Hail, Natchitoches
- When
- May 18, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.820, -93.030
Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 18, 1986
9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
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
9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Winn
- When
- May 18, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Winn County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.820, -92.830
Hail, Caldwell
- When
- May 18, 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Caldwell County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -92.080
Hail, Jackson
- When
- May 18, 8:48 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -92.570
Hail, Richland
- When
- May 18, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Richland County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -91.780
Hail, Ouachita
- When
- May 18, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -92.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 18, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.250, -91.580
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 18, 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -91.220
Tornado, Madison
- When
- May 18, 10:05 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 13 yd
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -91.070
Hail, Tensas
- When
- May 18, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Tensas County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.070, -91.300
Hail, Madison
- When
- May 18, 10:25 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -91.180
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
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 1986Warnings in Louisiana, May 1986
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: 10043158, 10043159, 10043160, 10043161, 10043162, 10043163, 10043164, 10043165, 10043166, 10043167, 10043168.