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Tornado Warnings in Louisiana, 1988
29 tornado warnings in 1988. 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 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 29
- Busiest month
- November12 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- November 19, 19886 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 7:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 25 min |
| Mar 29, 5:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Avoyelles | 60 min |
| Apr 1, 4:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 57 min |
| Apr 1, 5:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caddo | 70 min |
| Apr 1, 5:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier | 70 min |
| Apr 1, 6:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 57 min |
| May 21, 8:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Lafayette | 53 min |
| May 21, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 50 min |
| May 21, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 44 min |
| May 24, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 65 min |
| Sep 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines | 45 min |
| Sep 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Bernard | 45 min |
| Oct 26, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 52 min |
| Nov 3, 2:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 36 min |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | East Carroll | 60 min |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Madison | 45 min |
| Nov 19, 2:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Caddo | 59 min |
| Nov 19, 2:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier | 59 min |
| Nov 19, 3:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Webster | 57 min |
| Nov 19, 3:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Claiborne | 57 min |
| Nov 19, 3:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bienville, Natchitoches, Red River | 62 min |
| Nov 19, 4:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Jackson, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Nov 19, 7:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Madison | 28 min |
| Nov 26, 6:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | De Soto | 68 min |
| Nov 26, 6:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bossier, Caddo | 68 min |
| Dec 22, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 26 min |
| Dec 22, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 48 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bossier Parish5
- Caddo Parish5
- Vernon Parish2
- Saint Tammany Parish2
- Jefferson Parish2
- Orleans Parish2
- Calcasieu Parish2
- Madison Parish2
- Avoyelles Parish1
- Lafayette Parish1
- Tangipahoa Parish1
- Washington Parish1
- Plaquemines Parish1
- Saint Bernard Parish1
- Cameron Parish1
- East Carroll Parish1
- Webster Parish1
- Claiborne Parish1
- Bienville Parish1
- Natchitoches Parish1
- Red River Parish1
- Jackson Parish1
- Lincoln Parish1
- De Soto Parish1
- Rapides Parish1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.