Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 1984
Start: 1984-03-27T08:50
End: 1984-03-27T21:50
Location: Louisiana

March 27, 1984 · NWS MT · 30 events in 13 counties and zones

22 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

22 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bossier

When: March 27, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.630, -93.670

Hail, Webster

When: March 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.620, -93.280

Tornado, Claiborne

When: March 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.720, -92.950

Hail, Webster

When: March 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.800, -93.280

Hail, Claiborne

When: March 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -93.070

Tornado, Caddo

When: March 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.880, -93.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 32.530, -93.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: March 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Coordinates: 32.770, -93.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: March 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Coordinates: 32.770, -93.730

Hail, Union

When: March 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -92.430

Hail, Caddo

When: March 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -94.000

Hail, Caddo

When: March 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.870, -93.980

Hail, Bossier

When: March 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.730, -93.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 32.970, -94.000

Hail, Caddo

When: March 27, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.900, -93.980

Hail, Lincoln

When: March 27, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.630

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -92.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: March 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Coordinates: 32.500, -92.120

Hail, Bossier

When: March 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.920, -93.700

Hail, Richland

When: March 27, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -91.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: March 27, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.480, -91.750

Hail, Madison

When: March 27, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -91.420

Hail, East Carroll

When: March 27, 9:25 PM CST
Where: East Carroll County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.550, -91.180

Hail, East Carroll

When: March 27, 9:40 PM CST
Where: East Carroll County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.550, -91.280

Hail, Natchitoches

When: March 27, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.950, -92.880

Hail, Union

When: March 27, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -92.630

Hail, Sabine

When: March 27, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.570, -93.480

Hail, Natchitoches

When: March 27, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.770, -93.080

Hail, Sabine

When: March 27, 9:42 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.500, -93.550

Hail, Winn

When: March 27, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Winn County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.800, -92.750

What these are

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1984

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: 10045211, 10045212, 10045213, 10045214, 10045215, 10045216, 10045217, 10045218, 10045219, 10045220, 10045221, 10045222, 10045223, 10045224, 10045225, 10045226, 10045227, 10045228, 10045229, 10045230, 10045231, 10045232, 10045233, 10045234, 10045235, 10045236, 10045237, 10045238, 10046080, 10046081.