Hail, Caddo
- When
- October 20, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.980, -93.950
Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 20, 1984
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- October 20, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -93.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier
- When
- October 20, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bossier County
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -93.600
Hail, Webster
- When
- October 20, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.620, -93.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Webster
- When
- October 20, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Coordinates
- 32.680, -93.350
Hail, Claiborne
- When
- October 20, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Claiborne County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.650, -93.020
Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto
- When
- October 20, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- De Soto County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.050, -93.720
Hail, Sabine
- When
- October 20, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sabine County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.820, -93.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine
- When
- October 20, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sabine County
- Coordinates
- 31.820, -93.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches
- When
- October 20, 4:44 PM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches County
- Coordinates
- 31.720, -93.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Red River
- When
- October 20, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Red River County
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -93.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis
- When
- October 20, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson Davis County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 30.250, -92.820
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- October 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 30.480, -92.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- October 20, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County
- Coordinates
- 30.320, -93.670
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis | 1984-10-20 | Direct |
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1984Every state in 1984This day in weather history
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10043097, 10043098, 10043099, 10043100, 10043101, 10043102, 10043103, 10043104, 10043105, 10043106, 10043107, 10043108, 10043109, 10043110.