
4:06 PM	Not measured	1 NNW Belle Chasse, Plaquemines County, LA
4:00 AM	Not measured	4 NW Slidell, St. Tammany County, LA
6:23 AM	Not measured	5 NNW Wilmer, Tangipahoa County, LA
6:39 AM	Not measured	6 W Tickfaw, Livingston County, LA
6:48 AM	Not measured	2 E Tickfaw, Tangipahoa County, LA
6:55 AM	Not measured	3 NW Hammond, Tangipahoa County, LA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
Shreveport, LA	1.5 in	None
New Orleans, LA	None	None
Slidell, LA	None	None

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