Louisiana, 2010

Drought in Louisiana, June 20 to 30, 2010

June 20 to 30, 2010 · NWS JAN · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Northeast Louisiana was quite dry in recent months and has run 2-3 inches below normal on precipitation since March. Most areas have only received around 2 inches of rain each month, although some areas have struggled to get as much as 1 inch.

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
$900,000
Events
9

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 JAN wrote it up.

Northeast Louisiana was quite dry in recent months and has run 2-3 inches below normal on precipitation since March. Most areas have only received around 2 inches of rain each month, although some areas have struggled to get as much as 1 inch. Due to the lack of substantial rainfall, extreme drought conditions began in late June across the parishes. The drought conditions continued into the month of July.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 8:42 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 8:42 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:26 PM CST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Catahoula

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Catahoula forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
31.666, -91.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, Concordia

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Concordia forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
31.446, -91.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, East Carroll

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
East Carroll forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.733, -91.235 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, Franklin

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.133, -91.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, Madison

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.364, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, Morehouse

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Morehouse forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.820, -91.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, Richland

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Richland forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.418, -91.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, Tensas

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Tensas forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.002, -91.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

Drought, West Carroll

When
June 20, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
West Carroll forecast zone
Crop damage
$100,000
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.789, -91.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall amounts have been running 1 to 3 inches below normal since earlier this year.

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

More

Every storm in Louisiana in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, June 2010

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 246258, 246259, 246260, 246261, 246262, 246263, 246264, 246265, 246266.