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Tornado Warnings in Louisiana, 2024

168 tornado warnings in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
168
Busiest month
July49 tornado warnings
Busiest day
July 8, 202444 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

57 of 168 tornado warnings covering Louisiana in 2024 had a tornado report inside them; 80 of 116 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 16 minutes after it went out.

Louisiana, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings1685766%11669%16 min

Each office's whole area, 2024

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Jackson, MS: tornado warnings512159%7576%22 min
NWS New Orleans, LA: tornado warnings481569%4063%13 min
NWS Lake Charles, LA: tornado warnings1071883%4869%21 min
NWS Shreveport, LA: tornado warnings1094559%8474%15 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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
Jan 8, 3:58 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXLafourche, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist25 min
Jan 9, 12:46 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist13 min
Jan 9, 1:49 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXJefferson, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard15 min
Jan 12, 6:56 AM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll50 min
Feb 11, 2:04 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHVernon13 min
Feb 11, 2:18 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides, Vernon27 min
Feb 11, 11:13 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary32 min
Mar 4, 12:33 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard15 min
Mar 15, 11:13 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches18 min
Mar 15, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXOrleans, Saint Tammany39 min
Apr 9, 8:49 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVSabine26 min
Apr 10, 6:12 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron33 min
Apr 10, 6:17 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis43 min
Apr 10, 6:29 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis31 min
Apr 10, 6:33 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Saint Landry42 min
Apr 10, 6:39 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis36 min
Apr 10, 6:55 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXIberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge25 min
Apr 10, 7:04 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry56 min
Apr 10, 7:11 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry25 min
Apr 10, 7:34 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry, Saint Martin26 min
Apr 10, 8:06 AM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatLIXEast Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana24 min
Apr 10, 8:41 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany28 min
Apr 10, 9:53 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany52 min
Apr 10, 10:08 AM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany52 min
Apr 26, 10:33 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVUnion27 min
Apr 28, 7:06 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo24 min
Apr 28, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Webster25 min
Apr 29, 12:49 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHVernon26 min
Apr 29, 1:37 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides23 min
Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron24 min
May 2, 9:30 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo11 min
May 2, 10:09 AM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches, Sabine22 min
May 2, 11:16 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis29 min
May 2, 11:45 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson Davis15 min
May 2, 12:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson Davis9 min
May 13, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu37 min
May 13, 4:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis26 min
May 13, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis34 min
May 13, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis34 min
May 13, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis13 min
May 13, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Martin24 min
May 13, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Martin15 min
May 13, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXIberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge22 min
May 13, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Martin20 min
May 13, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXIberville15 min
May 13, 6:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge16 min
May 13, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston23 min
May 13, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint John the Baptist, Tangipahoa13 min
May 16, 8:21 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis7 min
May 16, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron, Vermilion24 min
May 16, 9:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Martin18 min
May 16, 9:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin28 min
May 16, 10:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXAscension, Saint James25 min
May 16, 10:54 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLIXSaint James, Saint John the Baptist21 min
May 16, 11:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Charles, Saint John the Baptist14 min
May 22, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Webster28 min
May 29, 1:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron17 min
May 30, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto31 min
May 30, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto25 min
May 30, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto35 min
May 30, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHVernon18 min
May 30, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches26 min
May 30, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides, Vernon33 min
May 30, 9:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides26 min
Jun 4, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa41 min
Jun 4, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington27 min
Jun 4, 5:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington34 min
Jun 27, 6:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHCalcasieu16 min
Jul 7, 3:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline, Rapides27 min
Jul 8, 12:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVSabine56 min
Jul 8, 1:02 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine28 min
Jul 8, 1:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon22 min
Jul 8, 1:09 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto36 min
Jul 8, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto, Sabine47 min
Jul 8, 1:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine64 min
Jul 8, 1:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHVernon27 min
Jul 8, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto45 min
Jul 8, 1:52 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches53 min
Jul 8, 2:05 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVGrant, Natchitoches, Winn40 min
Jul 8, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, Red River49 min
