Louisiana, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 5, 1991

May 5, 1991 · NWS LCH · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

13 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When
May 5, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Morehouse County
Coordinates
32.770, -91.800

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When
May 5, 12:20 AM CST
Where
West Carroll County
Coordinates
32.680, -91.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
May 5, 12:36 AM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
31.980, -91.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
May 5, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Coordinates
30.300, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, East Carroll

When
May 5, 12:48 AM CST
Where
East Carroll County
Coordinates
32.570, -91.230

Hail, Madison

When
May 5, 12:54 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.450, -91.420

Hail, Calcasieu

When
May 5, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.180, -93.580

Hail, Calcasieu

When
May 5, 3:05 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.150, -93.200

Tornado, Calcasieu

When
May 5, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.230, -93.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When
May 5, 4:02 AM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County
Coordinates
30.220, -92.670

Hail, Acadia

When
May 5, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Acadia County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.220, -92.370

Hail, Lafayette

When
May 5, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.100, -92.080

Hail, Lafayette

When
May 5, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.100, -92.000

Hail, Madison

When
May 5, 10:40 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.9 in hail
Coordinates
32.420, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 5, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Coordinates
30.550, -92.780

Hail, Calcasieu

When
May 5, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.300, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 5, 6:35 PM CST
Where
Allen County
Coordinates
30.800, -92.680

Hail, Rapides

When
May 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Rapides County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.100, -92.400

Hail, Avoyelles

When
May 5, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Avoyelles County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.130, -92.070

Hail, Catahoula

When
May 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Catahoula County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
31.600, -91.850

Hail, Tensas

When
May 5, 8:58 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -91.400

Hail, Tensas

When
May 5, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Tensas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -91.250

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.

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: 10045848, 10045849, 10045850, 10045851, 10045852, 10045853, 10045854, 10045855, 10045856, 10045857, 10045858, 10045859, 10045860, 10045861, 10045862, 10045863, 10045864, 10045865, 10045866, 10045867, 10045868, 10045869.