Hail — Caldwell, Louisiana

2024-03-04 · near Columbia, Caldwell, Louisiana

Event narrative

Quarter size hail reported just west of Columbia.

Wider weather episode

Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across portions of Deep East Texas, North & Central Louisiana, and Southern Arkansas during the late morning hours on March 4th, and continued well into the late afternoon and early evening as a strong upper level disturbance moved across the region. With low wet-bulb zero heights, steep mid-level lapse rates, and sufficient effective bulk shear, the atmosphere was conducive for storms to produce hail. Several reports of 1 inch hail were received, mainly across portions of Northeast and Central Louisiana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1169232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.