Jul 8, 2:21 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVCaddo39 min
Jul 8, 2:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto, Red River16 min
Jul 8, 2:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches, Red River25 min
Jul 8, 2:44 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVBossier46 min
Jul 8, 2:47 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Natchitoches, Winn28 min
Jul 8, 2:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto35 min
Jul 8, 2:58 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Natchitoches, Red River47 min
Jul 8, 3:08 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Natchitoches, Winn52 min
Jul 8, 3:11 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatSHVBossier, Caddo49 min
Jul 8, 3:36 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedSHVDe Soto, Sabine39 min
Jul 8, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHVernon31 min
Jul 8, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster46 min
Jul 8, 3:46 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Claiborne, Webster44 min
Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVBossier, Caddo38 min
Jul 8, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River24 min
Jul 8, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto, Sabine45 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Claiborne, Webster39 min
Jul 8, 4:22 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Webster38 min
Jul 8, 4:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo49 min
Jul 8, 4:50 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatSHVClaiborne, Webster40 min
Jul 8, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto50 min
Jul 8, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto15 min
Jul 8, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier, Caddo39 min
Jul 8, 5:20 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVCaddo, De Soto26 min
Jul 8, 5:26 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Natchitoches, Red River49 min
Jul 8, 5:27 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVDe Soto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine34 min
Jul 8, 5:50 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches40 min
Jul 8, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier36 min
Jul 8, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVBossier15 min
Jul 8, 6:19 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVClaiborne, Jackson, Lincoln26 min
Jul 8, 6:35 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVClaiborne, Lincoln25 min
Jul 8, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVJackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union41 min
Jul 8, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVClaiborne, Union36 min
Jul 8, 7:32 PM CDTTornado WarningSHVJackson, Winn28 min
Jul 8, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningJANFranklin, Richland33 min
Jul 8, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMorehouse, Richland, West Carroll39 min
Jul 18, 9:01 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis11 min
Sep 5, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron18 min
Sep 11, 12:32 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXPlaquemines28 min
Sep 11, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany26 min
Nov 5, 8:35 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline55 min
Nov 5, 9:26 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides15 min
Nov 5, 9:48 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette12 min
Nov 5, 9:52 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion8 min
Nov 5, 9:57 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry33 min
Nov 5, 10:01 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline29 min
Nov 13, 11:27 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXLafourche, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist48 min
Nov 13, 12:47 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, West Feliciana43 min
Nov 18, 5:26 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHVernon34 min
Nov 18, 5:58 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHVernon15 min
Nov 18, 11:41 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles22 min
Nov 19, 12:00 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles15 min
Dec 9, 2:05 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint James, Saint John the Baptist40 min
Dec 10, 5:01 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Saint Helena29 min
Dec 26, 5:54 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVNatchitoches, Sabine36 min
Dec 26, 7:12 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVBienville, Jackson, Lincoln48 min
Dec 26, 8:34 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHRapides, Vernon26 min
Dec 26, 8:38 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHRapides18 min
Dec 26, 8:58 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHRapides32 min
Dec 26, 9:21 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides24 min
Dec 27, 7:26 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany34 min
Dec 28, 6:57 AM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana33 min
Dec 28, 7:17 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard28 min
Dec 28, 8:04 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides26 min
Dec 28, 8:07 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard38 min
Dec 28, 2:02 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVGrant, Winn28 min
Dec 28, 2:47 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVCaldwell29 min
Dec 28, 2:51 PM CSTTornado WarningSHVCaldwell, LaSalle24 min
Dec 28, 2:56 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCatahoula, Franklin64 min
Dec 28, 3:29 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHVernon31 min
Dec 28, 3:41 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLCHCameron49 min
Dec 28, 3:44 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena46 min
Dec 28, 3:55 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides, Vernon35 min
Dec 28, 3:56 PM CSTTornado WarningJANFranklin, Madison, Richland34 min
Dec 28, 4:20 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll55 min
Dec 28, 4:23 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLCHCameron40 min
Dec 28, 4:27 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Helena48 min
Dec 28, 4:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, Madison60 min
Dec 28, 4:57 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll63 min
Dec 28, 5:10 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry35 min
Dec 28, 5:26 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatLCHCameron34 min
Dec 28, 5:36 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXPointe Coupee, West Feliciana39 min
Dec 28, 6:12 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Vermilion33 min
Dec 28, 6:24 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington51 min
Dec 28, 6:59 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXEast Baton Rouge, Livingston11 min
Dec 28, 7:14 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington46 min
Dec 28, 7:53 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington17 min
Dec 28, 8:34 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany29 min

By county

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

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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.