Storm History: Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Franklin 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
- 518
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $108 million
- Episodes
- 351
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 | 147 | 2 | 18 | $83 million |
| Hail | 140 | 0 | 2 | $4.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 109 | 0 | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 70 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| Drought | 19 | 0 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 1 | 0 | $900,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 6 | 0 | 0 | $476,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 1 | $215,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Sleet | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Winter Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Tornado, April 1, 1983
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2016
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2006
- Drought, July 1, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2010
- Drought, September 1, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, April 29, 2005
- Hail, March 5, 1998
- Hail, May 7, 1983
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Hail, February 9, 1990
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2024
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2011
- Hail, May 14, 1985
- Hail, April 5, 1983
- Hail, May 3, 1975
- Hail, March 15, 2026
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 1, 1983
- Tornado, May 18, 1983
- Tornado, May 19, 1983
- Tornado, May 2, 1984
- Tornado, May 7, 1984
- Tornado, December 21, 1990
- Tornado, November 3, 1992
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Tornado, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, November 13, 1972
- Tornado, June 7, 1974
- Tornado, March 23, 1975
- Tornado, April 30, 1975
- Tornado, June 10, 1975
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Hail, March 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2024
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 25, 2024
- Hail, December 9, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2023
- Hail, June 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2023
- Hail, April 2, 2023
- Hail, March 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 8, 2023
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2022
- Hail, April 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Hail, March 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 9, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, November 26, 2019
- Drought, October 15, 2019
- Tornado, June 24, 2019
- Tornado, May 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Flood, April 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 27, 2018
- Tornado, April 6, 2018
- Tornado, March 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Drought, November 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Sleet, January 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Hail, November 28, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2016
- Hail, March 1, 2016
- Hail, February 23, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2015
- Sleet, March 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2015
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2014
- Hail, June 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2014
- Hail, March 28, 2014
- Strong Wind, March 3, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2013
- Tornado, February 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2012
- Strong Wind, March 8, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 27, 2010
- Drought, October 1, 2010
- Dust Devil, September 16, 2010
- Drought, September 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Drought, August 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Drought, July 1, 2010
- Drought, June 20, 2010
- Hail, May 29, 2010
- Hail, May 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2009
- Tornado, October 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2009
- Hail, May 27, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2009
- Hail, March 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 9, 2008
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2008
- Hail, May 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Hail, February 12, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tropical Depression, September 13, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2007
- Hail, May 15, 2007
- Tornado, May 3, 2007
- Hail, April 4, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2006
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Heat, July 15, 2006
- Hail, May 14, 2006
- Tornado, May 10, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2006
- Hail, February 3, 2006
- Hail, February 3, 2006
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 2005
- Heat, August 17, 2005
- Funnel Cloud, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2005
- Hail, April 29, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2005
- Hail, April 1, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Tornado, March 13, 2005
- Hail, February 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 7, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2004
- Tornado, April 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2003
- Tornado, April 6, 2003
- Tornado, March 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2002
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Tornado, November 8, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 12, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 26, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 1999
- Hail, March 8, 1999
- Hail, March 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 29, 1999
- Tornado, January 21, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1998
- Hail, June 15, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Hail, April 27, 1998
- Hail, March 5, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Hail, February 19, 1996
- Ice Storm, February 1, 1996
- Tornado, December 18, 1995
- Hail, November 11, 1995
- Hail, July 28, 1995
- Tornado, April 20, 1995
- Tornado, March 7, 1995
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Franklin ParishEvery warning in Franklin 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.