Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 2, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 2, 1993
Start: 1993-05-02T05:30
End: 1993-05-02T08:09
Location: Louisiana

May 2, 1993 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When: May 2, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Cameron County, Johnsons Bayou
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.847, -93.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: May 2, 5:36 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, Vinton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms moving east at 35 mph blew down several large trees and damaged the roofs of several homes in Johnsons Bayou and Vinton between 0530-0536 CST.

Hail, Caddo

When: May 2, 6:25 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, Blanchard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bossier

When: May 2, 6:50 AM CST
Where: Bossier County, Benton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered thunderstorms produced dime to nickle-size hail in Blanchard and four miles northeast of Benton between 0625-0650 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: May 2, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County to Jennings
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms moving east at 35 mph produced 60 mph gusts in Jennings according to a storm spotter. Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Webster

When: May 2, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Webster County, Couchwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm produced penny-size hail in Couchwood.

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When: May 2, 8:09 AM CST
Where: Acadia County, Iota
Coordinates: 30.291, -92.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms moving east about 35 mph blew down several trees and power lines in Iota.

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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, May 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: 10328587, 10328370, 10328820, 10328260, 10328010, 10327439, 10327831.