Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 13, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 13, 1995
Start: 1995-03-13T12:02
End: 1995-03-13T17:06
Location: Louisiana

March 13, 1995 · 15 events in 12 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: March 13, 12:02 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, Lake Charles
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed.,

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: March 13, 12:40 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 several trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: March 13, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Jennings
Coordinates: 29.681, -90.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Panels stripped off tin roof of shed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: March 13, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Longville
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was damaged by a fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: March 13, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Dry Creek
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Natchitoches

When: March 13, 1:30 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Coordinates: 31.724, -93.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A traffic signal was blown down at Provencal. Numerous trees were downed between Natchitoches and Provencal. Also shingles were blown off several homes in Natchitoches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winn

When: March 13, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Winn County, Joyce
Coordinates: 31.944, -92.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roof blown off a shed along Highway 34 at Joyce.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rapides

When: March 13, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Rapides County, Plainview
Coordinates: 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Building damaged and tree limbs downed power lines.

Hail, Assumption

When: March 13, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Assumption County, Napoleonville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 29.901, -91.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime size hail reported by the public. Assumption High School athletic field was damaged. , Labadieville,13,1530CST,,,0,0,?,0,Hail (0.75) Dime size hail reported by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Landry

When: March 13, 3:38 PM CST
Where: St. Landry County, Big Cane
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catahoula

When: March 13, 4:07 PM CST
Where: Catahoula County, Wallace Ridge
Coordinates: 31.666, -91.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, West Feliciana

When: March 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where: West Feliciana County, St Francisville
Coordinates: 30.880, -91.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's Office reported Large tree limbs across highway 61.

Thunderstorm Wind, Concordia

When: March 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Concordia County, Shaw
Coordinates: 31.446, -91.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Concordia

When: March 13, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Concordia County, Monterey
Coordinates: 31.446, -91.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pointe Coupee

When: March 13, 5:06 PM CST
Where: Pointe Coupee County, Livonia
Coordinates: 30.709, -91.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed power lines.

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10328468, 10328469, 10328018, 10328698, 10328699, 10328156, 10327721, 10327354, 10328399, 10327169, 10328656, 10327615, 10328852, 10328853, 10327286.