Name: Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, November 27, 1994
Start: 1994-11-27T12:05
End: 1994-11-27T16:45
Location: Louisiana

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $17,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: November 27, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Dixie
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.853, -90.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When: November 27, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Bossier County, Plain;dealing
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: November 27, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Spring Hill
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Webster

When: November 27, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Sibley
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: November 27, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Bienville County, Gibsland
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: November 27, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Hurricane
Coordinates: 32.823, -92.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: November 27, 3:42 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Mt. Zion
Coordinates: 32.602, -92.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: November 27, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Anacoco
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms, a few reaching severe levels, moved across north and west Louisiana during the morning. Wind gusts estimated between 55 and 65 mph were reported in several locations with property damage generally confined to downed trees. The most significant damage occurred in Vernon Parish when a tornado touched down destroying a mobile home. Fortunately, the mobile home was unoccupied and no injuries occurred. MAINE

Tornado, Vernon

When: November 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Burr Ferry
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 31.070, -93.500

Thunderstorms, a few reaching severe levels, moved across north and west Louisiana during the morning. Wind gusts estimated between 55 and 65 mph were reported in several locations with property damage generally confined to downed trees. The most significant damage occurred in Vernon Parish when a tornado touched down destroying a mobile home. Fortunately, the mobile home was unoccupied and no injuries occurred. MAINE

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Louisiana in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1994 Warnings in Louisiana, November 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: 10327374, 10328642, 10327510, 10327511, 10324961, 10328755, 10328204, 10327249, 10327250.