Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 23, 1985

Name: Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 23, 1985
Start: 1985-05-23T05:20
End: 1985-05-23T10:30
Location: Louisiana

May 23, 1985 · NWS AT · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Calcasieu

When: May 23, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.180, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: May 23, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.180, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: May 23, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When: May 23, 6:50 AM CST
Where: Acadia County
Coordinates: 30.200, -92.430

Tornado, Acadia

When: May 23, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Acadia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.330, -92.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: May 23, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Lafourche County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 29.250, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 23, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 29.250, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: May 23, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Lafourche County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 28.920, -90.220

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1985

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: 10044719, 10044720, 10044721, 10044722, 10044723, 10044724, 10044725, 10044726.