Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 21, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 21, 1994
Start: 1994-10-21T07:40
End: 1994-10-21T23:50
Location: Louisiana

October 21, 1994 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Caddo

When: October 21, 7:40 AM CST
Where: Caddo County, Dixie
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bossier

When: October 21, 7:40 AM CST
Where: Bossier County, Benton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms, a few severe, moved across north Louisiana producing several reports of damaging winds and hail. Wind gusts to 55 mph were reported near Transylvania and wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were estimated at Newlight. The wind damage reported was confined to downed trees and power lines. In Marksville, a farm implement store was destroyed by fire, with fire inspectors suspecting a lightning strike as the probable cause. The damage from the fire was estimated at $1 million.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When: October 21, 11:05 PM CST
Where: La Salle County, Jena
Coordinates: 31.677, -92.160 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: October 21, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Hornbeck
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: October 21, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Pitkin
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (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, October 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: 10327805, 10328639, 10328033, 10327196, 10327197.