Louisiana, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, March 5, 1992

March 5, 1992 · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

6 hail, 4 tornado, 2 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.

  • 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
4
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

6 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, St. Landry

When
March 5, 12:20 AM CST
Where
St. Landry County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
173 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
30.500, -92.320

Tornado, St. Landry

When
March 5, 12:58 AM CST
Where
St. Landry County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.500, -92.320

Hail, St. Landry

When
March 5, 1:20 AM CST
Where
St. Landry County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.680, -91.730

Tornado, Concordia

When
March 5, 1:35 AM CST
Where
Concordia County
Rating
F1
Path length
10 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
31.280, -91.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When
March 5, 3:15 AM PST
Where
Pointe Coupee County
Coordinates
30.680, -91.430

Thunderstorm Wind, West Feliciana

When
March 5, 3:15 AM PST
Where
West Feliciana County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
30.770, -91.380

Tornado, Vermilion

When
March 5, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Vermilion County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
29.830, -92.300

Hail, Lafayette

When
March 5, 8:03 AM CST
Where
Lafayette County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.220, -92.020

Hail, Livingston

When
March 5, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Livingston County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.500, -90.750

Hail, Sabine

When
March 5, 3:47 PM CST
Where
Sabine County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.470, -93.380

Hail, Natchitoches

When
March 5, 4:02 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
31.650, -93.200

Hail, Bienville

When
March 5, 10:20 PM CST
Where
Bienville County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
32.330, -92.880

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.
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.

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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: 10043667, 10043668, 10159882, 10043669, 10043670, 10043671, 10043672, 10159883, 10159884, 10159891, 10159892, 10160787.