Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 5, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 5, 1995
Start: 1995-03-05T00:15
End: 1995-03-05T05:25
Location: Louisiana

March 5, 1995 · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

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

Hail, Bienville

When: March 5, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Bienville County, Arcadia
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.347, -93.056 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bossier

When: March 5, 12:25 AM CST
Where: Bossier County, Sligo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: March 5, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Union County, Lillie
Coordinates: 32.832, -92.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds near Lillie.

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: March 5, 3:35 AM CST
Where: Vernon County, Pitkin
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beauregard

When: March 5, 3:39 AM CST
Where: Beauregard County, Sugartown
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.,

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: March 5, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Vernon County, Fullerton
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree downed power line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: March 5, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Grant County, Louisiana Southern Co to Dry Prong
Coordinates: 31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed a power line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When: March 5, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Acadia County, Crowley
Coordinates: 30.291, -92.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When: March 5, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Evangeline County, Mamou
Coordinates: 30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When: March 5, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Evangeline County, Ville Platte
Coordinates: 30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: March 5, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County, Moss Bluff
Coordinates: 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree blown down and limbs on power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: March 5, 4:55 AM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Bunkie
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: March 5, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Hamburg
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: March 5, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Avoyelles County, Moreauville
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs downed power lines.

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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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: 10324963, 10328644, 10326958, 10327260, 10328694, 10327261, 10328267, 10328240, 10327884, 10327885, 10328462, 10328551, 10328552, 10328553.