Storm History: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Calcasieu 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
- 986
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 58
- Damage
- $754 million
- Episodes
- 619
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 | 338 | 6 | 32 | $608 million |
| Hail | 237 | 0 | 0 | $665,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 225 | 0 | 19 | $4.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 139 | 0 | 1 | $53 million |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $61 million |
| Lightning | 10 | 2 | 6 | $1.8 million |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Tornado, August 26, 2017
- Flood, March 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 13, 2019
- Tornado, January 8, 2013
- Flood, October 26, 2006
- Tornado, December 30, 2002
- Tornado, May 26, 2010
- Tornado, October 27, 2021
- Tornado, February 12, 1971
- Tornado, October 22, 1979
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, March 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 3, 1997
- Lightning, June 3, 2023
- Tornado, July 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 20, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, April 19, 1965
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2024
- Hail, March 5, 2024
- Hail, March 29, 2011
- Hail, August 26, 2009
- Hail, April 10, 1995
- Hail, April 10, 1984
- Hail, October 20, 1984
- Hail, April 24, 1976
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 7, 1957
- Tornado, February 11, 1965
- Tornado, February 12, 1971
- Tornado, April 17, 1973
- Tornado, April 26, 1973
- Tornado, January 31, 1983
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, November 15, 1987
- Tornado, December 21, 1990
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, May 17, 2020
- Tornado, February 15, 1987
- Tornado, March 19, 1950
- Tornado, April 27, 1957
- Tornado, June 3, 1959
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2026
- Hail, March 11, 2026
- Tornado, February 14, 2026
- Tornado, October 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2025
- Hail, March 8, 2025
- Tornado, March 4, 2025
- Blizzard, January 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2024
- Tornado, June 27, 2024
- Storm Surge/Tide, June 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 28, 2024
- Tornado, May 12, 2024
- Tornado, May 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2024
- Tornado, April 9, 2024
- Hail, March 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2023
- Heat, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2023
- Hail, July 16, 2023
- Tornado, July 10, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2023
- Hail, June 20, 2023
- Lightning, June 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2023
- Tornado, February 8, 2023
- Tornado, January 24, 2023
- Tornado, August 24, 2022
- Tornado, August 18, 2022
- Tornado, June 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2022
- Tornado, October 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Tornado, March 23, 2021
- Tornado, January 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2020
- Hail, May 26, 2020
- Tornado, May 17, 2020
- Tornado, May 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Hail, April 9, 2020
- Hail, March 4, 2020
- Tornado, October 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2019
- Tornado, May 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2019
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2018
- Tornado, October 31, 2018
- Lightning, September 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Tornado, April 14, 2018
- Tornado, March 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, January 27, 2018
- Tornado, December 20, 2017
- Tornado, August 26, 2017
- Tornado, July 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2017
- Tropical Storm, June 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2017
- Tornado, March 29, 2017
- Hail, March 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, December 3, 2016
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Tornado, April 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2016
- Tornado, March 24, 2016
- Flood, March 10, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Hail, January 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2015
- Tornado, October 31, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Hail, May 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2015
- Tornado, April 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 21, 2015
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, September 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2014
- Tornado, June 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2014
- Tornado, April 4, 2014
- Tornado, October 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2013
- Heavy Rain, August 20, 2013
- Hail, June 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2013
- Tornado, May 9, 2013
- Heavy Rain, April 3, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Tornado, February 21, 2013
- Tornado, January 8, 2013
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Hail, November 5, 2012
- Funnel Cloud, August 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2012
- Lightning, August 7, 2012
- Tornado, July 19, 2012
- Hail, June 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Tornado, March 20, 2012
- Tornado, February 18, 2012
- Tornado, January 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2011
- Tornado, December 20, 2011
- Hail, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2011
- Lightning, May 2, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Hail, March 29, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2010
- Tornado, June 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2010
- Tornado, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Hail, March 25, 2010
- Flood, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 14, 2009
- Flood, November 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2009
- Tornado, October 22, 2009
- Flood, September 28, 2009
- Lightning, September 5, 2009
- Hail, August 26, 2009
- Funnel Cloud, August 19, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2009
- Flood, July 8, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2009
- Flood, May 24, 2009
- Tornado, May 14, 2009
- Tornado, April 18, 2009
- Hail, April 12, 2009
- Hail, March 31, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Hail, March 26, 2009
- Hail, March 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 16, 2008
- Tornado, May 15, 2008
- Hail, March 30, 2008
- Tornado, February 21, 2008
- Tornado, February 17, 2008
- Tornado, February 12, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2007
- Hail, June 3, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2007
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Tornado, February 13, 2007
- Flood, October 26, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2006
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 5, 2006
- Hail, May 5, 2006
- Hail, May 5, 2006
- Hail, May 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2006
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2005
- Hail, June 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2005
- Hail, May 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2005
- Hail, February 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2004
- Hail, November 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, November 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2004
- Hail, August 5, 2004
- Hail, June 20, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Calcasieu ParishEvery warning in Calcasieu 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.