Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 12, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 12, 1994
Start: 1994-04-12T00:00
End: 1994-04-12T01:50
Location: Louisiana

April 12, 1994 · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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: $62,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: April 12, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Union County, Randolph
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.832, -92.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: April 12, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Monroe
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 12, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Chatham
Coordinates: 32.302, -92.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: April 12, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Chatham
Coordinates: 32.302, -92.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When: April 12, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Ouachita County, Bosco
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Natchitoches

When: April 12, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, Bermuda
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: April 12, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Longville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When: April 12, 12:54 AM CST
Where: Morehouse County, Bastrop
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.820, -91.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: April 12, 1:10 AM CST
Where: Richland County, Archibald
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.418, -91.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: April 12, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Bakers
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: April 12, 1:40 AM CST
Where: Madison County, Tendal
Coordinates: 32.364, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When: April 12, 1:50 AM CST
Where: West Carroll County, Epps
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 32.789, -91.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorms intensified during the early morning hours over north Louisiana and produced damaging wind gusts in several locations along with hail near one inch diamater. A wind gusts to 63 mph was recorded at a truck stop near Epps. The most significant damage occurred in West Carrol Parish where thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a house roof, a farm building and downed numerous trees. From newspaper accounts and spotter reports, the remainder of the wind damage was confined primarily to downed trees and power lines.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, April 1994

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: 10326943, 10327135, 10327963, 10358432, 10327136, 10328105, 10328619, 10328128, 10327535, 10327913, 10328096, 10327591.