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Tornado Watches in Louisiana, 2008
59 tornado watches in 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 59
- Busiest month
- September16 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- September 3, 20084 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 8, 1:26 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 8 hr |
| Jan 10, 7:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:33 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:51 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:35 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:08 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, East Carroll and 14 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 8 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:23 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:45 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:23 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:41 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:54 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:36 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier and 33 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:25 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 19 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, East Carroll and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:59 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier and 27 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 18, 10:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell and 23 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:42 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 10:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 5 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans and 10 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Lincoln and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:07 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia and 23 more | 7 hr |
| May 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Red River, Sabine, Webster | 8 hr |
| May 7, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, East Carroll and 14 more | 5 hr |
| May 10, 10:11 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, East Carroll and 11 more | 5 hr |
| May 10, 10:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Caldwell, Claiborne, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson and 9 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 7:50 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beauregard, Caldwell, De Soto, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches and 5 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 31 more | 7 hr |
| May 15, 1:16 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne and 14 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 4:16 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Calcasieu and 38 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 31, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 1, 6:30 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Avoyelles, Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne and 38 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 1, 11:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:34 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 6:21 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge and 22 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:52 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana and 26 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 12, 12:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Sep 13, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier and 27 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 14, 1:57 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 9, 4:11 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:32 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, Catahoula and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 35 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:03 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Saint Tammany | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 7:41 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pointe Coupee Parish30
- West Feliciana Parish29
- Saint Helena Parish27
- Iberville Parish27
- East Baton Rouge Parish26
- East Feliciana Parish26
- Livingston Parish26
- Ascension Parish26
- Franklin Parish25
- Madison Parish25
- Saint Landry Parish25
- Tensas Parish25
- West Baton Rouge Parish25
- Evangeline Parish24
- Tangipahoa Parish24
- Washington Parish24
- Rapides Parish24
- Caldwell Parish24
- LaSalle Parish24
- Avoyelles Parish23
- Richland Parish23
- East Carroll Parish22
- Concordia Parish22
- Assumption Parish22
- Saint James Parish22
- Saint Tammany Parish22
- Grant Parish22
- West Carroll Parish21
- Catahoula Parish21
- Morehouse Parish20
- Jefferson Parish20
- Orleans Parish20
- Saint Charles Parish20
- Saint John the Baptist Parish20
- Acadia Parish20
- Lafayette Parish20
- Saint Martin Parish20
- Ouachita Parish20
- Plaquemines Parish19
- Saint Bernard Parish19
24 more counties
- Allen Parish19
- Beauregard Parish19
- Terrebonne Parish18
- Vernon Parish18
- Jackson Parish18
- Union Parish18
- Winn Parish18
- Lafourche Parish17
- Iberia Parish17
- Jefferson Davis Parish17
- Vermilion Parish17
- Bienville Parish17
- Claiborne Parish17
- Lincoln Parish17
- St. Mary Parish16
- Natchitoches Parish16
- Calcasieu Parish15
- Webster Parish15
- Sabine Parish15
- Red River Parish15
- Cameron Parish14
- Bossier Parish14
- Caddo Parish14
- De Soto Parish13
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.