Louisiana, 1995Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, January 27, 1995
January 27, 1995 · 12 events in 8 counties and zones
7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 27, 6:45 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Winnsboro
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Shingles blown off a church in Winnsboro. Roof blown off a large barn near Winnsboro. Also the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office reported several tree limbs and a few trees blown down in the southern half of the parish.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, Bell City to Hayes
- Coordinates
- 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Beauregard
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Beauregard County, Longville
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.75 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A logger observed a tornado moving through a wooded area.
Hail, Allen
- When
- January 27, 10:10 AM CST
- Where
- Allen County, Reeves
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail reported by the public.
Hail, Ouachita
- When
- January 27, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, Swartz
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ping-pong ball- to golf ball-size hail in Swartz.
Hail, Ouachita
- When
- January 27, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ouachita County, Monroe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Marble- to dime-size hail five miles east of Monroe.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- January 27, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Burr Ferry
- Coordinates
- 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Vernon
- When
- January 27, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County to New Llano
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An automobile was damaged by baseball-size hail.
Hail, Vernon
- When
- January 27, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Leesville
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golf ball-sized hail was reported.
Hail, Morehouse
- When
- January 27, 4:21 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, Beekman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -91.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Marble- to dime-size hail two miles north of Beekman.
Tornado, Vernon
- When
- January 27, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Leesville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -93.270
Tornado touched down briefly.
Hail, Rapides
- When
- January 27, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, Gardner
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
C.D. director reported dime-size hail. Marble-size hail reported near Sieper.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 10327921, 10328461, 10328693, 10328321, 10327154, 10327155, 10327256, 10327257, 10327258, 10328138, 10327259, 10327344.