2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck two men who were barbecuing steaks under a large pine tree. A 33-year-old man was killed and another man was hospitalized with injuries. (M330)
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large storage shed near Iowa.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto | 1993-08-28 | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 1993
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: 10328873, 10328372.