Louisiana, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 13, 1995

July 13, 1995 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
$12,000
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.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Calcasieu

When
July 13, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Lake Charles
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
July 13, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Lake Charles
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Vermilion

When
July 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Vermilion County, Abbeville
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
29.809, -92.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines blown down. One tree fell into a house, destroying the kitchen.

Hail, Rapides

When
July 13, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Rapides County, Glenmora
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Vernon

When
July 13, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Vernon County, Pitkin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down two miles east of the south end of Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When
July 13, 6:13 PM CST
Where
Vernon County, Leesville
Coordinates
31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees blown down two miles east of the south end of Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Hail, Rapides

When
July 13, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Rapides County, Forest Hill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
July 13, 7:38 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Colfax
Coordinates
31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
July 13, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Red River County, Coushatta
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs along with a few trees onto houses.

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.

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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: 10328480, 10328510, 10327187, 10327401, 10327319, 10327320, 10327402, 10328280, 10327486.