Louisiana, 1982

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 2, 1982

April 2, 1982 · NWS ATA · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 7 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Claiborne

When
April 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
April 2, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Coordinates
32.750, -93.300

Tornado, Union

When
April 2, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
32.950, -92.720

Hail, De Soto

When
April 2, 8:20 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -93.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
April 2, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
32.770, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When
April 2, 8:20 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Coordinates
32.030, -93.720

Hail, Sabine

When
April 2, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.630, -93.650

Hail, Bienville

When
April 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.550, -92.920

Hail, Sabine

When
April 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.630, -93.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When
April 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Coordinates
32.550, -92.920

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When
April 2, 9:30 PM CST
Where
West Carroll County
Coordinates
32.870, -91.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
April 2, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Coordinates
31.870, -93.200

Hail, Winn

When
April 2, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -92.470

Hail, Winn

When
April 2, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -92.150

Thunderstorm Wind, East Carroll

When
April 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where
East Carroll County
Coordinates
32.800, -91.180

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.

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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: 10044426, 10044427, 10044428, 10044429, 10044430, 10044431, 10044432, 10044433, 10044434, 10044435, 10044436, 10044437, 10044438, 10044439, 10044440.