Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 18, 1992

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 18, 1992
Start: 1992-03-18T03:41
End: 1992-03-18T21:59
Location: Louisiana

March 18, 1992 · NWS SHV · 35 events in 19 counties and zones

22 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 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: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 35

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

22 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bossier

When: March 18, 3:41 AM CST
Where: Bossier County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.750, -93.730

Hail, Natchitoches

When: March 18, 3:52 AM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.600, -93.030

Hail, Webster

When: March 18, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Webster County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.970, -93.350

Hail, Sabine

When: March 18, 4:22 AM CST
Where: Sabine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.450, -93.470

Hail, Claiborne

When: March 18, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.980, -92.830

Hail, Natchitoches

When: March 18, 4:37 AM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.680, -93.300

Hail, Jackson

When: March 18, 5:17 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.300, -92.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 18, 3:33 AM PST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 32.480, -93.750

Hail, Caldwell

When: March 18, 5:35 AM CST
Where: Caldwell County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.200, -92.080

Hail, Ouachita

When: March 18, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Ouachita County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -91.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: March 18, 3:47 AM PST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 32.330, -93.820

Hail, Richland

When: March 18, 5:52 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.350, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: March 18, 4:05 AM PST
Where: Red River County
Coordinates: 32.170, -93.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: March 18, 4:10 AM PST
Where: Bienville County
Coordinates: 32.330, -93.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: March 18, 4:20 AM PST
Where: Bienville County
Coordinates: 32.500, -92.920

Hail, East Carroll

When: March 18, 6:22 AM CST
Where: East Carroll County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.680, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: March 18, 5:13 AM PST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When: March 18, 5:25 AM PST
Where: Winn County
Coordinates: 31.920, -92.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: March 18, 5:52 AM PST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 32.350, -92.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 18, 5:58 AM PST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 32.220, -91.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 18, 5:58 AM PST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 31.980, -91.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 18, 6:37 AM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.370, -91.070

Hail, Beauregard

When: March 18, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Beauregard County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.850, -93.280

Hail, Natchitoches

When: March 18, 3:38 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.530, -93.200

Hail, Sabine

When: March 18, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.470, -93.370

Hail, Lincoln

When: March 18, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.520, -92.630

Hail, Jackson

When: March 18, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.430, -92.680

Hail, Sabine

When: March 18, 7:18 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.780, -93.730

Hail, Natchitoches

When: March 18, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.730, -93.400

Hail, Red River

When: March 18, 7:58 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.980, -93.400

Hail, Red River

When: March 18, 8:21 PM CST
Where: Red River County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.950, -93.380

Hail, Winn

When: March 18, 9:22 PM CST
Where: Winn County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.800, -92.750

Hail, Winn

When: March 18, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Winn County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.080, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: March 18, 8:40 PM PST
Where: Cameron County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.770, -93.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: March 18, 9:59 PM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 32.470, -91.200

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, March 1992

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: 10162182, 10162183, 10162184, 10162185, 10162186, 10162187, 10162188, 10043678, 10162189, 10162190, 10043679, 10162191, 10043680, 10043681, 10043682, 10162192, 10043683, 10043684, 10043685, 10043686, 10043687, 10043688, 10162193, 10162196, 10162198, 10163057, 10163058, 10158817, 10158822, 10158824, 10158827, 10158829, 10158830, 10043689, 10043690.