Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 30, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 30, 1975
Start: 1975-04-30T00:01
End: 1975-04-30T18:42
Location: Louisiana

April 30, 1975 · 42 events in 27 counties and zones

25 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 3 hail, 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 15
Property damage: $958,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 42

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

25 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Richland

When: April 30, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.470, -91.650

Tornado, Richland

When: April 30, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Rating: F2
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 32.500, -91.580

Tornado, Franklin

When: April 30, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 31.3 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.000, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: April 30, 12:10 AM CST
Where: La Salle County
Coordinates: 31.680, -92.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: April 30, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Coordinates: 32.100, -92.080

Tornado, Madison

When: April 30, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.300, -91.500

Tornado, East Carroll

When: April 30, 12:30 AM CST
Where: East Carroll County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.830, -91.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: April 30, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 32.300, -91.780

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When: April 30, 12:30 AM CST
Where: West Carroll County
Coordinates: 32.600, -91.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: April 30, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Coordinates: 31.900, -91.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: April 30, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Coordinates: 31.770, -91.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Tensas

When: April 30, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Tensas County
Coordinates: 32.070, -91.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 30, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.420, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Concordia

When: April 30, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Concordia County
Coordinates: 31.470, -91.720

Tornado, East Baton Rouge

When: April 30, 9:30 AM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.950, -91.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberville

When: April 30, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Iberville County
Coordinates: 30.170, -91.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: April 30, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 30.030, -90.030

Tornado, Jefferson Davis

When: April 30, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.070, -92.820

Tornado, Cameron

When: April 30, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Cameron County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.770, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: April 30, 1:58 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.170, -93.270

Hail, Caddo

When: April 30, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.680, -93.750

Hail, Caddo

When: April 30, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -93.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: April 30, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 30.480, -92.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: April 30, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: April 30, 2:27 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.120, -93.220

Tornado, Calcasieu

When: April 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.370

Hail, De Soto

When: April 30, 2:59 PM CST
Where: De Soto County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.170, -93.550

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: April 30, 3:00 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 86 kt (99 mph)
Coordinates: 29.300, -93.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: April 30, 3:02 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: April 30, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.370, -93.200

Tornado, Acadia

When: April 30, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Acadia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.130, -92.500

Tornado, Lafayette

When: April 30, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.200, -91.980

Tornado, Evangeline

When: April 30, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Evangeline County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.900, -92.400

Tornado, Lafayette

When: April 30, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.170, -91.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When: April 30, 3:42 PM CST
Where: Acadia County
Coordinates: 30.220, -92.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: April 30, 3:56 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 30.200, -91.980

Tornado, Iberia

When: April 30, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Iberia County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.030, -91.880

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: April 30, 4:15 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.220, -91.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: April 30, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: April 30, 5:51 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 71 kt (82 mph)
Coordinates: 29.950, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When: April 30, 6:01 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates: 30.000, -90.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Plaquemines

When: April 30, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Plaquemines County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.330, -89.420

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10030722, 10030723, 10030724, 10030725, 10030726, 10030727, 10030728, 10030729, 10030730, 10030731, 10030732, 10030733, 10030734, 10030735, 10030736, 10030737, 10030738, 10030739, 10030740, 10030741, 10030742, 10030743, 10030744, 10030745, 10030746, 10030747, 10030748, 10030749, 10030750, 10030751, 10030752, 10030753, 10030754, 10030755, 10030756, 10030757, 10030758, 10030759, 10030760, 10030761, and more.