Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Louisiana
674 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 674
- Busiest year
- 202342 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 22over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bossier Parish243
- Caddo Parish243
- Claiborne Parish243
- Webster Parish238
- Bienville Parish237
- Red River Parish233
- De Soto Parish232
- Lincoln Parish221
- Union Parish221
- Jackson Parish217
- Ouachita Parish214
- East Carroll Parish211
- West Carroll Parish211
- Natchitoches Parish209
- Sabine Parish209
- Madison Parish207
- Winn Parish205
- Caldwell Parish201
- Morehouse Parish200
- Richland Parish200
- Franklin Parish197
- Tensas Parish197
- Grant Parish180
- LaSalle Parish179
- Concordia Parish177
- Catahoula Parish169
- Vernon Parish157
- Beauregard Parish156
- Allen Parish147
- Rapides Parish147
- Evangeline Parish141
- Avoyelles Parish138
- Saint Landry Parish133
- Calcasieu Parish132
- Jefferson Davis Parish127
- East Feliciana Parish125
- Saint Helena Parish125
- East Baton Rouge Parish123
- West Feliciana Parish123
- Acadia Parish121
24 more counties
- Pointe Coupee Parish119
- West Baton Rouge Parish117
- Cameron Parish116
- Tangipahoa Parish116
- Washington Parish114
- Livingston Parish113
- Lafayette Parish109
- Saint Tammany Parish107
- Vermilion Parish102
- Ascension Parish100
- Iberville Parish99
- Saint Martin Parish98
- Saint James Parish88
- Assumption Parish87
- Saint John the Baptist Parish85
- Iberia Parish81
- St. Mary Parish80
- Orleans Parish72
- Saint Charles Parish70
- Lafourche Parish66
- Saint Bernard Parish62
- Jefferson Parish58
- Terrebonne Parish54
- Plaquemines Parish47
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | East Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Richland and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Union, Webster | 7 hr |
| May 23, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Acadia, Avoyelles, Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Franklin and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Jackson, Lincoln and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant and 7 more | 7 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.