Louisiana storm reports for August 21, 2026

Name: NOAA storm reports, Louisiana, August 21, 2026
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports and 42 wind reports in Louisiana on August 21, 2026.

in Louisiana; 45
Storm reports: 2 NNW Harvey, Jefferson County, LA; 1.0 in
Largest hail: 4 SSE Cade, Iberia County, LA; 76 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 August 21, 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

Hail3, most at 3 PM

Wind42, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
2:56 PM	1.0 in	2 NNW Harvey, Jefferson County, LA
3:32 PM	1.0 in	3 NNE Marrero, Orleans County, LA
3:34 PM	1.0 in	2 WNW Gretna, Orleans County, LA

Time	Gust	Where
2:50 PM	65 mph	2 WNW Gretna, Orleans County, LA
3:01 PM	58 mph	1 NNW Mound, Madison County, LA
3:05 PM	Not measured	4 WNW Monterey, Catahoula County, LA
3:10 PM	Not measured	7 SSE Mound, Madison County, LA
3:20 PM	Not measured	3 E Kentwood, Tangipahoa County, LA
3:38 PM	Not measured	2 WNW Darlington, St. Helena County, LA
3:56 PM	Not measured	4 SSE Greensburg, St. Helena County, LA
4:04 PM	Not measured	2 WNW Fort Necessity, Franklin County, LA
4:36 PM	Not measured	10 NW Waterproof, Tensas County, LA
4:37 PM	Not measured	4 N Walker, Livingston County, LA
4:38 PM	Not measured	10 WNW Varnado, Washington County, LA
4:45 PM	Not measured	5 WNW Midway, La Salle County, LA

Show all 42 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
4:45 PM	Not measured	5 WNW Midway, La Salle County, LA
4:51 PM	Not measured	5 N Effie, Avoyelles County, LA
5:08 PM	Not measured	3 SE Robert, Tangipahoa County, LA
5:33 PM	Not measured	2 E Alexandria, Rapides County, LA
5:41 PM	Not measured	1 N Mandeville, St. Tammany County, LA
5:41 PM	Not measured	7 NW Washington, St. Landry County, LA
5:41 PM	Not measured	8 W Centerpoint, Rapides County, LA
5:56 PM	Not measured	2 NNW Grosse Tete, Iberville County, LA
6:20 PM	Not measured	7 ESE Colfax, Grant County, LA
6:25 PM	60 mph	12 S Mandeville, GMZ531 County, LA
6:47 PM	Not measured	2 NE East New Orleans, Orleans County, LA
6:53 PM	68 mph	6 NE New Orleans, Orleans County, LA
6:53 PM	68 mph	6 W East New Orleans, Orleans County, LA
6:55 PM	Not measured	1 N Opelousas, St. Landry County, LA
6:55 PM	Not measured	3 ENE Lawtell, St. Landry County, LA
6:55 PM	Not measured	4 NNW Kinder, Allen County, LA
6:59 PM	59 mph	5 SSE East New Orleans, Orleans County, LA
7:00 PM	Not measured	2 WSW Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, LA
7:01 PM	Not measured	4 N Kinder, Allen County, LA
7:08 PM	Not measured	3 NE Belle Chasse, Plaquemines County, LA
7:08 PM	Not measured	2 NW Arnaudville, St. Landry County, LA
7:09 PM	Not measured	2 SSE Richard, Acadia County, LA
7:40 PM	Not measured	2 ESE Mire, Acadia County, LA
7:42 PM	Not measured	1 ESE Lafayette, Lafayette County, LA
7:44 PM	64 mph	2 SE Mire, Acadia County, LA
8:04 PM	76 mph	4 SSE Cade, Iberia County, LA
8:12 PM	Not measured	3 ESE New Iberia, Iberia County, LA
8:17 PM	Not measured	4 NNE Lydia, Iberia County, LA
8:22 PM	Not measured	Mermentau, Acadia County, LA
8:27 PM	Not measured	7 SSW Abbeville, Vermilion County, LA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust
New Orleans, LA	1.0 in	68 mph
Baton Rouge, LA	None	None
Lafayette, LA	None	64 mph

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