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Baton Rouge hail season 1998
10 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1998 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1998, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1998 | 5 | 1.75" | EAST BATON ROUGE, POINTE COUPEE |
| March 7, 1998 | 2 | 1.75" | IBERVILLE |
| April 18, 1998 | 1 | 1.75" | IBERVILLE |
| January 26, 1998 | 1 | 1.75" | LIVINGSTON |
| January 13, 1998 | 1 | 1.75" | IBERVILLE |
“One inch diameter hail reported by the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office between New Roads and Maringouin.”
— NWS event narrative, May 28, 1998 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 2 · Mar 2 · Apr 1 · May 5
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Baton Rouge anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.