Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 26, 1974

Name: Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 26, 1974
Start: 1974-05-26T01:10
End: 1974-05-26T19:30
Location: Louisiana

May 26, 1974 · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 26, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -92.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 26, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 32.580, -92.470

Hail, Union

When: May 26, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 26, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 32.700, -92.080

Hail, Ouachita

When: May 26, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: May 26, 1:45 AM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.120

Hail, Morehouse

When: May 26, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Morehouse County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When: May 26, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Morehouse County
Coordinates: 32.630, -91.770

Hail, Concordia

When: May 26, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Concordia County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.630, -91.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Concordia

When: May 26, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Concordia County
Coordinates: 31.630, -91.570

Tornado, Calcasieu

When: May 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.420, -93.200

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1974 Every state in 1974 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1974

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10036112, 10036113, 10036114, 10036115, 10036116, 10036117, 10036118, 10036119, 10036120, 10036121, 10036122.