Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 21, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 21, 1992
Start: 1992-11-21T18:20
End: 1992-11-21T23:20
Location: Louisiana

November 21, 1992 · 42 events in 30 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 6 hail, 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: 28
Property damage: $12 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 42

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 thunderstorm wind, 14 tornado, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sabine

When: November 21, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 31.400, -93.580

Tornado, Vernon

When: November 21, 7:12 PM CST
Where: Vernon County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.200, -93.130

Tornado, Calcasieu

When: November 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.220, -93.030

Hail, Calcasieu

When: November 21, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.230, -93.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: November 21, 6:05 PM PST
Where: Beauregard County
Coordinates: 30.750, -93.530

Hail, Morehouse

When: November 21, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Morehouse County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.770, -91.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: November 21, 6:22 PM PST
Where: Beauregard County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.750, -93.530

Hail, West Carroll

When: November 21, 8:30 PM CST
Where: West Carroll County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.870, -91.500

Tornado, Rapides

When: November 21, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Rapides County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.380, -92.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: November 21, 7:30 PM PST
Where: Beauregard County
Coordinates: 30.600, -93.230

Tornado, Iberia

When: November 21, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Iberia County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.050, -91.920

Hail, Tensas

When: November 21, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Tensas County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.080, -91.330

Tornado, St. Martin

When: November 21, 9:32 PM CST
Where: St. Martin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.080, -91.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When: November 21, 7:40 PM PST
Where: Natchitoches County
Coordinates: 31.470, -92.870

Hail, Franklin

When: November 21, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.950, -91.570

Tornado, Catahoula

When: November 21, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.470, -91.720

Tornado, Concordia

When: November 21, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Concordia County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.470, -91.720

Tornado, Catahoula

When: November 21, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.820, -91.600

Tornado, Tensas

When: November 21, 9:58 PM CST
Where: Tensas County
Rating: F3
Path length: 26 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 31.850, -91.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: November 21, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Vernon County
Coordinates: 31.270, -92.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: November 21, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 30.870, -92.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When: November 21, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Rapides County
Coordinates: 30.970, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: November 21, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Grant County
Coordinates: 31.550, -92.380

Tornado, West Feliciana

When: November 21, 10:00 PM CST
Where: West Feliciana County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.870, -91.270

Tornado, East Feliciana

When: November 21, 10:05 PM CST
Where: East Feliciana County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.830, -91.130

Tornado, Tensas

When: November 21, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Tensas County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.830, -91.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: November 21, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Allen County
Coordinates: 30.530, -93.030

Tornado, East Feliciana

When: November 21, 10:30 PM CST
Where: East Feliciana County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.920, -91.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When: November 21, 8:40 PM PST
Where: Evangeline County
Coordinates: 30.780, -92.420

Tornado, Madison

When: November 21, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.220, -91.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When: November 21, 8:46 PM PST
Where: Acadia County
Coordinates: 30.180, -92.470

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: November 21, 9:05 PM PST
Where: St. Landry County
Coordinates: 30.530, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: November 21, 9:20 PM PST
Where: Catahoula County
Coordinates: 31.820, -91.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: November 21, 9:45 PM PST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 30.230, -92.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion

When: November 21, 9:55 PM PST
Where: Vermilion County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 29.970, -92.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When: November 21, 10:00 PM PST
Where: Caldwell County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.070, -92.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberia

When: November 21, 10:00 PM PST
Where: Iberia County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 29.920, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Mary

When: November 21, 10:15 PM PST
Where: St. Mary County
Coordinates: 29.800, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Iberville

When: November 21, 10:30 PM PST
Where: Iberville County
Coordinates: 30.170, -91.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: November 21, 11:15 PM PST
Where: Livingston County
Coordinates: 30.600, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: November 21, 11:15 PM PST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.470, -91.170

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena

When: November 21, 11:20 PM PST
Where: St. Helena County
Coordinates: 30.670, -90.580

What these are

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.
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 The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1992 Warnings in Louisiana, November 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: 10154853, 10042586, 10042587, 10154854, 10045939, 10154855, 10046782, 10154856, 10042597, 10042588, 10042600, 10154857, 10042601, 10042589, 10154858, 10042602, 10042603, 10042605, 10042607, 10042590, 10042591, 10042592, 10042593, 10042608, 10042611, 10042613, 10042594, 10042614, 10042595, 10042616, 10042596, 10042598, 10042599, 10042604, 10042606, 10042609, 10042610, 10042612, 10042615, 10042617, and more.