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Tornado Warnings in Louisiana, 2002

112 tornado warnings in 2002. 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 2002. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
112
Busiest month
October50 tornado warnings
Busiest day
October 3, 200225 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 1:58 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides47 min
Mar 30, 8:52 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto, Sabine53 min
Mar 30, 10:11 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVSabine34 min
Mar 30, 10:23 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches52 min
Mar 31, 10:51 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXLafourche24 min
Mar 31, 10:51 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne8 days
Apr 7, 11:43 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo32 min
Apr 8, 12:22 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVWebster23 min
Apr 8, 12:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa55 min
Apr 8, 1:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist38 min
Apr 8, 1:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa26 min
Apr 8, 1:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXWashington43 min
Apr 8, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche95 min
Apr 8, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne110 min
Apr 8, 3:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche23 min
Apr 8, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines49 min
Apr 8, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines2 hr
Apr 8, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines90 days
May 17, 3:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa12 min
Jul 7, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXWashington30 days
Jul 7, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa22 min
Aug 6, 5:30 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany30 min
Aug 22, 12:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles15 days
Sep 19, 11:38 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard67 min
Sep 24, 8:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche28 hr
Sep 25, 4:36 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines20 hr
Sep 25, 11:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche109 min
Sep 25, 11:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche34 min
Sep 26, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne40 min
Sep 26, 12:20 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche40 min
Sep 26, 1:06 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche24 min
Sep 26, 1:06 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne24 min
Sep 26, 1:35 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne7 days
Sep 26, 2:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne39 min
Oct 2, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne13 hr
Oct 3, 1:02 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson28 min
Oct 3, 4:06 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Saint Charles7 hr
Oct 3, 4:29 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Saint Charles7 hr
Oct 3, 4:29 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles8 hr
Oct 3, 8:20 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington4 hr
Oct 3, 9:50 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXAssumption3 hr
Oct 3, 10:46 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXLivingston, Tangipahoa29 min
Oct 3, 10:56 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany34 min
Oct 3, 10:56 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington6 days
Oct 3, 10:58 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHLafayette32 min
Oct 3, 11:09 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana22 days
Oct 3, 11:09 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena22 days
Oct 3, 11:17 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia28 min
Oct 3, 11:32 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHLafayette28 min
Oct 3, 11:42 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia33 min
Oct 3, 12:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia30 min
Oct 3, 12:22 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline23 min
Oct 3, 12:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia17 min
Oct 3, 12:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline, Saint Landry67 min
Oct 3, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline33 min
Oct 3, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides58 min
Oct 3, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides48 min
Oct 3, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVGrant52 min
Oct 3, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVLaSalle49 min
Oct 8, 8:56 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne17 days
Oct 8, 9:09 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXTerrebonne21 min
Oct 9, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Iberville, Saint James16 days
Oct 9, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAssumption16 days
Oct 20, 7:33 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron42 min
Oct 25, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint James30 min
Oct 25, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Saint James30 min
Oct 25, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAssumption30 min
Oct 25, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXLafourche11 days
Oct 25, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles11 days
Oct 25, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist11 days
Oct 25, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint John the Baptist26 min
Oct 25, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Saint Charles17 days
Oct 25, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines48 days
Oct 25, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles55 days
Oct 25, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles55 days
Oct 25, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXOrleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard34 min
Oct 25, 8:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany55 days
Oct 29, 12:25 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu35 min
Oct 29, 2:16 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAllen29 min
Oct 29, 2:38 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry37 min
Oct 29, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPointe Coupee56 days
Oct 29, 3:42 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHSaint Martin33 min
Oct 29, 5:46 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa56 days
Oct 29, 5:58 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany56 days
Nov 5, 9:56 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles49 days
Nov 5, 9:56 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Saint Charles49 days
Nov 5, 10:10 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard56 days
Nov 5, 10:10 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson35 min
Nov 5, 10:31 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines44 min
Nov 5, 11:08 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines, Saint Bernard37 min
Dec 12, 7:15 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines60 min
Dec 18, 4:10 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVLincoln35 min
Dec 18, 4:46 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVUnion29 min
Dec 18, 4:55 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo50 min
Dec 18, 5:26 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVWebster19 min
Dec 18, 6:42 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVCaddo33 min
Dec 18, 7:15 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo45 min
Dec 19, 3:18 AM CSTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Lincoln42 min
Dec 19, 3:53 AM CSTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Natchitoches52 min
Dec 19, 3:55 AM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse15 min
Dec 19, 4:18 AM CSTTornado WarningSHVJackson, Lincoln42 min
Dec 19, 6:26 AM CSTTornado WarningSHVGrant64 min
Dec 19, 7:41 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCatahoula44 min
Dec 19, 1:26 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington34 min
Dec 19, 1:48 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington27 min
Dec 23, 5:08 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVSabine52 min
Dec 23, 5:14 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches61 min
Dec 23, 7:21 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington24 min
Dec 23, 7:38 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington37 min
Dec 24, 12:56 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington49 min
Dec 30, 11:43 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu62 min
Dec 30, 11:50 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHJefferson Davis25 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

4 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. October 3, 200225tornado warnings
  2. April 8, 200212tornado warnings
  3. December 19, 200210tornado warnings
  4. September 26, 20028tornado warnings
  5. October 25, 20027tornado warnings
  6. October 29, 20027tornado warnings
  7. October 26, 20026tornado warnings
  8. November 5, 20026tornado warnings
  9. March 31, 20025tornado warnings
  10. December 18, 20024tornado warnings
  11. December 24, 20023tornado warnings
  12. July 7, 20022tornado warnings

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. Rebuilt daily.