Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 23, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 23, 1993
Start: 1993-01-23T00:00
End: 1993-01-23T23:40
Location: Louisiana

January 23, 1993 · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $55,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: January 23, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, Blanchard
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: January 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: January 23, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Alden Bridge
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: January 23, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Benton
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: January 23, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Dixie
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: January 23, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Bossier City
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: January 23, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Spring Ridge
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: January 23, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Dixie Inn
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: January 23, 11:26 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Homer
Coordinates: 32.823, -92.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: January 23, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, Bryceland
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two lines of thunderstorms moving east 30 to 40 mph across northwest LA produced one inch hail a couple of miles north of Blanchard at 2130CST. Numerous trees were blown down in Alden Bridge and 2 miles north of Benton between 2140- 2205CST. 59 to 65 mph winds were measured in Dixie and Bossier City between 2218-2220CST. Plate glass windows were blown out of two Bossier City businesses around 2220CST. Thunderstorm winds rolled over a mobile home in Spring Ridge about 2245CST. Numerous trees were blown down 5 miles north of Dixie Inn, 5 miles southwest of Homer, and 2 miles south of Bryceland between 2315-2340CST.

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, January 1993

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: 10328726, 10328727, 10327773, 10327774, 10328728, 10327775, 10328729, 10327386, 10328661, 10328797.