Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 16, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 16, 1987
Start: 1987-11-16T00:15
End: 1987-11-16T17:45
Location: Louisiana

November 16, 1987 · NWS NEW · 48 events in 29 counties and zones

38 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 1 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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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $4.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 48

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

38 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Catahoula

When: November 16, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.700, -91.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Concordia

When: November 16, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Concordia County
Coordinates: 31.630, -91.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: November 16, 12:40 AM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Coordinates: 31.770, -91.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 16, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.330, -91.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Tensas

When: November 16, 1:25 AM CST
Where: Tensas County
Coordinates: 32.100, -91.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 16, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 32.050, -91.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 16, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 32.180, -91.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: November 16, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Coordinates: 30.530, -93.470

Tornado, Calcasieu

When: November 16, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Tensas

When: November 16, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Tensas County
Coordinates: 32.000, -91.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 16, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.420, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: November 16, 10:05 AM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 32.480, -93.750

Tornado, Beauregard

When: November 16, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.650, -93.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: November 16, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Vernon County
Coordinates: 31.150, -93.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: November 16, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Coordinates: 30.600, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: November 16, 10:58 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 30.130, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: November 16, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Cameron County
Coordinates: 30.070, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: November 16, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.280, -93.320

Tornado, Jefferson Davis

When: November 16, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.300, -92.670

Tornado, Acadia

When: November 16, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Acadia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.220, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When: November 16, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Evangeline County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 30.680, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: November 16, 12:10 PM CST
Where: St. Landry County
Coordinates: 30.480, -92.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: November 16, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 30.480, -92.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: November 16, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 30.820, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: November 16, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 30.700, -92.900

Tornado, Catahoula

When: November 16, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.620, -91.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: November 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Coordinates: 31.850, -91.670

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: November 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where: St. Landry County
Coordinates: 30.530, -92.080

Tornado, Vermilion

When: November 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Vermilion County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.970, -92.130

Tornado, Concordia

When: November 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Concordia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.550, -91.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: November 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Avoyelles County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 31.100, -92.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: November 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 30.220, -92.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 16, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 32.170, -91.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: November 16, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 31.980, -91.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When: November 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Pointe Coupee County
Coordinates: 30.730, -91.600

Thunderstorm Wind, West Feliciana

When: November 16, 1:50 PM CST
Where: West Feliciana County
Coordinates: 30.880, -91.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: November 16, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.420, -91.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberville

When: November 16, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Iberville County
Coordinates: 30.320, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberia

When: November 16, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Iberia County
Coordinates: 30.000, -91.820

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: November 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.470, -91.170

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Martin

When: November 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: St. Martin County
Coordinates: 30.330, -91.830

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Martin

When: November 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where: St. Martin County
Coordinates: 30.180, -91.830

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: November 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.670, -91.270

Thunderstorm Wind, East Feliciana

When: November 16, 3:10 PM CST
Where: East Feliciana County
Coordinates: 30.870, -91.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: November 16, 3:38 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 30.330, -90.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Ascension

When: November 16, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Ascension County
Coordinates: 30.230, -90.920

Tornado, Terrebonne

When: November 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Terrebonne County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.450, -90.670

Tornado, St. Tammany

When: November 16, 5:45 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.720, -90.230

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 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1987 Warnings in Louisiana, November 1987

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: 10043216, 10043217, 10043218, 10043219, 10043220, 10043221, 10043222, 10043223, 10043224, 10043225, 10043226, 10043227, 10043228, 10043229, 10043230, 10043231, 10043232, 10043233, 10043234, 10043235, 10043236, 10043237, 10043238, 10043239, 10043240, 10043241, 10043242, 10043243, 10043244, 10043245, 10043246, 10043247, 10043248, 10043249, 10043250, 10043251, 10043252, 10043253, 10043254, 10043255, and more.