Ruston, Louisiana Hail Report and Map: June 23, 2026

Published October 29, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) June 23, 2026

Was there hail in Ruston, LA on June 23, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 0.95 inch inside the town limits of Ruston on June 23, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 78% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 2.07 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 18 miles west of Texarkana, TX. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 11:25 p.m. CT on June 22, 2026 and 7:40 a.m. CT on June 23, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Ruston, LA on June 23, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	June 23, 2026 (Tuesday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	2.07 inches; strongest part of the swath about 18 miles west of Texarkana, TX
Maximum radar estimate inside Ruston	0.95 inch
Share of Ruston with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	78%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 11:25 p.m. CT on June 22, 2026 and 7:40 a.m. CT on June 23, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Bowie County (283 sq mi), Cass County (272 sq mi), Bossier Parish (209 sq mi), Miller County (144 sq mi), Claiborne Parish (133 sq mi) and Lafayette County (126 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 1,733 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 191 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on June 23, 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
Haughton, LA	Bossier Parish	1.48 inches	73%
Lewisville, AR	Lafayette County	1.22 inches	93%
Stamps, AR	Lafayette County	1.17 inches	100%
Eros, LA		1.15 inches	100%
Doyline, LA	Webster Parish	1.09 inches	100%
Avery, TX		1.09 inches	100%
Chatham, LA	Jackson Parish	1.07 inches	100%
Douglassville, TX		1.01 inches	100%
Buckner, AR		0.98 inch	100%
Ruston, LA	Lincoln Parish	0.95 inch	78%
Texarkana, TX	Bowie County	0.94 inch	28%
Atlanta, TX	Cass County	0.93 inch	83%
Redwater, TX	Bowie County	0.93 inch	76%
Garland, AR		0.91 inch	100%
Bivins, TX		0.86 inch	100%
Lisbon, LA		0.86 inch	66%
Nash, TX	Ellis County	0.81 inch	79%
De Kalb, TX	Bowie County	0.79 inch	100%
Waldo, AR	Columbia County	0.79 inch	75%
Wake Village, TX	Bowie County	0.78 inch	72%

How big was the hail in Ruston?

Radar estimated hail up to 0.95 inch inside the town limits of Ruston. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.48 inches inside the limits of Haughton. The maximum estimates in Texarkana, Atlanta and Wake Village were 0.94 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 11:25 p.m. CT on June 22, 2026 and 7:40 a.m. CT on June 23, 2026. We used 313 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.