Storms in Louisiana in 1976
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Louisiana in 1976, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Louisiana in 1976 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
- 121
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 73
- Damage
- $9.9 million
- Episodes
- 33
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 1 | 73 | $9.9 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1976
February 1976
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, February 17, 1976
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 18, 1976
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 21, 1976
March 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 8, 1976
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, March 20, 1976
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 24, 1976
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 26, 1976
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1976
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, March 30, 1976
April 1976
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 20, 1976
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 24, 1976
May 1976
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 7, 1976
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 10, 1976
- Hail in Louisiana, May 12, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 13, 1976
- Hail in Louisiana, May 14, 1976
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 24, 1976
- Hail in Louisiana, May 26, 1976
- Tornado in Louisiana, May 27, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 31, 1976
June 1976
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 29, 1976
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 30, 1976
July 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 5, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 13, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 17, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 20, 1976
- Tornado in Louisiana, July 21, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 31, 1976
August 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 21, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 24, 1976
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 28, 1976
September 1976
More
Every year in LouisianaEvery state in 1976Tornadoes in Louisiana in 197619751977
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.