Storms in Louisiana in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Louisiana in 2008, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Louisiana in 2008 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
- 1,000
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $2.4 billion
- Episodes
- 157
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 | 333 | 0 | 1 | $787,000 |
| Hail | 184 | 0 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| Tropical Storm | 88 | 1 | 7 | $208 million |
| Tornado | 82 | 2 | 14 | $403 million |
| Flash Flood | 76 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 39 | 9 | 2 | $1.8 billion |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 34 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 34 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Tropical Depression | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 18 | 0 | 4 | $231,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 6 | $20,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2008
- Cold in Louisiana, January 3, 2008
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, January 8, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, January 10, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, January 10, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 10, 2008
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 19, 2008
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 25, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, January 25, 2008
- Strong Wind in Louisiana, January 29, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 31, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 31, 2008
February 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, February 5, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 5, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 12, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 12, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 12, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 12, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 16, 2008
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 16, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, February 16, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, February 17, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 17, 2008
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, February 17, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flood in Louisiana, February 21, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, February 21 to 22, 2008
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, February 21 to 22, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, February 25, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, February 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 26, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 26, 2008
March 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 3, 2008
- Hail and Strong Wind in Louisiana, March 3, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 3, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, March 6, 2008
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Louisiana, March 7, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 14, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, March 14, 2008
- Strong Wind in Louisiana, March 18, 2008
- Strong Wind in Louisiana, March 18, 2008
- Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Louisiana, March 18 to 19, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 18, 2008
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 19, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, March 30, 2008
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, March 30 to 31, 2008
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, March 30, 2008
April 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, April 1, 2008
- Funnel Clouds in Louisiana, April 2, 2008
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 4, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 4, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, April 4, 2008
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Louisiana, April 5, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, April 8, 2008
- Strong Wind in Louisiana, April 10, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 11, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 22, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 22 to 23, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, April 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 26, 2008
May 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, May 2, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 2 to 3, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 2 to 3, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, May 3, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, May 3, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 7, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 10, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 10, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, May 13 to 14, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, May 14, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 14, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, May 14 to 15, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 14 to 16, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 15, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flood in Louisiana, May 15, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, May 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 22, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 27, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 27 to 28, 2008
June 2008
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, June 10, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 10, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, June 15, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 15, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 16, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 16, 2008
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 17, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 17, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 20, 2008
- Funnel Cloud in Louisiana, June 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 24, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 24, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 24, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 25, 2008
- Lightning Strikes in Louisiana, June 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 25 to 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, June 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 25, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 26, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 26, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 28, 2008
- Flood and Hail in Louisiana, June 29, 2008
July 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 3, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 4, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 13, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, July 14, 2008
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 15, 2008
- Funnel Cloud in Louisiana, July 26, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 27, 2008
- Hail in Louisiana, July 31, 2008
August 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 1, 2008
- Excessive Heat in Louisiana, August 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 2 to 3, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 2, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Louisiana, August 3, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 3, 2008
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, August 3 to 5, 2008
- Excessive Heat in Louisiana, August 4, 2008
- Tropical Storm in Louisiana, August 5, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 7, 2008
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 8, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, August 11 to 12, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 11, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 12, 2008
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 17, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Louisiana, August 19, 2008
- Funnel Cloud in Louisiana, August 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 22, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 23, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 23, 2008
- Tropical Depression in Louisiana, August 24 to 25, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 24, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 29, 2008
September 2008
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 1 to 2, 2008
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 1 to 3, 2008
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 1 to 3, 2008
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, September 1 to 3, 2008
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Louisiana, September 11 to 14, 2008
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 12 to 15, 2008
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Louisiana, September 13, 2008
December 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 3, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, December 9, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, December 9, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, December 9, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, December 9, 2008
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, December 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Louisiana, December 11, 2008
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, December 16, 2008
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, December 17, 2008
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, December 23, 2008
- Strong Wind in Louisiana, December 27, 2008
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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.