High Wind Warnings in Louisiana
22 high wind warnings 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 high wind warnings reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 22
- Busiest year
- 20234 high wind warnings
- Average year
- 2over 11 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 Parish12
- Washington Parish7
- Tangipahoa Parish7
- Saint John the Baptist Parish6
- Orleans Parish6
- Saint Tammany Parish6
- Saint Martin Parish5
- Saint James Parish5
- East Baton Rouge Parish5
- East Feliciana Parish5
- Iberville Parish5
- Pointe Coupee Parish5
- Saint Helena Parish5
- West Baton Rouge Parish5
- West Feliciana Parish5
- Lafayette Parish4
- Assumption Parish4
- Jefferson Parish4
- Livingston Parish4
- Plaquemines Parish4
- Allen Parish3
- Avoyelles Parish3
- Cameron Parish3
- Evangeline Parish3
- Rapides Parish3
- Saint Landry Parish3
- Ascension Parish3
- Beauregard Parish2
- Concordia Parish2
- East Carroll Parish2
- Vernon Parish2
- West Carroll Parish2
- Catahoula Parish1
- Franklin Parish1
- Madison Parish1
- Morehouse Parish1
- Richland Parish1
- Tensas Parish1
- Acadia Parish1
- Calcasieu Parish1
The latest high wind warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:27 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany | 4 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:08 PM CST | High Wind Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 13 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:28 PM CST | High Wind Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more | 30 hr |
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. Rebuilt daily.