Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 7, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 7, 1994
Start: 1994-05-07T13:55
End: 1994-05-07T21:10
Location: Louisiana

May 7, 1994 · 29 events in 16 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 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: $118,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: May 7, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Trees
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caddo

When: May 7, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Oil City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bossier

When: May 7, 2:08 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Alden Bridge
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bossier

When: May 7, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Rocky Mount
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: May 7, 2:18 PM CST
Where: Webster County to Sarepta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caddo

When: May 7, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Blanchard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: May 7, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Couchwood
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Caddo

When: May 7, 3:16 PM CST
Where: Caddo County, Shreveport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: May 7, 3:28 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, McDade
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: May 7, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Noles Landing
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: May 7, 3:38 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Blackburn
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.823, -92.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bienville

When: May 7, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, Ringgold
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: May 7, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Red River County, East Point
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Red River

When: May 7, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Red River County, Coushatta
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: May 7, 4:57 PM CST
Where: Red River County, Coushatta
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Natchitoches

When: May 7, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, Natchitoches
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When: May 7, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, Natchitoches
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When: May 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County, Natchitoches
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When: May 7, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Winn County, Atlanta
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When: May 7, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Winn County, Calvin
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: May 7, 6:22 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Colfax
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When: May 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Rapides County, Alexandria
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: May 7, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County, Enterprise
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.666, -91.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: May 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Bordelonville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: May 7, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Pointe Coupee to Morganza
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, West Feliciana

When: May 7, 7:52 PM CST
Where: West Feliciana County, St. Francisville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.880, -91.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: May 7, 8:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County, North Portion
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, East Feliciana

When: May 7, 8:30 PM CST
Where: East Feliciana County, Clinton
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.845, -91.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: May 7, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Livingston County, Watson
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.440, -90.728 (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, May 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: 10328846, 10328847, 10328577, 10328578, 10327453, 10328848, 10327454, 10328849, 10328579, 10327455, 10328747, 10327761, 10327470, 10327471, 10327472, 10328107, 10328108, 10328109, 10327675, 10327676, 10327935, 10327299, 10328648, 10328446, 10328447, 10327609, 10327839, 10327874, 10328219.