Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000

Name: Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
Start: 2000-12-01T00:00
End: 2000-12-31T23:59
Location: Louisiana

December 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS LCH · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

The drought of 2000 was devastating to the agricultural community of southwest and central Louisiana. Around 170 million dollars worth of crop losses occurred between January 1 and December 31 2000.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $170 million
Events: 16

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 LCH wrote it up.

The drought of 2000 was devastating to the agricultural community of southwest and central Louisiana. Around 170 million dollars worth of crop losses occurred between January 1 and December 31 2000. The hardest hit parishes were Vermilion with 35.8 million dollars loss, Avoyelles with 28.9 million dollars, and Saint Landry with 26.8 million dollars. The primary crops lost were rice and sugarcane. Drought losses were complied by the LSU Agricultual Center.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Calcasieu

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Calcasieu forecast zone
Crop damage: $13 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Cameron

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cameron forecast zone
Crop damage: $3.8 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Evangeline

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Evangeline forecast zone
Crop damage: $2.8 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Iberia

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Iberia forecast zone
Crop damage: $127,000
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Jefferson Davis

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis forecast zone
Crop damage: $12 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Lafayette

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Crop damage: $11 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.207, -92.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rapides

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rapides forecast zone
Crop damage: $8.7 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, St. Landry

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: St. Landry forecast zone
Crop damage: $27 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, St. Mary

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: St. Mary forecast zone
Crop damage: $14 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Upper St. Martin

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Upper St. Martin forecast zone
Crop damage: $1.4 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.129, -91.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Vermilion

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Vermilion forecast zone
Crop damage: $36 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Vernon

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Vernon forecast zone
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Acadia

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Acadia forecast zone
Crop damage: $11 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Drought, Allen

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Allen forecast zone
Crop damage: $1.3 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Avoyelles

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Avoyelles forecast zone
Crop damage: $29 million
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Beauregard

When: December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Beauregard forecast zone
Crop damage: $461,000
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, December 2000

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: 5166870, 5166871, 5166872, 5166873, 5166874, 5166875, 5166876, 5166877, 5166878, 5166879, 5166880, 5166881, 5168137, 5168138, 5168139, 5168140.