Louisiana, 1987

Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 24, 1987

January 24, 1987 · NWS NEW · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
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

13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
January 24, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Coordinates
31.680, -93.300

Hail, Caddo

When
January 24, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -93.750

Hail, Bossier

When
January 24, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.520, -93.720

Hail, Webster

When
January 24, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.820, -93.420

Hail, Natchitoches

When
January 24, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -93.120

Hail, Winn

When
January 24, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.080, -92.680

Hail, De Soto

When
January 24, 9:22 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -93.780

Hail, Claiborne

When
January 24, 9:31 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.870, -93.070

Hail, Bienville

When
January 24, 9:47 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Measured
0.8 in hail
Coordinates
32.250, -93.170

Hail, Red River

When
January 24, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.050, -93.320

Hail, Sabine

When
January 24, 9:52 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.570, -93.780

Hail, De Soto

When
January 24, 9:55 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -93.620

Hail, Natchitoches

When
January 24, 10:38 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
0.8 in hail
Coordinates
31.700, -93.020

Hail, Winn

When
January 24, 10:58 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -92.750

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10044273, 10044274, 10044275, 10044276, 10044277, 10044278, 10044279, 10044280, 10044281, 10044282, 10044283, 10044284, 10044285, 10044286.