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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Powhatan, LA

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near Powhatan, LA from June 5, 1968 through May 2, 2025, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Hail Reports
9
Wind Reports
17
Tornado Reports
8
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Powhatan, LA · 1968–present Updated  Daily · last May 2, 2025

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near Powhatan, LA

9 reports
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2.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2025
6:15 AM UTC
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: 2 inch hail reported in Powhatan... LA.
NWS Hail Report Location: Powhatan, LA
1.50″ hail
Dec 9, 2023
10:34 PM UTC
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Powhatan, LA
1.50″ hail
Dec 9, 2023
10:18 PM UTC
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Ping pong ball size hail reported along Interstate 49 at the Powhaten exit.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 WSW Powhatan, LA
1.00″ hail
Jun 2, 2019
7:38 PM UTC
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PUBLIC REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT GAS STATION NEAR THE HIGHWAY 174 AND INTERSTATE 49 INTERSECTION NEAR THE AJAX COMMUNITY.
NWS Hail Report Location: 10 ENE Pleasant Hill, LA
1.75″ hail
May 25, 2011
9:03 PM CST-6
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail fell one mile south of Allen, Louisiana.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.45 WNW Powhatan, LA
0.75″ hail
Feb 13, 2000
1:25 PM CST
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Powhatan, LA
1.00″ hail
May 2, 1997
5:15 PM CST
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Powhatan, LA
0.50″ hail
Apr 14, 1996
10:00 AM CST
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Allen, LA
1.75″ hail
May 14, 1992
5:30 PM CST
Hail report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, LA
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near Powhatan, LA

17 reports
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UNK mph
May 2, 2025
8:02 PM UTC
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Dispatch reported multiple trees down across the parish... concentrated on the northern half.
NWS Wind Report Location: Powhatan, LA
UNK mph
Jul 16, 2023
9:01 PM UTC
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A large tree limb was downed onto Highway 485 in Powhatan.
NWS Wind Report Location: Powhatan, LA
UNK mph
Mar 30, 2022
4:54 PM UTC
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE FELL ON HOME ON 100 BLOCK OF 485 TRAPPING FAMILY IN HOME. INJURIES UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
NWS Wind Report Location: Powhatan, LA
UNK mph
Jun 23, 2017
11:17 AM UTC
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED NEAR AND SOUTH OF POWHATAN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Powhatan, LA
UNK mph
Jun 23, 2017
10:55 AM UTC
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Powhatan, LA
60 mph
Jul 4, 2015
5:00 PM CST-6
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A shed was blown down along with a privacy fence in the community of Marthaville, Louisiana.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.76 S King Hill, LA
61 mph
Jul 27, 2013
1:15 AM CST-6
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A powerline was downed on Hwy. 1 North and Bayou Pierre Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.5 SSE Powhatan, LA
60 mph
Aug 12, 1998
2:30 PM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Two cars blown off road.
NWS Wind Report Location: Powhatan, LA
69 mph
Jul 23, 1996
6:56 PM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Allen, LA
UNK mph
Nov 5, 1994
5:22 AM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Powhatan, LA
62 mph
Sep 2, 1992
8:48 PM PST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, LA
UNK mph
May 4, 1991
10:38 PM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, LA
UNK mph
Feb 9, 1990
6:43 PM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, LA
UNK mph
Nov 7, 1986
5:40 PM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, LA
UNK mph
Apr 26, 1982
12:30 AM CST
Wind report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, LA
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near Powhatan, LA

