Storms in Louisiana in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Louisiana in 1988, 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 1988 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
- 214
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $29 million
- Episodes
- 47
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 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 88 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tornado | 36 | 1 | 10 | $29 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1988
February 1988
March 1988
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 2, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 25, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 29, 1988
April 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 1, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 2, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 17, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 18, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 29, 1988
May 1988
- Hail in Louisiana, May 10, 1988
- Hail in Louisiana, May 12, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, May 21, 1988
- Hail in Louisiana, May 22, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 24, 1988
June 1988
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 3, 1988
- Hail in Louisiana, June 4, 1988
- Tornado in Louisiana, June 18, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 19, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 22, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 29, 1988
July 1988
- Tornado in Louisiana, July 4, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 16, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 17, 1988
- Tornado in Louisiana, July 24, 1988
- Hail in Louisiana, July 25, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 26, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 28, 1988
August 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 1, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 3, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 4, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 6, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 19, 1988
September 1988
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 3, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 16, 1988
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 25, 1988
October 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, October 2, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 23, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, October 26, 1988
November 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 3, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 12, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 15, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, November 19, 1988
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 26, 1988
December 1988
More
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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.