Louisiana, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 28, 1994

May 28, 1994 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$56,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Allen

When
May 28, 1:54 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Allen County, Maurice
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
75 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
30.120, -92.150

A tornado touched down west of Maurice overturning a mobile home, and causing roof damage to other houses. The two occupants of the mobile escaped injury.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. James

When
May 28, 2:45 PM CST
Where
St. James County, Convent
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.026, -90.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beauregard

When
May 28, 3:30 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
Where
Beauregard County, Merryville to Deridder
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and hail in Beauregard Parish during the late afternoon and early evening. The most extensive damage occurred in DeRidder where several trees were toppled, and the roof of a high school was damaged by strong wind gusts.

Hail, St. John the Baptist

When
May 28, 3:50 PM CST
Where
St. John the Baptist County, Laplace
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.127, -90.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When
May 28, 5:11 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Metairie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana during the afternoon produced dime- to penny-size hail in a couple of locations, and strong wind gusts in the LaPlace area downed a few large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When
May 28, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Beauregard County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and hail in Beauregard Parish during the late afternoon and early evening. The most extensive damage occurred in DeRidder where several trees were toppled, and the roof of a high school was damaged by strong wind gusts.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10328256, 10326926, 10328624, 10326932, 10327998, 10328625.