Louisiana, 1999

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 2, 1999

January 2, 1999 · NWS LIX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

A severe thunderstorm moved from Shriever in northern Terrebonne Parish northeast across Lafourche Parish to Bayou Boeuf just south of Lac des Allemands producing a couple of weak and brief tornadoes along its path. The worst damage was in Schriever where 35 residences were damaged, including 5 brick homes that were severely damaged, when a tornado touched down.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$985,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.

A severe thunderstorm moved from Shriever in northern Terrebonne Parish northeast across Lafourche Parish to Bayou Boeuf just south of Lac des Allemands producing a couple of weak and brief tornadoes along its path. The worst damage was in Schriever where 35 residences were damaged, including 5 brick homes that were severely damaged, when a tornado touched down. A post office building and a car wash in Schriever were also damaged. The storm produced another weak tornado in Bayou Boeuf that caused structural damage to two homes and knocked down trees and power lines. In addition, the severe thunderstorm produced winds that caused minor damage near Thibodaux where a shed at a convenience store was thrown into Bayou Lafourche and a nearby garage was destroyed.

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Event by event

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Terrebonne

When
January 2, 6:43 AM CST
Where
Terrebonne County, Schriever
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$700,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.750, -90.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafourche

When
January 2, 6:47 AM CST
Where
Lafourche County, 2 mi E of Thibodaux
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.800, -90.800

Tornado, Lafourche

When
January 2, 7:00 AM CST to 7:05 AM CST
Where
Lafourche County, Bayou Boeuf
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$275,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.870, -90.600

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680564, 5680565, 5680563.