Storms in Louisiana in 1951
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Louisiana in 1951, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1955 the record holds tornadoes only.
Louisiana in 1951 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 10
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- $700,000
- Episodes
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 14 | $700,000 |
Every episode, month by month
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Every year in LouisianaEvery state in 1951Tornadoes in Louisiana in 195119501952
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.