Louisiana, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 19, 1991

April 19, 1991 · NWS SHV · 32 events in 21 counties and zones

23 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 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
32

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

23 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When
April 19, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.870, -93.920

Hail, Bossier

When
April 19, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -93.730

Hail, Bossier

When
April 19, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.530, -93.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
April 19, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
32.580, -93.880

Hail, Caddo

When
April 19, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -93.830

Hail, Bossier

When
April 19, 12:37 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.700, -93.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
April 19, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Coordinates
32.520, -93.720

Hail, Webster

When
April 19, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.600, -93.330

Hail, De Soto

When
April 19, 12:50 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -93.880

Tornado, Orleans

When
April 19, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Orleans County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
29.950, -90.100

Hail, Washington

When
April 19, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.970, -89.800

Hail, Claiborne

When
April 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -93.020

Hail, Bienville

When
April 19, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.350, -92.980

Hail, Jackson

When
April 19, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
32.250, -92.720

Hail, Union

When
April 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -92.400

Hail, Union

When
April 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.780, -92.230

Hail, Ouachita

When
April 19, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -92.030

Hail, Morehouse

When
April 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.770, -91.800

Hail, Calcasieu

When
April 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.230, -93.370

Hail, West Carroll

When
April 19, 3:55 PM CST
Where
West Carroll County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.680, -91.450

Hail, East Carroll

When
April 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where
East Carroll County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.570, -91.230

Hail, Madison

When
April 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
32.450, -91.420

Hail, Calcasieu

When
April 19, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.230, -93.200

Hail, West Feliciana

When
April 19, 5:03 PM CST
Where
West Feliciana County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.930, -91.450

Hail, Tensas

When
April 19, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -91.250

Thunderstorm Wind, West Feliciana

When
April 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where
West Feliciana County
Coordinates
30.770, -91.380

Thunderstorm Wind, East Feliciana

When
April 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where
East Feliciana County
Coordinates
30.780, -91.130

Thunderstorm Wind, East Feliciana

When
April 19, 5:45 PM CST
Where
East Feliciana County
Coordinates
30.720, -91.150

Hail, Pointe Coupee

When
April 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pointe Coupee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.680, -91.430

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When
April 19, 6:10 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates
30.670, -91.270

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When
April 19, 6:20 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates
30.580, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When
April 19, 6:30 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates
30.470, -91.170

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.
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.

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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: 10045740, 10045741, 10045742, 10045743, 10045744, 10045745, 10045746, 10045747, 10045748, 10045749, 10045750, 10045751, 10045752, 10045753, 10045754, 10045755, 10045756, 10045757, 10045758, 10045759, 10045760, 10045761, 10045762, 10045763, 10045764, 10045765, 10045766, 10045767, 10045768, 10045769, 10045770, 10045771.