Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 26, 1994
Start: 1994-01-26T20:30
End: 1994-01-26T23:50
Location: Louisiana

January 26, 1994 · 18 events in 14 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $7,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

Hail, De Soto

When: January 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where: De Soto County, Mansfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: January 26, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Four Forks
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bossier

When: January 26, 9:02 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Elm Grove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Hail, Red River

When: January 26, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Red River County, Markham
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: January 26, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, Jamestown
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Natchitoches

When: January 26, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, Powhatten
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: January 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Heflin
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bienville

When: January 26, 9:34 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, Bryceland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: January 26, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Jonesboro
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.302, -92.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When: January 26, 10:17 PM CST
Where: Winn County, Dodson
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: January 26, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Clay
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.602, -92.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caldwell

When: January 26, 10:47 PM CST
Where: Caldwell County, Vixen
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.092, -92.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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Hail, St. Landry

When: January 26, 11:20 PM CST
Where: St. Landry County, St. Martinville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: January 26, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Griffin
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Franklin

When: January 26, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Swampers
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: January 26, 11:40 PM CST
Where: St. Landry County, Breaux Bridge
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: January 26, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Richland County, Oak Ridge
Coordinates: 32.418, -91.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: January 26, 11:50 PM CST
Where: St. Landry County, Opelousas
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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, January 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: 10328881, 10328835, 10328570, 10327464, 10328812, 10328104, 10327446, 10327758, 10327962, 10327672, 10328193, 10328523, 10327158, 10327909, 10327910, 10327159, 10327494, 10327160.