Hail — Red River, Louisiana

2023-09-07 · near Halfway, Red River, Louisiana

Event narrative

Quarter size hail reported along Highway 783.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of thunderstorms shifted from Southern Arkansas into Northern Louisiana on September 7th, advancing along a weak cold front situated near the Arkansas/Louisiana state line. Near the surface cold front, temperatures surged into the mid and upper 90s, with dewpoints near 70F, yielding moderate MLCAPE values of 2000-2500 J/kg. Given the moist environment, there was an increasing potential from damaging gusts due to strong downdrafts. In addition, the modest deep-layer shear resulted in thunderstorm clustering, and these clusters were the preferred locations for isolated large hail and damaging wind gusts with a few damage reports from Bienville and Red River Parishes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1141568. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.