Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 13, 1993

Name: Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 13, 1993
Start: 1993-12-13T15:55
End: 1993-12-13T16:15
Location: Louisiana

December 13, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, St. Charles

When: December 13, 3:55 PM CST
Where: St. Charles County, Luling to to Destrehan
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.2 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 29.930, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: December 13, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Metairie
Coordinates: 29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A northeast-southwest line of numerous thunderstorms moving southeast at 25 mph produced a small tornado which began about 1555 CST in Luling, crossed the Mississippi River and ended in Destrehan. According to the American Red Cross seven single family homes were damaged, two mobile homes were destroyed, three mobile homes were damaged, and one business was destroyed. The majority of the damage was concentrated in the Luling area where a mobile home was destroyed along with a detached garage and several outbuildings. Several nearby homes had roof and window damage. In addition, three automobiles were blown off Louisiana Highway 18. In Destrehan, a business and a mobile home was destoyed. Several nearby mobile homes had some minor roof and window damage. One man was injured in his mobile home when two book cases fell on top of him. In Metairie, some power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds about 1615 CST.

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.
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Damaging Wind in Mississippi, December 13, 1993$50,000 · 1 event

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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: 10327691, 10327989.