Flood Watches in Louisiana
173 flood watches since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flood watches reaches back to 2005.
Flood Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 173
- Busiest year
- 202441 flood watches
- Average year
- 9over 20 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Saint Bernard Parish50
- Washington Parish50
- Saint John the Baptist Parish49
- Saint James Parish45
- East Baton Rouge Parish44
- East Feliciana Parish42
- Saint Helena Parish42
- West Baton Rouge Parish42
- Assumption Parish41
- Iberville Parish40
- West Feliciana Parish40
- Pointe Coupee Parish39
- Tangipahoa Parish39
- Beauregard Parish37
- Saint Tammany Parish36
- Allen Parish34
- Saint Landry Parish34
- Vernon Parish34
- Evangeline Parish33
- Lafayette Parish33
- Avoyelles Parish32
- Rapides Parish32
- Sabine Parish32
- Saint Martin Parish32
- De Soto Parish32
- Jackson Parish31
- Natchitoches Parish31
- Bossier Parish31
- Caddo Parish31
- Red River Parish31
- Caldwell Parish30
- Ouachita Parish30
- Orleans Parish30
- Grant Parish29
- LaSalle Parish29
- Winn Parish29
- Bienville Parish29
- Claiborne Parish29
- Webster Parish29
- Jefferson Parish28
24 more counties
- Plaquemines Parish28
- Lincoln Parish27
- Union Parish27
- Livingston Parish27
- Cameron Parish25
- Ascension Parish25
- Catahoula Parish23
- Concordia Parish23
- Franklin Parish23
- Madison Parish23
- Tensas Parish23
- Richland Parish22
- East Carroll Parish21
- Morehouse Parish21
- West Carroll Parish20
- Calcasieu Parish18
- Acadia Parish17
- Jefferson Davis Parish16
- Vermilion Parish15
- Iberia Parish13
- St. Mary Parish11
- Saint Charles Parish4
- Lafourche Parish3
- Terrebonne Parish3
The latest flood watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 11:33 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 11 more | 3 days |
| Jun 20, 3:29 AM CDT | Flood Watch | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:11 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 11 more | 12 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:10 AM CDT | Flood Watch | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:39 AM CDT | Flood Watch | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 5 days |
| Jun 14, 9:21 PM CDT | Flood Watch | SHV | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 11 more | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 9:07 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 4 days |
| May 26, 11:19 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 32 hr |
| May 25, 1:13 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint Tammany and 1 more | 30 hr |
| May 23, 9:04 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 58 hr |
| May 22, 1:04 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more | 3 days |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.