Louisiana, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 29, 1994

May 29, 1994 · 28 events in 17 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
28

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 29, 12:48 PM CST
Where
Red River County, Coushatta
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
May 29, 1:02 PM CST
Where
Red River County, Coushatta
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When
May 29, 1:17 PM CST
Where
Bienville County, Castor
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When
May 29, 1:27 PM CST
Where
Sabine County, Noble
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When
May 29, 1:28 PM CST
Where
Bienville County, Danville
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
May 29, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County, Marthaville
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When
May 29, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Sabine County, Mount Carmel
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
May 29, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County, Goldonna
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sabine

When
May 29, 1:44 PM CST
Where
Sabine County, Toro
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When
May 29, 1:44 PM CST
Where
Sabine County, Florien
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When
May 29, 2:02 PM CST
Where
Winn County, Dodson
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When
May 29, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Hodge
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.302, -92.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
May 29, 2:12 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, Ouachita

When
May 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County, Luna
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When
May 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Rapides County, Alexandria
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When
May 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where
St. Tammany County, Mandeville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
30.409, -89.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When
May 29, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Winn County, Joyce
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When
May 29, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Rapides County, Zimmerman
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
May 29, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County, Vixen
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.092, -92.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When
May 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County, Bosco
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
May 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Williana
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Avoyelles

When
May 29, 2:45 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Avoyelles County, Bunknownie
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
30.950, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When
May 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Evangeline County, Beaver
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When
May 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Beauregard County, Deridder
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 29, 3:07 PM CST
Where
Allen County, Mittie
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When
May 29, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Avoyelles County, Mansura
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
May 29, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Moss Bluff
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cameron

When
May 29, 4:02 PM CST
Where
Cameron County, Hackberry
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
29.847, -93.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across much of north and west Louisiana producing damaging straight line winds near or in excess of 60 mph. From newspaper accounts, the most significant damage occurred in the Bunknownie community where a tornado touched down damaging several buildings, toppling trees and snapping power poles. A couple of house roofs were also damaged by the fallen trees. The area just to the southeast of Coushatta also appeared to hard hit with numerous tree branches and trees downed by wind gusts, which blocked several rural roadways. In DeRidder, the wind gust broke a few window panes in the high school. In the remainder of the affected area most damage was confined to scattered reports of large tree limbs and a few trees downed by wind gusts.

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.
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.

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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: 10327477, 10327478, 10327764, 10327572, 10327765, 10328111, 10327573, 10328112, 10327574, 10327616, 10327677, 10327967, 10327968, 10327140, 10327301, 10327311, 10327678, 10327302, 10328525, 10327141, 10327936, 10328448, 10327882, 10328626, 10328257, 10328449, 10328410, 10328590.