Louisiana, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 3, 1995

July 3, 1995 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:15 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When
July 3, 12:18 PM CST
Where
Rapides County, Alexandria
Coordinates
31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree blown down on the south side of Esler Airport.

Hail, Bienville

When
July 3, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Bienville County, Monroe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ouachita

When
July 3, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Ouachita County, Monroe
Coordinates
32.478, -92.155 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds produced wind gusts to 47 mph damaging tree limbs which caused power outages.

Hail, Bienville

When
July 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Bienville County, Lake Bistineau
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
July 3, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Bossier County, Bossier
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Shingles were blown off a house and blew trees onto cars in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
July 3, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Webster County, Minden
Coordinates
32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines along with several tree limbs two inches in diameter.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10327397, 10324968, 10327217, 10327768, 10328721, 10327519.