Storms in Louisiana on May 16, 2018

4 published severe reports across Louisiana on May 16, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 2. Wind reports: 2. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 4 of 4 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 16, 2018, 5:03 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	CHURCH POINT	Record May 16, 2018, 5:03 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CHURCH POINT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c01c5b354211b441620155cb6876bf8ed5bba6aae7247642fbb8589adf36e144.
May 16, 2018, 5:04 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	CHURCH PT	Record May 16, 2018, 5:04 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CHURCH PT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756612.
May 16, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT	Wind	62 mph	27 SSE LEEVILLE	Record May 16, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT. Wind, 62 mph, 27 SSE LEEVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:529fe7f08d598a80de751c314047b01ccbfb70bbf04c445e1eef771c43980aba.
May 16, 2018, 6:55 PM CDT	Wind	60 mph	24 S VENICE	Record May 16, 2018, 6:55 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, 24 S VENICE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5faf0b038750e25a743ad13a87fe2a21315d55669b88c79b698388f8949149d9.

Hail, 1.00 in

May 16, 2018, 5:03 PM CDT

CHURCH POINT
Record
- May 16, 2018, 5:03 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CHURCH POINT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c01c5b354211b441620155cb6876bf8ed5bba6aae7247642fbb8589adf36e144.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 16, 2018, 5:04 PM CDT

CHURCH PT
Record
- May 16, 2018, 5:04 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CHURCH PT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:756612.
Wind, 62 mph

May 16, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT

27 SSE LEEVILLE
Record
- May 16, 2018, 6:19 PM CDT. Wind, 62 mph, 27 SSE LEEVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:529fe7f08d598a80de751c314047b01ccbfb70bbf04c445e1eef771c43980aba.
Wind, 60 mph

May 16, 2018, 6:55 PM CDT

24 S VENICE
Record
- May 16, 2018, 6:55 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, 24 S VENICE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5faf0b038750e25a743ad13a87fe2a21315d55669b88c79b698388f8949149d9.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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Radar-estimated hail size comes from MRMS MESH or NCEI nx3hail. It is an estimate of hail aloft. It is not a measurement of hail on a roof.