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Tornado Watches in Louisiana, 2005
43 tornado watches in 2005. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 43
- Busiest month
- April13 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 22, 20055 tornado watches
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 13, 2:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 13, 5:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Saint Helena, Washington | 5 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 9:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:50 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | De Soto, Sabine | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Saint Tammany, Washington | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula and 20 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:55 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Avoyelles, Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:05 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany, Washington | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Calcasieu and 36 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Cameron and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and 22 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Washington | 6 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu and 25 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 11, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint Tammany and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, East Carroll, Lincoln, Morehouse and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Washington, West Feliciana | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Saint Bernard | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard and 6 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 23, 9:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Iberville and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 30 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 24, 5:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 45 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 24, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 30 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 24, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Carroll, Madison | 9 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:09 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 15, 6:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Saint Tammany and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:07 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 27, 11:44 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 3, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Claiborne, East Carroll, Lincoln, Morehouse, Union, Webster and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 9:29 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 8 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washington Parish20
- Saint Tammany Parish17
- Concordia Parish16
- East Carroll Parish16
- Saint Helena Parish16
- West Feliciana Parish16
- Orleans Parish16
- Tangipahoa Parish16
- Catahoula Parish15
- East Feliciana Parish15
- Madison Parish15
- Franklin Parish14
- Pointe Coupee Parish14
- Richland Parish14
- Tensas Parish14
- West Baton Rouge Parish14
- West Carroll Parish14
- Livingston Parish14
- Saint Bernard Parish14
- Saint Charles Parish14
- East Baton Rouge Parish13
- Iberville Parish13
- Saint Landry Parish13
- Saint Martin Parish13
- Avoyelles Parish12
- Caldwell Parish12
- Lafayette Parish12
- LaSalle Parish12
- Morehouse Parish12
- Saint John the Baptist Parish12
- Acadia Parish11
- Evangeline Parish11
- Jefferson Davis Parish11
- Saint James Parish11
- Allen Parish10
- Calcasieu Parish10
- Grant Parish10
- Rapides Parish10
- Vermilion Parish10
- Jackson Parish10
24 more counties
- Ouachita Parish10
- St. Mary Parish10
- Ascension Parish10
- Assumption Parish10
- Cameron Parish9
- Lincoln Parish9
- Union Parish9
- Winn Parish9
- Iberia Parish9
- Jefferson Parish9
- Natchitoches Parish8
- Vernon Parish8
- Lafourche Parish8
- Bienville Parish7
- Claiborne Parish7
- Beauregard Parish7
- Sabine Parish6
- Red River Parish5
- Webster Parish5
- Plaquemines Parish5
- De Soto Parish4
- Bossier Parish3
- Caddo Parish3
- Terrebonne Parish2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.