Storm History: Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 367
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 37
- Damage
- $232 million
- Episodes
- 269
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 114 | 1 | 29 | $33 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 84 | 0 | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Hail | 78 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 10 | 0 | 0 | $125 million |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 3 | 5 | $290,000 |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | $58 million |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $970,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 1, 2008
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Drought, December 1, 2000
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 3, 2002
- Tornado, January 8, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2026
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 23, 2005
- Flood, March 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Tornado, December 4, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Hail, March 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 7, 1983
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2026
- Hail, January 21, 2016
- Hail, May 14, 1976
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2019
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Hail, March 17, 2016
- Hail, April 26, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, January 31, 1983
- Tornado, April 17, 1973
- Tornado, February 9, 1983
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, December 21, 1990
- Tornado, March 30, 1961
- Tornado, November 27, 1964
- Tornado, January 22, 1965
- Tornado, July 11, 1965
- Tornado, February 18, 1974
- Tornado, March 28, 1977
- Tornado, January 30, 1982
- Tornado, April 20, 1982
- Tornado, September 11, 1982
- Tornado, December 27, 1982
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2026
- Hail, March 11, 2026
- Tornado, February 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2025
- Blizzard, January 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 28, 2024
- Tornado, May 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Tornado, November 20, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Heat, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2023
- Hail, March 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2021
- Hail, April 23, 2021
- Tornado, April 7, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2021
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 26, 2020
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Tornado, April 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2019
- Tornado, November 1, 2018
- Tornado, October 31, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2016
- Hail, March 17, 2016
- Flood, March 13, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Hail, January 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2015
- Hail, May 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2015
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2014
- Tornado, March 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, March 4, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, January 23, 2014
- Hail, April 18, 2013
- Hail, February 11, 2013
- Tornado, January 8, 2013
- Tropical Storm, August 28, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Tornado, March 20, 2012
- Tornado, February 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2012
- Flood, December 26, 2011
- Tornado, September 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 2, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2010
- Tornado, December 24, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Hail, March 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2008
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2008
- Strong Wind, March 18, 2008
- Hail, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, February 21, 2008
- Tornado, February 17, 2008
- Tornado, February 12, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2008
- Hail, November 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2007
- Hail, June 3, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2006
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Hail, May 5, 2006
- Hail, May 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 4, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2005
- Hail, May 9, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 6, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, November 1, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2004
- Hail, February 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Tornado, November 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2003
- Tornado, March 18, 2003
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2002
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 3, 2002
- Hail, July 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2002
- Hail, April 8, 2002
- Hail, March 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 27, 2001
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Hail, September 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2001
- Hail, May 26, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2001
- High Wind, December 16, 2000
- Drought, December 1, 2000
- Tornado, November 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2000
- Heat, August 29, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2000
- Lightning, June 27, 2000
- Hail, April 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 10, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 1999
- Hail, April 4, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 30, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1998
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Hail, April 27, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 1998
- Hail, January 21, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 6, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain, November 29, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 12, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 1996
- Hail, March 17, 1996
- Ice Storm, February 1, 1996
- Tornado, December 17, 1995
- Hail, November 1, 1995
- Hail, July 28, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, May 12, 1995
- Tornado, April 22, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1995
- Hail, March 5, 1995
- Tornado, January 18, 1995
- Hail, January 13, 1995
- Tornado, January 6, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 1994
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Hail, May 7, 1994
- Tornado, December 4, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 1992
- Tornado, June 13, 1992
- Tornado, April 20, 1992
- Hail, March 25, 1992
- Tornado, November 19, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 1991
- Tornado, May 5, 1991
- Hail, April 28, 1991
- Tornado, March 1, 1991
- Tornado, December 21, 1990
- Tornado, May 27, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1989
- Tornado, June 7, 1989
- Tornado, April 18, 1988
- Tornado, March 29, 1988
- Tornado, November 16, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 1985
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Hail, May 7, 1983
- Tornado, February 9, 1983
- Tornado, January 31, 1983
- Tornado, December 27, 1982
- Tornado, December 5, 1982
- Tornado, September 11, 1982
- Tornado, April 20, 1982
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Avoyelles ParishEvery warning in Avoyelles Parish since 1986Every county in Louisiana
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.