Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 12, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 12, 1984
Start: 1984-02-12T00:45
End: 1984-02-12T14:00
Location: Louisiana

February 12, 1984 · NWS AT · 44 events in 27 counties and zones

40 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 44

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

40 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rapides

When: February 12, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Rapides County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.330, -92.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: February 12, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 30.180, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: February 12, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: February 12, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Coordinates: 30.850, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: February 12, 9:11 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 30.120, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: February 12, 9:12 AM CST
Where: Cameron County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.800, -93.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: February 12, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Coordinates: 30.220, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When: February 12, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Acadia County
Coordinates: 30.220, -92.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When: February 12, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Evangeline County
Coordinates: 30.630, -92.420

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: February 12, 10:10 AM CST
Where: St. Landry County
Coordinates: 30.480, -92.420

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: February 12, 10:30 AM CST
Where: St. Landry County
Coordinates: 30.600, -92.030

Hail, St. Martin

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: St. Martin County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.270, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberville

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Iberville County
Coordinates: 30.270, -91.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberville

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Iberville County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.170, -91.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Pointe Coupee County
Coordinates: 30.630, -91.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberville

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Iberville County
Coordinates: 30.480, -91.520

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: St. Landry County
Coordinates: 30.400, -91.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 30.220, -92.020

Thunderstorm Wind, West Baton Rouge

When: February 12, 11:15 AM CST
Where: West Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.450, -91.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion

When: February 12, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Vermilion County
Coordinates: 29.830, -92.320

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: February 12, 11:30 AM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.530, -91.070

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: February 12, 11:45 AM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.470, -91.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Ascension

When: February 12, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Ascension County
Coordinates: 30.100, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: February 12, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 30.480, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: February 12, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 30.450, -90.720

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena

When: February 12, 12:30 PM CST
Where: St. Helena County
Coordinates: 30.700, -90.750

Tornado, Terrebonne

When: February 12, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Terrebonne County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.620, -90.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrebonne

When: February 12, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Terrebonne County
Coordinates: 29.380, -90.720

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles

When: February 12, 12:45 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County
Coordinates: 29.950, -90.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Terrebonne

When: February 12, 12:51 PM CST
Where: Terrebonne County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 29.600, -90.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: February 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Lafourche County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 29.580, -90.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: February 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Lafourche County
Coordinates: 29.730, -90.600

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: February 12, 1:15 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County
Coordinates: 30.270, -89.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: February 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 29.980, -90.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: February 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 29.950, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: February 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 30.030, -89.870

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: February 12, 1:45 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 30.270, -89.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: February 12, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 29.950, -90.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: February 12, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 29.250, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When: February 12, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Orleans County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 30.220, -89.500

Tornado, Washington

When: February 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.880, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Plaquemines

When: February 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Plaquemines County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 29.280, -89.500

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Bernard

When: February 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: St. Bernard County
Coordinates: 29.900, -89.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Plaquemines

When: February 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Plaquemines County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 29.100, -89.150

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.

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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: 10044094, 10044095, 10044096, 10044097, 10044098, 10044099, 10044100, 10044101, 10044102, 10044103, 10044104, 10044105, 10044106, 10044107, 10044108, 10044109, 10044110, 10044111, 10044112, 10044113, 10044114, 10044115, 10044116, 10044117, 10044118, 10044119, 10044957, 10044958, 10045170, 10045171, 10045172, 10045173, 10045174, 10045175, 10045176, 10045177, 10045178, 10045179, 10045180, 10045181, and more.