Louisiana, 1995

Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, May 8, 1995

May 8, 1995 · 21 events in 13 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When
May 8, 3:30 AM CST
Where
De Soto County, Keatchie
Coordinates
32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines blown down on Highway 5.

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When
May 8, 3:35 AM CST
Where
De Soto County, Logansport
Coordinates
32.056, -93.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew several trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When
May 8, 3:35 AM CST
Where
Caddo County, Gilliam
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew a tree onto a mobile home trapping a women inside. Fortunately she only suffered minor injuries. An informal survey by the Warning Coordination Meteorologist stationed at Shreveport determined the high wind event in Gilliam was microburst related and produced a path of damage 1.8-miles wide by 3.4-miles long resulting in numerous trees and power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bossier

When
May 8, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Bossier County, Bossier City
Coordinates
32.679, -93.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds downed numerous trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
May 8, 3:57 AM CST
Where
Webster County, Cotton Valley
Coordinates
32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines downed by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
May 8, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Vinton
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
May 8, 8:35 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Sulphur
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When
May 8, 8:45 AM CST to 9:15 AM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, Lake Charles
Coordinates
30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff and city officials reported trees blown down in Vinton, Sulphur, and Lake Charles. Winds were estimated near 70 mph on the Ellender Bridge.

Hail, Allen

When
May 8, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Allen County, Oberlin
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down north of Kinder.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 8, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Allen County, Kinder
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down north of Kinder.

Thunderstorm Wind, Evangeline

When
May 8, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Evangeline County, Reddell
Coordinates
30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriffs offices reported several trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 8, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Allen County, Oberlin
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When
May 8, 10:22 AM CST
Where
Allen County, Evangeline Parish to St. Landry
Coordinates
30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriffs office reported several trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Acadia

When
May 8, 11:24 AM CST
Where
Acadia County, Crowley
Coordinates
30.291, -92.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A telephone pole was blown down onto three cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When
May 8, 1:45 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County, Baton Rouge
Coordinates
30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Siding was ripped off the side of an apartment building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When
May 8, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Livingston County, Walker
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
30.440, -90.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several mobile homes were damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts. Numerous trees were downed by wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When
May 8, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Lafourche County, Raceland
Coordinates
29.500, -90.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When
May 8, 9:25 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where
Orleans County, New Orleans
Property damage
$750,000
Coordinates
30.069, -89.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Twenty light aircraft were damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts at Lakefront Airport. Wind damage to trees and roofs was reported throughout the New Orleans area from the Uptown and Garden District neighborhoods through the lakefront area and into east New Orleans. Several houses and businesses were heavily damaged by wind gusts in the Garden District. Property damage estimated.

Tornado, St. Bernard

When
May 8, 9:30 PM CST
Where
St. Bernard County, Arabi
Rating
F2
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
29.950, -90.000

A strong tornado touched down briefly overturning eight railroad tank cars and heavily damaging several commercial buildings. Property damage was estimated. Tornado path width and length estimated. St Tammany Parish

Thunderstorm Wind, Orleans

When
May 8, 9:33 PM CST
Where
Orleans County, Lakefront Airport (Ne
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
30.069, -89.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, St. Bernard

When
May 8, 10:33 PM CST
Where
St. Bernard County, Slidell
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$1.5 million
Coordinates
30.270, -89.780

A tornado touched down in the Eden Isles subdivision on the south side of Slidell. Approximately 25 houses were damaged, mainly to the roofs. Newspaper account indicated damage would be around $1.5 million. A National Weather Service employee surveyed the tornado damaged area.

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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: 10327824, 10327825, 10328291, 10328717, 10327515, 10328476, 10328477, 10328478, 10328332, 10328333, 10327894, 10328334, 10328335, 10328246, 10327847, 10328352, 10328070, 10328185, 10327685, 10328186, 10327686.