Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 18, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.450, -93.830
Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 18, 1981
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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
6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Bienville
- When
- May 18, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bienville County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -93.280
Hail, Bossier
- When
- May 18, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bossier County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.500, -93.670
Hail, Union
- When
- May 18, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.770, -92.430
Hail, Ouachita
- When
- May 18, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -92.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita
- When
- May 18, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -92.080
Hail, Morehouse
- When
- May 18, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -91.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse
- When
- May 18, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -91.920
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, May 18, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 18, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 18, 1981
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, May 18, 1981
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, May 18, 1981
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, May 18, 1981
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 18, 1981
- Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 1981
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1981Every state in 1981This day in weather history
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: 10043978, 10043068, 10043069, 10043070, 10043280, 10043281, 10043282, 10043283.