Hail — Plaquemines, Louisiana

2022-05-15 · near (nbg)nas New Orleans, Plaquemines, Louisiana

Event narrative

Received an MPING report of 1 inch hail.

Wider weather episode

The region was under the influence of northwest flow in the upper levels. More importantly, the mid levels cooled and low levels warmed quite a bit compared to previous days. That combination resulted in steep lapse rates, a very unstable mid level environment. This was especially so over coastal locations of the local area, multiple storms produced very large hail.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (29.8200, -90.0100)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1031145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.