Louisiana, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 4, 1991

May 4, 1991 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 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
18

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

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

Tornado, Allen

When
May 4, 1:48 AM CST
Where
Allen County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.870, -92.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When
May 4, 1:48 AM CST
Where
Rapides County
Coordinates
30.880, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When
May 4, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Beauregard County
Coordinates
30.850, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When
May 4, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Beauregard County
Coordinates
30.850, -93.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 4, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Allen County
Coordinates
30.480, -92.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
May 4, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Caddo County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
32.480, -93.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
May 4, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Bossier County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
32.930, -93.680

Hail, De Soto

When
May 4, 8:55 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.970, -93.930

Hail, De Soto

When
May 4, 9:20 PM CST
Where
De Soto County
Measured
0.9 in hail
Coordinates
32.030, -93.720

Hail, Red River

When
May 4, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Measured
0.9 in hail
Coordinates
32.000, -93.380

Hail, Sabine

When
May 4, 9:32 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
0.9 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -93.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
May 4, 9:32 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
32.930, -93.300

Hail, Claiborne

When
May 4, 9:33 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.650, -92.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 4, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Red River County
Coordinates
32.180, -93.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
May 4, 10:38 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Coordinates
31.870, -93.300

Hail, Sabine

When
May 4, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.780, -93.700

Hail, Bienville

When
May 4, 10:53 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.400, -92.980

Hail, Jackson

When
May 4, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.430, -92.680

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10045830, 10045831, 10045832, 10045833, 10045834, 10045835, 10045836, 10045837, 10045838, 10045839, 10045840, 10045841, 10045842, 10045843, 10045844, 10045845, 10045846, 10045847.