Thunderstorms sweep through Louisiana after dropping baseball-sized hail in Texas
Severe thunderstorms swept through the southern United States and the Gulf Coast early March 24, 2025, after passing over Texas and causing widespread damage.
Hail damage in Kerville, Texas, on March 23, 2025. Image credit: @del_way
Severe thunderstorms swept across Louisiana and parts of the Gulf Coast on March 24, obstructing roadways with downed power lines, tree limbs, and other debris.
Traffic alerts were issued in multiple areas, including Lafayette, as hazardous conditions developed, while thunderstorm warnings extended from New Orleans and Baton Rouge in Louisiana to Mobile in Alabama and Tallahassee in Florida.
Wind gusts of up to 126 km/h (78 mph) were reported at the Baton Rouge Airport.
Strong winds caused part of a large tree in East Baton Rouge to fall onto a school bus in Zachary early on March 24. A school spokesperson confirmed that no children were inside the bus at the time of the incident, and no injuries occurred. The roof of the bus was completely crushed due to the fallen tree.
The storms began moving into the southeastern United States on the night of March 23 after producing severe weather conditions across Texas, including Kerrville, where baseball-sized hail damaged multiple vehicles and covered the roads in white.
Severe weather is expected to continue in the region throughout the week. Moisture is forecast to accumulate over southern Texas by the night of March 26 into the morning of March 27 as a subtropical system arrives in the area.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast by the morning of March 27, with an increasing risk of heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, a storm is expected to develop over the eastern Pacific.
Heavy rain will arrive to the West Coast by the evening of March 26, ahead of the system affecting the coastal Pacific Northwest and northern California. Winds are expected to intensify by the morning of March 27 as rain continues in these areas.
References:
1 Short Range Forecast Discussion – NWS/WPC -March 25, 2025
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