Louisiana, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, May 7, 1984

May 7, 1984 · NWS T · 29 events in 17 counties and zones

17 hail, 10 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
$275,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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

17 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When
May 7, 2:18 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -93.970

Hail, Caddo

When
May 7, 2:56 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.580, -93.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
May 7, 2:56 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Coordinates
32.580, -93.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
May 7, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Coordinates
32.530, -93.500

Hail, Bossier

When
May 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -93.750

Hail, Bossier

When
May 7, 3:49 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -93.730

Hail, Natchitoches

When
May 7, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.020, -92.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
May 7, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Coordinates
32.630, -93.570

Hail, De Soto

When
May 7, 4:15 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -93.720

Hail, Claiborne

When
May 7, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -93.070

Hail, Caddo

When
May 7, 4:54 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -93.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
May 7, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Coordinates
32.830, -93.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 7, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.180, -93.400

Tornado, Ouachita

When
May 7, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
77 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.580, -92.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
May 7, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
32.550, -92.580

Hail, Bossier

When
May 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -93.750

Hail, Sabine

When
May 7, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.570, -93.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When
May 7, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County
Coordinates
32.780, -91.900

Hail, Caddo

When
May 7, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -93.970

Tornado, East Carroll

When
May 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
East Carroll County
Rating
F3
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.730, -91.200

Hail, Jackson

When
May 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -92.680

Hail, Bossier

When
May 7, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -93.550

Hail, Caddo

When
May 7, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.320, -93.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
May 7, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Coordinates
32.100, -92.080

Hail, Franklin

When
May 7, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -91.670

Hail, Grant

When
May 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.620, -92.550

Hail, Tensas

When
May 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.070, -91.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
May 7, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
31.520, -92.720

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
May 7, 10:10 PM CST
Where
La Salle County
Coordinates
31.620, -92.030

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: 10045308, 10045309, 10046151, 10046152, 10046363, 10046364, 10046365, 10046366, 10046367, 10046368, 10046369, 10046370, 10046371, 10046372, 10046373, 10046374, 10046375, 10046376, 10046377, 10046378, 10046379, 10046380, 10046381, 10046382, 10046383, 10046384, 10046385, 10046386, 10046387.