Louisiana, 1983

Hail in Louisiana, April 6, 1983

April 6, 1983 · NWS NG · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 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.

  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, West Baton Rouge

When
April 6, 6:35 AM CST
Where
West Baton Rouge County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.450, -91.220

Hail, East Baton Rouge

When
April 6, 6:50 AM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.530, -91.150

Hail, Rapides

When
April 6, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Rapides County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.180, -92.250

Hail, Catahoula

When
April 6, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Catahoula County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.420, -91.830

Hail, Jefferson Davis

When
April 6, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.230, -92.820

What these are

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

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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: 10044034, 10044035, 10044036, 10044037, 10044038.