Louisiana, 1989Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 16, 1989
May 16, 1989 · NWS NEW · 14 events in 10 counties and zones
11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 16, 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.880
Hail, Caddo
- When
- May 16, 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.730, -93.970
Hail, Bossier
- When
- May 16, 7:23 AM CST
- Where
- Bossier County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -93.730
Hail, Webster
- When
- May 16, 7:48 AM CST
- Where
- Webster County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -93.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- May 16, 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -93.800
Hail, Sabine
- When
- May 16, 9:25 AM CST
- Where
- Sabine County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -93.700
Hail, De Soto
- When
- May 16, 9:25 AM CST
- Where
- De Soto County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.970, -93.720
Hail, Natchitoches
- When
- May 16, 10:05 AM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.680, -93.300
Hail, Sabine
- When
- May 16, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Sabine County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -93.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides
- When
- May 16, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -92.430
Hail, Rapides
- When
- May 16, 1:58 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.400, -92.300
Hail, Catahoula
- When
- May 16, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Catahoula County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.350, -91.870
Hail, Concordia
- When
- May 16, 3:06 PM CST
- Where
- Concordia County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.280, -91.650
Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge
- When
- May 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County
- Coordinates
- 30.520, -91.180
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 16, 19893 injured · $31 million · F4 · 115 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 19891.75 in hail · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 16, 19891 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 16, 1989F0 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, May 16, 19891.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Colorado, May 16, 19891.75 in hail · 2 events
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: 10043371, 10043372, 10043373, 10043374, 10043375, 10043376, 10043377, 10043378, 10043379, 10043380, 10043381, 10043382, 10043383, 10043384.