Storm History: Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lafourche 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
- 245
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 197
- Damage
- $14 million
- Episodes
- 202
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 | 94 | 23 | 190 | $5.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 56 | 1 | 3 | $853,000 |
| Hail | 48 | 1 | 2 | $59,000 |
| Flash Flood | 26 | 1 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $235,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | $4.5 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 11, 2024
- Tornado, October 3, 1964
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 1993
- Tornado, September 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 26, 1999
- Tornado, January 2, 1999
- Tornado, February 3, 1960
- Tornado, May 8, 1980
- Tornado, April 6, 2005
- Tornado, February 14, 2026
- Lightning, May 30, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Lightning, July 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2004
- Tornado, October 9, 2004
- Tornado, April 11, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 1998
- Tornado, May 27, 1999
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, February 11, 2024
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Hail, March 17, 2016
- Hail, April 10, 1995
- Hail, April 18, 1980
- Hail, June 21, 2023
- Hail, April 13, 2016
- Hail, March 3, 2008
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- Hail, February 17, 1992
- Hail, January 27, 1985
- Hail, February 17, 1978
- Hail, April 10, 1975
- Hail, May 18, 1973
- Hail, May 1, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, October 3, 1964
- Tornado, February 12, 1971
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, October 14, 1984
- Tornado, September 10, 1998
- Tornado, February 3, 1960
- Tornado, November 13, 1961
- Tornado, January 19, 1974
- Tornado, November 8, 1977
- Tornado, April 22, 1983
- Tornado, April 8, 1993
- Tornado, May 8, 1995
- Tornado, April 6, 2005
- Tornado, February 2, 2006
- Tornado, June 6, 2019
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, February 14, 2026
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 11, 2024
- Hail, February 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Hail, June 21, 2023
- Tornado, June 19, 2023
- Hail, April 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2023
- Tornado, November 26, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2020
- Tornado, June 6, 2019
- Tornado, April 7, 2019
- Tornado, April 22, 2018
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2017
- Tornado, May 30, 2017
- Hail, May 3, 2017
- Tornado, May 19, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Hail, April 13, 2016
- Hail, March 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 14, 2016
- Tornado, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, October 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2015
- Tornado, April 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2013
- Hail, May 10, 2013
- Tornado, February 24, 2013
- Tornado, July 13, 2012
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Tornado, March 21, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2010
- Lightning, July 26, 2010
- Tornado, December 14, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2009
- Lightning, June 24, 2009
- Tornado, March 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2008
- Lightning, June 16, 2008
- Tornado, May 14, 2008
- Tornado, May 2, 2008
- Hail, March 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 22, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2007
- Lightning, May 30, 2007
- Tornado, December 21, 2006
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, April 26, 2006
- Tornado, February 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, November 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2005
- Tornado, July 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2005
- Hail, April 11, 2005
- Tornado, April 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2005
- Tornado, November 27, 2004
- Tornado, October 9, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2004
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, July 18, 2003
- Heavy Rain, June 27, 2003
- Hail, April 7, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2002
- Funnel Cloud, October 5, 2002
- Tornado, September 25, 2002
- Rip Current, September 22, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002
- Funnel Cloud, July 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002
- Hail, March 31, 2002
- Storm Surge/Tide, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, October 11, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, August 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2001
- Tornado, June 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2001
- Flood, October 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2000
- Hail, March 18, 2000
- Tornado, March 15, 2000
- Hail, August 30, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1999
- Hail, August 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 26, 1999
- Tornado, May 27, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 1999
- Hail, May 4, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 1999
- Tornado, January 2, 1999
- Tornado, November 20, 1998
- Storm Surge/Tide, September 12, 1998
- Tornado, September 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 1998
- Storm Surge/Tide, February 15, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 6, 1998
- Funnel Cloud, August 8, 1997
- Hail, July 5, 1997
- Flood, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 18, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 1997
- Hail, May 28, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 1997
- Tornado, April 11, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 1997
- Flood, December 27, 1996
- Tornado, August 11, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1996
- Tornado, December 18, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1995
- Tornado, May 8, 1995
- Tornado, April 23, 1995
- Hail, April 10, 1995
- Tornado, March 14, 1995
- Hail, January 13, 1995
- Tornado, January 6, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 1993
- Tornado, April 8, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 1993
- Tornado, November 20, 1992
- Tornado, May 28, 1992
- Hail, February 17, 1992
- Tornado, January 12, 1992
- Tornado, May 8, 1991
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, March 1, 1991
- Tornado, December 3, 1990
- Tornado, March 29, 1990
- Tornado, March 15, 1990
- Tornado, May 4, 1989
- Hail, July 25, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1985
- Hail, June 27, 1985
- Tornado, May 23, 1985
- Hail, May 21, 1985
- Hail, January 27, 1985
- Tornado, October 14, 1984
- Tornado, February 12, 1984
- Tornado, December 11, 1983
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, April 22, 1983
- Tornado, August 11, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1981
- Tornado, May 8, 1980
- Hail, April 18, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1979
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 1979
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1978
- Hail, February 17, 1978
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 1978
- Tornado, November 27, 1977
- Tornado, November 8, 1977
- Hail, April 10, 1975
- Tornado, January 10, 1975
- Tornado, July 23, 1974
- Tornado, January 19, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1973
- Hail, May 18, 1973
- Tornado, November 18, 1972
- Tornado, December 6, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1971
- Tornado, February 12, 1971
- Tornado, July 14, 1969
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 27, 1968
- Tornado, July 7, 1966
- Tornado, October 3, 1964
- Tornado, November 13, 1961
- Tornado, February 3, 1960
More
Tornadoes in Lafourche ParishEvery warning in Lafourche 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.