Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Louisiana, 1986
19 tornado warnings in 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 19
- Busiest month
- April8 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- March 12, 19863 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 18 min |
| Mar 12, 1:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Grant, Rapides | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 3:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 2:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Ouachita | 60 min |
| Apr 4, 7:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 60 min |
| Apr 11, 11:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Ouachita, Richland | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 11:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 12:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Madison, Tensas | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 2:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Winn | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 6:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Webster | 60 min |
| May 18, 10:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, Livingston | 59 min |
| May 18, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 70 min |
| Jun 27, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Claiborne, Webster | 70 min |
| Nov 4, 8:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 56 min |
| Nov 7, 7:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Ouachita | 60 min |
| Nov 20, 5:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 54 min |
| Nov 20, 5:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana | 54 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bossier Parish4
- Ouachita Parish3
- Jackson Parish2
- Caddo Parish2
- Franklin Parish2
- Madison Parish2
- Tensas Parish2
- Webster Parish2
- Vernon Parish1
- Grant Parish1
- Rapides Parish1
- Saint Tammany Parish1
- Washington Parish1
- Richland Parish1
- Winn Parish1
- Ascension Parish1
- Livingston Parish1
- Claiborne Parish1
- Cameron Parish1
- Vermilion Parish1
- East Baton Rouge Parish1
- East Feliciana Parish1
- Saint Helena Parish1
- Pointe Coupee Parish1
- West Feliciana Parish1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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.