Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 9, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 9, 1993
Start: 1993-10-09T02:30
End: 1993-10-09T04:53
Location: Louisiana

October 9, 1993 · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: October 9, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Homer
Coordinates: 32.823, -92.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: October 9, 3:05 AM CST
Where: Webster County, Cotton Valley
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: October 9, 3:08 AM CST
Where: Webster County, Dixie Inn
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: October 9, 3:43 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, Keithville
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caddo

When: October 9, 3:44 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, Dixie
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: October 9, 3:44 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, Dixie
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: October 9, 3:45 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Logansport
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: October 9, 3:49 AM CST
Where: Bossier County, Elm Grove
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: October 9, 3:49 AM CST
Where: Bossier County, Taylortown
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: October 9, 4:20 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Logansport
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: October 9, 4:39 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Grand Cane
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: October 9, 4:39 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Stonewall
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: October 9, 4:53 AM CST
Where: Red River County, East Point
Coordinates: 32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered thunderstorms moving east-southeast about 20 mph blew down numerous trees and power lines two miles south of Homer, in Logansport, five miles south of Cotton Valley, two miles east of Keithville, in Elm Grove, Taylortown, Grand Cane, three miles south of Stonewall, and in East Point. A few signs were blown down in Dixie Inn and East Point. In addition, a barn was partially destroyed two miles east of Keithville and a roof was blown off of a school in Grand Cane. Large hail was reported in Dixie, Taylortown, and Grand Cane.

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10328670, 10327441, 10327442, 10328826, 10328827, 10328828, 10328874, 10328264, 10328265, 10328875, 10328876, 10328877, 10327417.