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Tornado Watches in Louisiana, 2011
47 tornado watches in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 47
- Busiest month
- April14 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- April 26, 20114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:10 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Livingston and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 7 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:54 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 1:08 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu and 33 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 8, 7:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 51 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:39 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:26 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 34 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville and 18 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:19 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne and 20 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Union, Webster | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell, De Soto, Grant, Jackson and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 26, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Avoyelles, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 1, 12:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster | 8 hr |
| May 20, 11:03 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Webster | 7 hr |
| May 20, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, Webster | 3 hr |
| May 24, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo | 7 hr |
| May 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto and 14 more | 7 hr |
| May 25, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:43 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:41 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia and 24 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia and 23 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Feliciana, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Tammany, Washington | 9 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 9 hr |
| Nov 8, 10:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bossier, Caddo, De Soto, Sabine, Webster | 7 hr |
| Nov 8, 5:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:20 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 8 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:49 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:36 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Calcasieu and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Plaquemines, Saint Bernard | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washington Parish20
- Livingston Parish19
- Saint Helena Parish19
- Saint Tammany Parish19
- Tangipahoa Parish19
- Ascension Parish17
- East Baton Rouge Parish17
- East Feliciana Parish17
- Iberville Parish17
- Saint Bernard Parish17
- West Baton Rouge Parish17
- Jefferson Parish16
- Orleans Parish16
- Saint John the Baptist Parish16
- Concordia Parish15
- Madison Parish15
- Pointe Coupee Parish15
- Saint Charles Parish15
- West Feliciana Parish15
- Assumption Parish15
- Plaquemines Parish15
- Catahoula Parish14
- Franklin Parish14
- Saint James Parish14
- Lafourche Parish13
- Rapides Parish13
- Richland Parish13
- Terrebonne Parish13
- Bossier Parish13
- Caddo Parish13
- Tensas Parish12
- Acadia Parish12
- Caldwell Parish12
- Saint Martin Parish12
- Vermilion Parish12
- Vernon Parish12
- Webster Parish12
- Morehouse Parish12
- West Carroll Parish12
- Avoyelles Parish11
24 more counties
- Grant Parish11
- Iberia Parish11
- Jackson Parish11
- Lafayette Parish11
- LaSalle Parish11
- Ouachita Parish11
- Saint Landry Parish11
- Winn Parish11
- East Carroll Parish11
- Sabine Parish11
- Beauregard Parish10
- Evangeline Parish10
- Jefferson Davis Parish10
- Natchitoches Parish10
- St. Mary Parish10
- Claiborne Parish10
- Allen Parish9
- Bienville Parish9
- De Soto Parish9
- Lincoln Parish9
- Union Parish9
- Calcasieu Parish8
- Red River Parish8
- Cameron Parish7
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.