Hail in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Hail May 15, 2022 · Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

2 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A picture from social media showed 2 inch sized hail near the Braithwaite Ferry on the east side of the Mississippi.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Port Nickel (29.8500, -89.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1031147. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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