Hail, De Soto
- When
- April 29, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- De Soto County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.030, -93.720
Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 29, 1975
15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 11
- Property damage
- $503,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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
15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Caddo
- When
- April 29, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -93.830
Tornado, Ouachita
- When
- April 29, 4:47 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 17.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.420, -92.150
Tornado, Morehouse
- When
- April 29, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 32.670, -91.750
Hail, Webster
- When
- April 29, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.930, -93.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- April 29, 8:56 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -93.830
Hail, Bossier
- When
- April 29, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Bossier County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -93.630
Hail, Caddo
- When
- April 29, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.520, -93.720
Hail, Caddo
- When
- April 29, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -94.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- April 29, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Coordinates
- 32.520, -93.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard
- When
- April 29, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Beauregard County
- Coordinates
- 30.750, -93.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- April 29, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Coordinates
- 32.370, -94.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- April 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -93.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard
- When
- April 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beauregard County
- Coordinates
- 30.850, -93.280
Tornado, Vernon
- When
- April 29, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 14.8 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 30.930, -93.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches
- When
- April 29, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches County
- Coordinates
- 31.770, -93.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- April 29, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Coordinates
- 31.180, -92.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- April 29, 10:43 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.330, -92.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Winn
- When
- April 29, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Winn County
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -92.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- April 29, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Coordinates
- 31.170, -92.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- April 29, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Coordinates
- 31.420, -92.420
Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle
- When
- April 29, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle County
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -92.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- April 29, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -92.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula
- When
- April 29, 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Catahoula County
- Coordinates
- 31.370, -91.920
Tornado, Rapides
- When
- April 29, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -92.500
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 29, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 29, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 29, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, April 29, 1975
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 29, 1975
- Hail in Kansas, April 29, 1975
- Hail in North Carolina, April 29, 1975
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 29, 1975
More
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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: 10029642, 10029643, 10029644, 10029645, 10029646, 10029647, 10029648, 10029649, 10029650, 10029651, 10029652, 10029653, 10029654, 10029655, 10029656, 10029657, 10029658, 10029659, 10029660, 10029661, 10029662, 10029663, 10029664, 10030720, 10030721.