Lightning in Louisiana

Events

437

Deaths

39

Injuries

123

Damage

$41 million

• Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, July 19 to 21, 20124 deaths · $1.0 million · EF1 · 21 eventsA microburst affects one location and then lines of severe storms affect Southwest Louisiana two days in a row during late July. A pair of hot and humid days both gave way to lines of thunderstorms late in the day.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, April 26 to 27, 20112 deaths · 2 injured · $16 million · EF2 · 63 eventsA very volatile atmosphere developed during the late afternoon...evening and overnight hours of April 26th across the Four State Region. An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Hill Country into Northeast Texas during the afternoon.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 17 to 19, 20212 deaths · $500 million · EF0 · 15 eventsA cold front moved in and stalled while multiple upper level disturbances moved through. High moisture levels and ample lift provided a few days of flooding and severe thunderstorms.
• Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 20, 20073 deaths · 2 injured · $150,000 · 1 eventA warm front moved northward during the day of 12/19 and became stationary near the Arkansas/Louisiana border.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Louisiana, May 17 to 18, 20212 deaths · $216,000 · EF0 · 24 eventsIn the overnight hours on May 17th into the early morning on May 18th, a cluster of slow moving severe thunderstorms associated with a weak mid-level disturbance drifted east across southeastern Louisiana.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Louisiana, July 4, 20112 deaths · $65,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 eventsA large outflow boundary initiated by previous showers and thunderstorms over northern Arkansas during the day Monday spread south into the Four State Region during the late afternoon and evening.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 20122 deaths · 2 injured · 1 in hail · 2 eventsA stationary front over southeast Louisiana provided a focus for the development of thunderstorms. A few storms became severe during the afternoon hours.
• Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 24, 19992 deaths · 1 eventA lightning strike killed two men while fishing in a 15 foot aluminum boat on Muskrat Bayou.
• Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 4, 20002 deaths · 1 eventTwo men were struck by lightning on while standing under a tree on a golf course where they sought shelter during a thunderstorm. The two men died from the injuries on June 6, 2000 and June 9, 2000, respectively.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 14 to 16, 20081 death · $541,000 · EF1 · 32 eventsWidespread heavy rainfall and strong to severe thunderstorms affected much of southeast Louisiana over a two day period.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 5 to 7, 20011 death · $735,000 · F1 · 14 eventsTropical Storm Allison moved into southeast Texas late of June 5, 2001 and eventually weakened, but remained over southeast Texas through June 9, 2001.
• Tornadoes and Flood in Louisiana, December 25 to 29, 20121 injured · $4.0 million · EF2 · 24 eventsA warm front lifted out of the Gulf of Mexico early Christmas morning with mostly small hail in storms along the boundary, however one storm did become severe.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 4, 20111 injured · $4.8 million · EF2 · 17 eventsA powerful storm system took shape across the central United States and clashed with a warm and unstable airmass. An extensive and intense squall line resulted which quickly pushed eastward across the eastern half of the country.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, January 20, 2010$25,000 · EF3 · 12 eventsA very warm and unstable air mass developed across the region on January 20th. This air mass was accompanied by unusually high dewpoint values for late January with ambient temperatures approaching the 70 degree mark.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, May 9 to 10, 20131 death · $235,000 · EF0 · 10 eventsMultiple short waves moved across the region while a north flow remained in place. This caused multiple rounds of severe weather with hail, high winds, and a tornado in Louisiana from late during the 9th into the 10th.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 13, 2014$4.0 million · EF2 · 13 eventsAn upper level trough moved quickly into the Central and Southern Plains providing the necessary lift for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across Northwest Texas and Western Oklahoma during the evening hours of Sunday, Oct. 12th.
• Lightning Strike in Louisiana, December 29, 19961 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · 1 eventAn 85 year old woman died in a house fire caused by lightning in DeQuincy. She had safely evacuated the home, but went back inside to use the telephone to report the fire. Two other people were treated for smoke inhalation.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 7, 20111 death · $65,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 eventsA very hot and unstable airmass was present during the late afternoon and evening of June 7th.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 22, 20111 death · $50,000 · 54 kt wind · 5 eventsThe thunderstorms that developed on the afternoon of August 22nd, developed |on the eastern fringes of the upper ridge positioned over Central Texas. A weak surface trough lingered across the area and storms often initiated near this boundary.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 17 to 18, 20161 death · 2 injured · 2 in hail · 13 eventsA stationary front provided a focus for thunderstorms in Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi March 17th and 18th. On the 17th thunderstorms along the front resulted in an outflow boundary causing strong wind gusts and isolated damage across the area.
• Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 8, 20041 death · 3 injured · 1 eventFour men were working outside when lightning struck some equipment they were loading onto a tractor trailer. One man was killed, the other three were treated and released form local hospitals.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 8, 2011$375,000 · EF2 · 13 eventsA potent upper level storm system moved out of the Texas Hill County and into the Southern Plains during the afternoon of November 11th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 14, 20231 death · 2.75 in hail · 22 eventsSupercell thunderstorms developed toward midday across the middle Red River Valley along and south of a stalled frontal boundary. These thunderstorms progressed east southeast with upper 80s temperatures on the warm side of the boundary with dew points exceeding 75 degrees.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, November 1, 20182 injured · $110,000 · EF2 · 19 eventsDeepening low pressure moving through the Lower Mississippi River Valley into the Ohio River Valley pushed a cold front through southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on the 1st.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, October 18, 20251 death · 61 kt wind · 20 eventsAn upper level trough shifted east through the Central and Southern Plains during the afternoon/evening of October 18th, reinforcing a cold front southeast into Southwest Arkansas, Northeast Texas, and North Louisiana.

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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.