8 reports
UNK category
Jul 8, 2024
7:52 PM UTC
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Video of a tornado sent via social media.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SSE Powhatan, LA
UNK category
Jul 8, 2024
7:51 PM UTC
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A storm chaser captured video of a tornado that was on the ground over an open field west of Highway 1 about 3 miles south-southeast of the Powhatan community. However... an NWS Survey Team was unable to find damage indicators to rate this tornado before it lifted prior to reaching Highway 485 and thus... the tornado was rated as an EF-Unknown. The estimated path length was 2.25 miles.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SSE Powhatan, LA
UNK category
Mar 30, 2022
4:53 PM UTC
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A BRIEF TORNADO THAT ORIGINATED FROM A QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (QLCS) TOUCHED DOWN ALONG SOUTH RAILROAD ST IN POWHATAN. IT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SMALL AND LARGE BRANCHES AND REMOVED PANELS FROM THREE CHICKEN HOUSES AS IT CONTINUED ALONG YARBOROUGH LAKE RD. AND THEN LIFTED IN A FORESTED AREA.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Powhatan, LA
UNK category
Mar 30, 2022
4:53 PM UTC
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A BRIEF TORNADO WHICH ORIGINATED FROM A QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (QLCS) TOUCHED DOWN NEAR TEXAS AVENUE SOUTH OF POWHATAN. THERE IT DOWNED LARGE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS. IT CONTINUED ON TO DOWN LIMBS AND TOUCH DOWN INTERMITTENTLY AS IT CROSSED OLD RIVER ROAD AND THEN THE RED RIVER. THE TORNADO THEN DOWNED A FEW TREE BRANCHES ALONG ROUBLIEU STREET BEFORE LIFTING IN CAMPTI. A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO THE NATCHITOCHES PARISH SHERIFF`S OFFICE ALONG WITH THE NATCHITOCHES PARISH OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR THE ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING DAMAGE RELATED TO ALL FOUR OF THE TORNADOES THAT WERE FOUND IN NATCHITOCHES PARISH.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 S Powhatan, LA
F1 category
Oct 16, 2006
10:39 AM CST-6
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Damage consisted of a brick home with a metal roof which was peeled back and blown across a field. An attached brick carport was also demolished. The home received moderate damage but all four walls were intact. There was an occupant inside but he sustained no injuries. Two adjacent storage buildings also received moderate damage. An adjacent store which was vacant at the time was totally destroyed with three of the four walls having collapsed. The tornado then crossed Hwy 1...uprooting trees before collapsing a steel framed storage shed with a tin roof. The tornado also rolled an adjacent 30ft travel trailer which was unanchored. There was on occupant inside the trailer but he was not injured. The tornado continued in a north...northeast direction knocking down trees as it crossed over the Red River north of Powhatan. The track was picked back up on the east side of the river...approximately 4.5 miles west...northwest of Campti...Louisiana where the tornado uprooted a few trees with some trees snapped off a mid trunk.
NWS Tornado Report Location: N Powhatan, LA
F2 category
Nov 26, 2001
11:50 PM CST
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Damage was confined mostly to trees and tree limbs. A row of Pecan trees was knocked over at the beginning of the path. Some power lines were down, a mobile home had its roof stripped and a home had its chimney and roof damaged.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NE Powhatan, LA
F0 category
Jan 22, 1999
5:14 AM CST
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Tornado occurred over unpopulated wooded swampland.
NWS Tornado Report Location: NW Grappes Bluff, LA
F0 category
Jan 22, 1999
5:02 AM CST
Tornado report for Powhatan, LA
Natchitoches Parish · 10,347 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Tornado occurred over unpopulated wooded swampland.
NWS Tornado Report Location: E King Hill, LA
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · City

Powhatan, LA area census snapshot

People & households
Population27
Households17
Housing units41
Income
Median household income--
$100k+ households17.7%
$150k+ households--
Housing stock
Single-family detached29
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily0
Large multifamily2
Mobile homes10
Housing mix
Single-family share70.7%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share4.9%
Mobile-home share24.4%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied7
Renter-occupied10
Vacant units24
Home value & age
Median home value--
Owner homes $300k+--
Owner homes $500k+--
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1972
Older-home share56.1%
Vehicle context
Households with cars17
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does Powhatan have on record?

Our records show 9 hail, 17 wind, and 8 tornado reports in and near Powhatan, LA, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 2, 2025.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Powhatan?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near Powhatan, LA is 2.00″. It was reported near Powhatan, LA on March 31, 2025.

A storm report showed up near my home in Powhatan — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves Powhatan and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in Powhatan — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a Powhatan address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in Powhatan — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific Powhatan address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in Powhatan — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events across Powhatan, LA, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in Powhatan, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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