Louisiana, 1989

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, March 4, 1989

March 4, 1989 · NWS NEW · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

11 hail, 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
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When
March 4, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.020, -91.620

Hail, Tensas

When
March 4, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.830, -91.400

Tornado, Tensas

When
March 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.970, -91.270

Hail, Natchitoches

When
March 4, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.900, -93.120

Hail, Natchitoches

When
March 4, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.550, -92.930

Hail, Madison

When
March 4, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -91.030

Hail, Madison

When
March 4, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -91.150

Hail, Winn

When
March 4, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -92.750

Hail, Winn

When
March 4, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -92.630

Hail, Jackson

When
March 4, 6:53 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.300, -92.350

Hail, Ouachita

When
March 4, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
32.500, -92.400

Hail, Morehouse

When
March 4, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.920, -91.950

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.

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: 10045563, 10045564, 10045565, 10045566, 10045567, 10045568, 10045569, 10045570, 10045571, 10045572, 10045573, 10045574.