Breaux Bridge, Louisiana Hail Report and Map: August 21, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) August 21, 2026

Was there hail in Breaux Bridge, LA on August 21, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.53 inches inside the town limits of Breaux Bridge on August 21, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 80% of the town. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 5:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CT on August 21, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Breaux Bridge, LA on August 21, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	August 21, 2026 (Friday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.53 inches; strongest part of the swath about 24 miles northeast of Broussard, LA
Maximum radar estimate inside Breaux Bridge	1.53 inches
Share of Breaux Bridge with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	80%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 5:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CT on August 21, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Acadia Parish (186 sq mi), St. Landry Parish (131 sq mi), St. Martin Parish (97 sq mi), Iberia Parish (68 sq mi), Jefferson Davis Parish (52 sq mi) and West Baton Rouge Parish (42 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 669 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 69 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on August 21, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Breaux Bridge, LA	Saint Martin Parish	1.53 inches	80%
Leonville, LA	Saint Landry Parish	1.44 inches	50%
Maringouin, LA	Iberville Parish	1.1 inches	78%
Jennings, LA	Jefferson Davis Parish	1 inch	89%
Erwinville, LA	West Baton Rouge Parish	0.91 inch	47%
Henderson, LA	Saint Martin Parish	0.86 inch	56%
Eunice, LA	Saint Landry Parish	0.85 inch	2%
Rayne, LA	Acadia Parish	0.84 inch	62%
Iota, LA	Acadia Parish	0.83 inch	100%
Duson, LA	Lafayette Parish	0.8 inch	64%
Sunset, LA	Saint Landry Parish	0.79 inch	23%
Broussard, LA	Lafayette Parish	0.77 inch	24%

How big was the hail in Breaux Bridge?

Radar estimated hail up to 1.53 inches inside the town limits of Breaux Bridge. The maximum estimates in Broussard, Eunice and Jennings were 1 inch or less. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 5:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CT on August 21, 2026. We used 184 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.