Storms in Louisiana in 1987
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Louisiana in 1987, 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 1987 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
- 289
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 124
- Damage
- $55 million
- Episodes
- 57
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 179 | 2 | 13 | |
| Hail | 84 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 26 | 2 | 111 | $55 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1987
February 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 15, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 20, 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, February 22, 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, February 27, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 28, 1987
March 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, March 16, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, March 17, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 23, 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, March 27, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 29, 1987
April 1987
May 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, May 2, 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, May 4, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 6, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 14, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 15, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 23, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 24, 1987
- Tornado in Louisiana, May 25, 1987
June 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 3, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 15, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 17, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 19, 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, June 23, 1987
July 1987
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 1, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 2, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 4, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 5, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 6, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 13, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 16, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 25, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 26, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 28, 1987
- Tornado in Louisiana, July 29, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 30, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 31, 1987
August 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 2, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 4, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 5, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 12, 1987
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 18, 1987
September 1987
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, September 10, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, September 12, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, September 17, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, September 18, 1987
October 1987
November 1987
- Hail in Louisiana, November 8, 1987
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, November 15, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 16, 1987
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 25, 1987
December 1987
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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.