Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 27, 1994

Severe thundertorms producing scattered reports of damaging winds and large hail moved across north Louisiana during the evening of January 26th and early morning of January 27th. Reports from emergency management officials and newspaper accounts indicate most of the damage consisted of downed trees and tree limbs, and reports of hail up to the size of golf balls. A barn near Quincy was damaged from the wind gusts. Unofficial wind observations included: 62 mph gusts at Dodson, and 62 mph gusts at Vixen. The weather system responsible for the severe thunderstorms continued south and east across Louisiana producing severe weather and flooding in other portions of Lousiana on the 26th and 27th. These conditions are detailed below.

Severe thundertorms producing scattered reports of damaging winds and large hail moved across north Louisiana during the evening of January 26th and early morning of January 27th. Reports from emergency management officials and newspaper accounts indicate most of the damage consisted of downed trees and tree limbs, and reports of hail up to the size of golf balls. A barn near Quincy was damaged from the wind gusts. Unofficial wind observations included: 62 mph gusts at Dodson, and 62 mph gusts at Vixen. The weather system responsible for the severe thunderstorms continued south and east across Louisiana producing severe weather and flooding in other portions of Lousiana on the 26th and 27th. These conditions are detailed below.

A few severe thunderstorms developed over south Louisiana producing large hail. Damage from wind gusts was confined to a downed tree limbs and a few downed trees.

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts at a few locations in central and south Louisiana. The damage was primarily confined to downed tree limbs or small trees. A farm building was damaged by fallen trees near Coolerpoint. An automated wind gage recorded a wind gust to 64 mph on Lake Pontchartrain south of Mandeville.