Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, December 18, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, December 18, 1995
Start: 1995-12-18T01:15
End: 1995-12-18T15:15
Location: Louisiana

December 18, 1995 · 23 events in 11 counties and zones

17 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $44,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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.

The radar

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Event by event

17 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, De Soto

When: December 18, 1:15 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Carmel
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: December 18, 1:30 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Grand Cane
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed across Highway 3015.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: December 18, 1:30 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Grand Cane
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Windows were blown out of a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: December 18, 1:30 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Grand Cane
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds blew down a dairy barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When: December 18, 1:35 AM CST
Where: Bienville County, Danville
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were knocked down.

Hail, De Soto

When: December 18, 1:35 AM CST
Where: De Soto County, Mansfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail the size of quarters were reported along Interstate 49.

Hail, Vernon

When: December 18, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Vernon County, Hornbeck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Vernon

When: December 18, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Vernon County, Anacoco
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: December 18, 6:25 AM CST
Where: Washington County, Bogalusa
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.853, -90.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Police department reported a roof blown off an airport building.

Tornado, Sabine

When: December 18, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Sabine County, Negreet
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's office in the parish reported to have seen the tornado crossing Toledo Bend Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: December 18, 9:23 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Jonesboro
Coordinates: 32.302, -92.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: December 18, 9:23 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Jonesboro
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 32.302, -92.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was blown off of the Townhouse Inn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: December 18, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Grant County, Pollock
Coordinates: 31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: December 18, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Franklin County, Lorelein
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Tornado, St. Tammany

When: December 18, 1:15 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County, Covington
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 30.600, -90.230

Four trees were downed across Bennett Bridge Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: December 18, 1:20 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County, Folsom
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 30.409, -89.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's Office reported a driver was killed when a tree fell on the truck he was driving.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: December 18, 1:35 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County, Mandeville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 30.409, -89.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph wind gust was recorded on the Causeway Bridge.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: December 18, 1:40 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County, Mandeville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.409, -89.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown across Louisiana State Highway 190.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany

When: December 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where: St. Tammany County, Mandeville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 30.409, -89.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house roof was damaged by a fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: December 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Lafourche County, Lockport
Coordinates: 29.500, -90.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fifteen utility poles were downed along Louisiana State Highway 1. A tin roof was blown off a house striking a business. Eight houses sustained damage to gutters or sheds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When: December 18, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Lafourche County, Raceland
Coordinates: 29.500, -90.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds tore off a house roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: December 18, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Metairie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: December 18, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Metairie
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A car was damaged when it was struck by a restaurant's cabana roof.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Tammany	1995-12-18				Direct

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.
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

Every storm in Louisiana in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1995 Warnings in Louisiana, December 1995

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: 10327833, 10327834, 10327835, 10327836, 10327770, 10327837, 10327327, 10327328, 10327385, 10327634, 10327981, 10328035, 10328282, 10327928, 10327420, 10327421, 10327422, 10327423, 10327424, 10328073, 10328074, 10328004, 10328005.