Louisiana, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 29, 1989

April 29, 1989 · NWS NEW · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

5 hail, 1 tornado, 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
7

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

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

Hail, Natchitoches

When
April 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.730, -93.080

Tornado, Catahoula

When
April 29, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Catahoula County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
31.600, -91.830

Hail, Natchitoches

When
April 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.930, -93.080

Hail, Washington

When
April 29, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.850, -90.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
April 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
30.770, -89.850

Hail, Red River

When
April 29, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.180, -93.230

Hail, Caddo

When
April 29, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.000, -93.920

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10045583, 10045584, 10045585, 10045586, 10045587, 10045588, 10045589.