Louisiana, 1999Flash Flood and Hail in Louisiana, May 5, 1999
May 5, 1999 · NWS JAN · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Richland
- When
- May 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 7 mi S of Rayville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -91.750
Golfball size hail caused minor damage to several homes and automobiles.
Thunderstorm Wind, East Carroll
- When
- May 5, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- East Carroll County, Lake Providence
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.800, -91.180
Trees and power lines were blown down across Highway 65.
Hail, Richland
- When
- May 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County, 10 mi SW of Alto
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.270, -91.980
Golfball size hail caused minor damage to a few homes and automobiles.
Flash Flood, East Carroll
- When
- May 5, 7:50 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- East Carroll County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.733, -91.235 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads and a few homes were flooded.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, May 5, 19993 deaths · 17 injured · $1.3 million · F4 · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, May 5 to 9, 19996 injured · $4.1 million · 1 in hail · 61 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, May 5, 19991 injured · $1.8 million · 2.75 in hail · 33 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 5, 1999$100,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, May 5, 1999$500,000 · F1 · 37 events
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 5 to 6, 1999$310,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, May 5, 19993 injured · $235,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Tornado in Indiana, May 5, 1999$15,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 5 to 6, 1999$287,000 · F0 · 35 events
- Tornado in Illinois, May 5, 19994 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 5, 1999$55,000 · 53 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 5, 1999$60,000 · 1 event
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: 5699773, 5699772, 5699774, 5699775.