Hail and wind reports › May 8, 2026 › Louisiana
Hail and wind reports in Louisiana, May 8, 2026
8 hail, 9 wind and 0 tornado reports; largest hail 2.00 in; strongest gust 71 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-08 12:52 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 N Slaughter | East Feliciana | Picture of quarter sized hail in Ethel. (LIX) |
| 05-08 13:24 | Hail | 2.00 in | Dupont | Avoyelles | Report of large hail in Dupont... LA. Time estimated by radar. (LCH) |
| 05-08 13:50 | Hail | 1.50 in | Batchelor | Pointe Coupee | Video and picture of hail estimated around ping pong ball sized. (LIX) |
| 05-08 13:52 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 N Slaughter | East Feliciana | Corrects previous hail report from 5 N Slaughter. Picture of quarter sized hail in Ethel. (LIX) |
| 05-08 14:47 | Hail | 1.00 in | Greensburg | St. Helena | Video on social media showed quarter sized hail in Greensburg. Time estimated by radar. (LIX) |
| 05-08 20:15 | Hail | 1.50 in | New Sarpy | St. Charles | Public report of ping pong ball sized hail. Time estimated by radar. (LIX) |
| 05-09 06:15 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 SSE Benton | Bossier | One inch sized hail south and southeast of Benton... Louisiana. (SHV) |
| 05-09 06:30 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 SE Benton | Bossier | Ping Pong ball sized hail near Litton road and Parks Road intersection. (SHV) |
| 05-08 13:00 | Wind | damage | Bunkie | Avoyelles | An NWS Storm Survey concluded that a widespread swath of wind damage extending from Bunkie to Plaucheville was the result of straight line thunderstorm winds occurring (LCH) |
| 05-08 13:30 | Wind | damage | Dupont | Avoyelles | Repots of downed trees at the intersection of HWY 1179 and LA 107. (LCH) |
| 05-08 13:48 | Wind | damage | 3 NNW Batchelor | Pointe Coupee | Trees down in Innis. (LIX) |
| 05-08 20:05 | Wind | 71 mph | 2 WSW Kenner | St. Charles | Measured from a home weather station. (LIX) |
| 05-08 21:06 | Wind | damage | 1 NNW Belle Chasse | Plaquemines | Several trees... power lines... and carports damaged on multiple streets along Barriere Road. Video shared by media also showed strong straight line winds impacting the (LIX) |
| 05-09 09:00 | Wind | damage | 4 NW Slidell | St. Tammany | A few pine trees snapped near the intersection of Scenic Drive and Airport Rd and in the Oakmont subdivision off Airport Rd. Time estimated by radar. (LIX) |
| 05-09 11:23 | Wind | damage | 5 NNW Wilmer | Tangipahoa | Trees down on Hwy 1061 between Hwy 440 and Hwy 1057. (LIX) |
| 05-09 11:39 | Wind | damage | 6 W Tickfaw | Livingston | Tree down on LA 442 east of LA 43. (LIX) |
| 05-09 11:48 | Wind | damage | 2 E Tickfaw | Tangipahoa | Tree down Whiskey Ln and Johns Ln in Tickfaw. (LIX) |
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