Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- January 18, 8:13 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Greenwood
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds downed a large tree that knocked out three power lines in Greenwood.
Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, January 18, 1995
13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $350,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Caddo
- When
- January 18, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Blanchard
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Marble- to golf ball-size hail at the Walter Jacobs Nature Park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- January 18, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Greenwood
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds snapped off large trees at the Louisiana Tourist Center on Interstate 20.
Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo
- When
- January 18, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Blanchard
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees downed by high winds three miles south of Blanchard.
Hail, Vernon
- When
- January 18, 9:50 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)
Dime-size hail reported by utility company.
Hail, Vernon
- When
- January 18, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Leesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Quarter-size hail reported by police department.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard
- When
- January 18, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beauregard County, Longville
- Coordinates
- 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard
- When
- January 18, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beauregard County, Sugartown
- Coordinates
- 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- January 18, 1:12 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, Lake Charles
- Coordinates
- 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A National Weather Service employee reported trees downed at an apartment complex.
Hail, Cameron
- When
- January 18, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cameron County, Holly Beach
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.847, -93.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nickel-sized hail reported by sheriff's office.
Tornado, Rapides
- When
- January 18, 1:55 PM CST to 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, Woodworth to to Alexandria
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -92.500
A tornado shifted a building causing a gas leak two miles northeast of Woodworth. A woman was injured, her house and four mobile homes were damaged in Lamourie. Several sheds were damaged at a Louisiana State University research facility at Alexandria.
Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches
- When
- January 18, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Natchitoches County, Chopin
- Coordinates
- 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds overturned an tractor-semitrailer on Interstate 49 near exit 113 in the north-bound lane. The truck was loaded with liquid hydrogen, however the truck did not develop any leaks and the driver was not injured.
Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline
- When
- January 18, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Evangeline County
- Coordinates
- 30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three sheds were destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula
- When
- January 18, 2:26 PM CST
- Where
- Catahoula County, Larto
- Coordinates
- 31.666, -91.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles
- When
- January 18, 2:33 PM CST
- Where
- Avoyelles County, Marksville
- Coordinates
- 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines downed by large tree limbs.
Tornado, West Baton Rouge
- When
- January 18, 2:48 PM CST
- Where
- West Baton Rouge County, Brusly to to Port Allen
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -91.230
One person was injured when a house was destroyed. Six other homes were damaged. Two tractor-semitrailers were overturned and power lines downed. Tornado length and width estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, East Feliciana
- When
- January 18, 3:14 PM CST
- Where
- East Feliciana County, Ethyl
- Coordinates
- 30.845, -91.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge
- When
- January 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
- Coordinates
- 30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Limbs were downed 2 S Ryan Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge
- When
- January 18, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
- Coordinates
- 30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Limbs were downed 2 S Ryan Airport.
Tornado, Terrebonne
- When
- January 18, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Terrebonne County, Houma
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 29.600, -90.720
Roof and siding damaged at Ellender High School, 25 cars damaged by debris.
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
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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: 10327811, 10327873, 10328284, 10328285, 10327254, 10327255, 10328691, 10328692, 10328425, 10328593, 10327343, 10328154, 10327883, 10328652, 10328550, 10327528, 10327877, 10327842, 10327843, 10327712.