Louisiana Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Louisiana has logged 25,283 severe-weather events — about 816 a year — with 1,094 direct deaths, 1,192 injuries and $95.2B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind8,60227 d$873.6M
Hail4,179—$122.5M
Flash Flood2,74728 d$4.3B
Tornado1,53044 d$920.7M
Drought1,385—$200K
Excessive Heat1,29419 d$90K
Heat1,19749 d$20K
Tropical Storm5314 d$1.2B
Winter Weather458—$156K
Lightning43731 d$40.7M
Flood40410 d$6.4B
Hurricane (Typhoon)335832 d$44.6B
Storm Surge/Tide2964 d$36.5B
Astronomical Low Tide267——
Winter Storm2471 d$1.2M
Ice Storm1996 d$157.3M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (500)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (F3)April 23, 2000
Bossier · 1 injured · $2.3M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 16, 2019
Beauregard · $2.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 3, 1999
Claiborne · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F4)April 3, 1999
Caddo · 12 injured · $1.3M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 13, 2022
Union · 14 injured · $1.2M damage
Tornado (F3)September 24, 2005
Tensas · 2 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)April 23, 2000
Natchitoches · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 12, 2020
Ouachita · $750K damage
Tornado (EF4)November 29, 2010
Winn · $750K damage
Tornado (F3)April 23, 2000
Red River · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)April 23, 2000
De Soto · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)April 3, 1999
De Soto · 1 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)January 21, 1999
Tensas · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)November 29, 2022
Caldwell · 1 injured · $450K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 26, 2011
St. Tammany · 4 injured · $400K damage
Tornado (EF3)February 7, 2017
Orleans · 33 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)February 7, 2017
Livingston · 3 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)February 23, 2016
Assumption ·
Tornado (EF3)January 20, 2010
Caddo ·
Dense FogJanuary 14, 1999
St. Charles · 47 injured ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.