Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 27, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 27, 1991
Start: 1991-04-27T00:15
End: 1991-04-27T20:47
Location: Louisiana

April 27, 1991 · NWS SHV · 29 events in 11 counties and zones

20 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

20 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: April 27, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Coordinates: 30.650, -93.420

Hail, Beauregard

When: April 27, 12:37 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.750, -93.530

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -93.270

Tornado, Catahoula

When: April 27, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 31.700, -91.830

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -93.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When: April 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Morehouse County
Coordinates: 32.780, -91.900

Hail, Caddo

When: April 27, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.480, -93.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: April 27, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 32.550, -93.980

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -93.270

Tornado, Caddo

When: April 27, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.450, -93.920

Hail, Bossier

When: April 27, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -93.500

Tornado, Bienville

When: April 27, 5:41 PM CST
Where: Bienville County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.400, -93.280

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.530, -93.330

Hail, Bossier

When: April 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -93.450

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.450, -93.380

Hail, Webster

When: April 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.920, -93.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: April 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Coordinates: 32.620, -93.280

Hail, Claiborne

When: April 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -93.030

Hail, Union

When: April 27, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.830, -92.400

Hail, Ouachita

When: April 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.570, -92.370

Hail, Bienville

When: April 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Bienville County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.970

Hail, Claiborne

When: April 27, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -92.870

Hail, Ouachita

When: April 27, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: April 27, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Union County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 32.830, -92.150

Hail, Ouachita

When: April 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.700, -92.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When: April 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Morehouse County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.780, -91.900

Hail, Morehouse

When: April 27, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Morehouse County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.780, -91.800

Hail, West Carroll

When: April 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where: West Carroll County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.600, -91.480

Hail, West Carroll

When: April 27, 8:47 PM CST
Where: West Carroll County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -91.520

What these are

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1991 Warnings in Louisiana, April 1991

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: 10045798, 10045799, 10046640, 10046641, 10046642, 10046852, 10046853, 10046854, 10046855, 10046856, 10046857, 10046858, 10046859, 10046860, 10046861, 10046862, 10046863, 10046864, 10046865, 10046866, 10046867, 10046868, 10046869, 10046870, 10046871, 10046872, 10046873, 10046874, 10046875.