2 Inch Hail Near Covington, LA 02-07-2017

Doppler radar detected Half Dollar size hail near Covington, LA, Ridgeland, MS and Zachary, LA on February 7, 2017. This hail storm was traveling ESE at 22 mph and the entire storm produced hail for roughly 2 hour(s). There were 5 spotter report(s) with reported max hail size of 2″ and an average hail size of 1.25″. We estimate that 56,059 buildings were in the affected area and the probability of hail DHI detected was significant. Based on this information, you can expect potential damage to fruit, crops and vegetation, but not much else (Impact Rating 1).