Louisiana, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 27, 1990

April 27, 1990 · NWS SHV · 31 events in 19 counties and zones

12 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • 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
$60,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
31

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

12 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When
April 27, 5:36 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.730, -93.970

Tornado, Caddo

When
April 27, 6:24 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.580, -94.020

Tornado, Caddo

When
April 27, 6:26 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.530, -94.020

Tornado, Caddo

When
April 27, 6:48 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.500, -93.870

Hail, Caddo

When
April 27, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -93.750

Tornado, Sabine

When
April 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
31.780, -93.820

Tornado, De Soto

When
April 27, 7:16 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.080, -93.980

Tornado, Bossier

When
April 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.520, -93.720

Hail, Caddo

When
April 27, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.480, -93.750

Tornado, Bossier

When
April 27, 7:36 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.520, -93.720

Tornado, De Soto

When
April 27, 7:41 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
32.050, -93.680

Tornado, Webster

When
April 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
32.430, -93.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
April 27, 7:51 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
32.230, -93.480

Tornado, Bienville

When
April 27, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.370, -93.370

Tornado, Beauregard

When
April 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Beauregard County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
73 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.750, -93.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
April 27, 8:06 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Coordinates
31.700, -93.050

Tornado, Beauregard

When
April 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Beauregard County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.820, -93.280

Hail, Webster

When
April 27, 8:22 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.600, -93.330

Hail, Claiborne

When
April 27, 8:26 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.720, -93.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
April 27, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
31.670, -92.900

Hail, Winn

When
April 27, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -92.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
April 27, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
32.250, -92.720

Hail, Winn

When
April 27, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Winn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.150, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
April 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
32.300, -92.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
April 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
31.770, -92.330

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
April 27, 8:50 PM CST
Where
La Salle County
Coordinates
31.820, -92.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 27, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
31.980, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Tensas

When
April 27, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Coordinates
32.120, -91.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
April 27, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
32.370, -91.420

Hail, Vernon

When
April 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.050, -93.200

Hail, Cameron

When
April 27, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Cameron County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.000, -93.370

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.

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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: 10046757, 10046758, 10046759, 10046760, 10046761, 10046762, 10046763, 10046764, 10046765, 10046766, 10046767, 10046768, 10046769, 10046770, 10046771, 10046772, 10046773, 10046774, 10046775, 10046776, 10046777, 10046778, 10046779, 10046780, 10046781, 10043210, 10043419, 10043420, 10043421, 10043422, 10043423.