Louisiana, 1989

Hail 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.

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
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.

Event by event

11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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

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.

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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: 10043371, 10043372, 10043373, 10043374, 10043375, 10043376, 10043377, 10043378, 10043379, 10043380, 10043381, 10043382, 10043383, 10043384.