Louisiana, 1993Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 31, 1993
August 31, 1993 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- August 31, 10:45 AM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, Lake Charles
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck an elementry school causing about $5,000 damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, West Feliciana
- When
- August 31, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- West Feliciana County, W Feliciana to St. Francisville
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -91.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cluster of thunderstorms moving slowly west blew dowm some trees and power lines in St. Francisville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- August 31, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Shreveport
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- August 31, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Shreveport
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier
- When
- August 31, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bossier County, Bossier City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cluster of thunderstorms moving northeast at 10 mph produced 60 mph winds in Shreveport and Bossier City. Lightning struck an oil storage tank in the north part of Shreveport causing it to burst into flames.
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in New York, August 31, 1993$2.4 million · F1 · 70 events
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, August 31, 19934 injured · $626,000 · 28 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, August 31, 1993$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 31, 1993$195,000 · 0.88 in hail · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 31, 1993$101,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, August 31, 1993$50,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maine, August 31, 1993F1 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 31, 1993$500 · 1.5 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 31, 1993$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
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: 10328373, 10327607, 10328824, 10328825, 10328262.