Louisiana, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 28, 1995

July 28, 1995 · 35 events in 30 counties and zones

34 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$77,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
35

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

34 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse

When
July 28, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County, Oak Ridge
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.820, -91.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll

When
July 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where
West Carroll County, Oak Grove
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
32.789, -91.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena

When
July 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where
St. Helena County, Greensburg
Coordinates
30.822, -90.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down along with power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Helena

When
July 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where
St. Helena County, Liverpool
Coordinates
30.822, -90.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down along with power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When
July 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Livingston County, Livingston
Coordinates
30.440, -90.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When
July 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County, Monroe
Coordinates
32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Monroe.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
July 28, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Richland County, Delhi
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
32.418, -91.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 28, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Crowville
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
July 28, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County, Columbia
Coordinates
32.092, -92.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-inch diameter tree limbs blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caldwell

When
July 28, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Caldwell County, Columbia
Coordinates
32.092, -92.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When
July 28, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Catahoula County, Jonesville
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
31.666, -91.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Salle

When
July 28, 9:35 PM CST
Where
La Salle County, Jena
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.677, -92.160 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When
July 28, 9:45 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
Coordinates
30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees reported blown down along with power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When
July 28, 9:45 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County, Pride
Coordinates
30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees reported blown down along with power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When
July 28, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Pointe Coupee County, Morganza
Coordinates
30.709, -91.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When
July 28, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Pointe Coupee County, New Roads
Coordinates
30.709, -91.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When
July 28, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Winn County, Winnfield
Coordinates
31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Winnfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When
July 28, 9:58 PM CST
Where
Avoyelles County, Marksville
Coordinates
31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
July 28, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Montgomery
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ascension

When
July 28, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Ascension County, Burnside
Coordinates
30.204, -90.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
July 28, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County, Natchitoches
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down causing over 20,000 customers to lose power. The power remained out in some locations until the evening of the following day.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When
July 28, 10:22 PM CST
Where
St. Landry County, Opelousas
Coordinates
30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
July 28, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Allen County, Oakdale
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When
July 28, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Natchitoches County, Natchitoches
Coordinates
31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When
July 28, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Red River County, Coushatta
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
32.093, -93.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When
July 28, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Vernon County, Leesville
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When
July 28, 10:55 PM CST
Where
Evangeline County, Ville Platte
Coordinates
30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sabine

When
July 28, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Sabine County, Florien
Coordinates
31.564, -93.555 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Florien.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When
July 28, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Beauregard County, Deridder
Coordinates
30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When
July 28, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Acadia County, Crowley
Coordinates
30.291, -92.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
July 28, 11:32 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Westlake
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When
July 28, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis County, Hathaway
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When
July 28, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Lafayette County, Lafayette
Coordinates
30.207, -92.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 28, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Ruston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.602, -92.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bienville

When
July 28, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Bienville County, Mt. Lebanon
Coordinates
32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down across Louisiana Highway 154.

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.

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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: 10328142, 10327604, 10326923, 10326924, 10328354, 10327218, 10327547, 10327926, 10328536, 10328537, 10328660, 10328043, 10327849, 10327917, 10327289, 10327290, 10327725, 10328561, 10328281, 10328395, 10328163, 10327179, 10328339, 10328164, 10327487, 10327321, 10327899, 10327631, 10328794, 10328247, 10328511, 10328024, 10328056, 10328214, 10327769.