Louisiana, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, May 21, 1984

May 21, 1984 · 19 events in 13 counties and zones

13 hail, 4 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.

  • 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
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

13 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Natchitoches

When
May 21, 1:18 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -92.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
May 21, 1:18 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.550, -92.930

Hail, Natchitoches

When
May 21, 1:21 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.930, -93.080

Hail, Winn

When
May 21, 1:28 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.750, -92.850

Hail, Bienville

When
May 21, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.230, -92.850

Hail, Jackson

When
May 21, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.200, -92.580

Tornado, Rapides

When
May 21, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Rapides County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.380, -92.500

Tornado, Grant

When
May 21, 1:57 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.420, -92.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When
May 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Rapides County
Coordinates
31.300, -92.470

Hail, Rapides

When
May 21, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Rapides County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.320, -92.430

Hail, Caldwell

When
May 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -92.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
May 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.030, -92.170

Hail, Ouachita

When
May 21, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -92.130

Hail, Richland

When
May 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.450, -91.500

Hail, Franklin

When
May 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -91.750

Hail, Union

When
May 21, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -92.150

Hail, Morehouse

When
May 21, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -91.880

Hail, Tensas

When
May 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -91.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Tensas

When
May 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.070, -91.230

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: 10046389, 10046390, 10046391, 10046392, 10046393, 10046394, 10046395, 10046396, 10046397, 10046398, 10046399, 10046400, 10046401, 10046402, 10046403, 10046404, 10046405, 10046406, 10046407.