Louisiana, 1988

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, December 22, 1988

December 22, 1988 · NWS NEW · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

9 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When
December 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Coordinates
31.970, -92.820

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When
December 22, 6:10 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Coordinates
31.930, -93.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When
December 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Coordinates
31.630, -93.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
December 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Coordinates
31.770, -93.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When
December 22, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Coordinates
31.800, -92.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When
December 22, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Coordinates
32.020, -92.430

Tornado, Vernon

When
December 22, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
30.920, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
December 22, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County
Coordinates
32.100, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
December 22, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Coordinates
32.220, -91.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
December 22, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
32.320, -91.600

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.
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 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 1988Warnings in Louisiana, December 1988

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: 10045529, 10045530, 10045531, 10045532, 10045533, 10045534, 10045535, 10045536, 10045537, 10045538.