Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, December 1, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, December 1, 1985
Start: 1985-12-01T00:01
End: 1985-12-01T04:30
Location: Louisiana

December 1, 1985 · NWS AT · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bossier

When: December 1, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.650, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: December 1, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Bossier County
Coordinates: 32.650, -93.600

Hail, Webster

When: December 1, 12:32 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.680, -93.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: December 1, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Coordinates: 32.800, -93.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: December 1, 1:20 AM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 32.800, -92.380

Hail, De Soto

When: December 1, 1:45 AM CST
Where: De Soto County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.050, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: December 1, 1:45 AM CST
Where: De Soto County
Coordinates: 32.050, -93.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: December 1, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Red River County
Coordinates: 32.100, -93.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: December 1, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Bienville County
Coordinates: 32.330, -93.050

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When: December 1, 3:15 AM CST
Where: West Carroll County
Coordinates: 32.780, -91.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: December 1, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.220, -93.380

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

Every storm in Louisiana in 1985 Every state in 1985 This 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10045381, 10046221, 10046434, 10046435, 10046436, 10046437, 10046438, 10046439, 10046440, 10046441, 10046442.