Storm History: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Natchitoches 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
- 903
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 75
- Damage
- $36 million
- Episodes
- 621
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 | 259 | 1 | 63 | $25 million |
| Hail | 220 | 0 | 0 | $183,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 131 | 0 | 6 | $3.7 million |
| Flash Flood | 93 | 1 | 2 | $215,000 |
| Heat | 65 | 2 | 0 | |
| Drought | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 1 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 0 | $263,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 4 | $750,000 |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 2, 2009
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 1998
- Tornado, April 20, 1976
- Tornado, May 19, 1983
- Flood, October 16, 2009
- Wildfire, October 11, 2010
- Tornado, March 20, 2012
- Tornado, April 23, 2000
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Tornado, March 31, 2009
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Tornado, March 30, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2008
- Tornado, February 12, 1950
- Tornado, May 1, 1950
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Wildfire, September 2, 2011
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 24, 2020
- Hail, April 11, 1962
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, December 9, 2023
- Hail, February 9, 1990
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Hail, March 28, 2014
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Hail, May 12, 1992
- Hail, May 3, 1991
- Hail, May 1, 1985
- Hail, May 14, 1985
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 12, 1950
- Tornado, April 1, 1983
- Tornado, March 11, 1968
- Tornado, March 20, 1974
- Tornado, May 19, 1983
- Tornado, November 19, 1983
- Tornado, May 7, 1984
- Tornado, December 21, 1990
- Tornado, November 3, 1992
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, April 23, 2000
- Tornado, January 20, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2019
- Tornado, November 29, 2022
- Tornado, May 1, 1950
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2026
- Hail, May 10, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 31, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2025
- Heat, August 13, 2025
- Heat, August 1, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2025
- Heat, July 27, 2025
- Heat, July 20, 2025
- Heat, July 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2025
- Heat, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2025
- Hail, April 22, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2025
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2025
- Tornado, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2025
- Tornado, December 26, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2024
- Heat, August 7, 2024
- Heat, August 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 8, 2024
- Heat, July 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2024
- Tornado, April 8, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Hail, December 9, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Tornado, November 20, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Drought, August 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2023
- Heat, August 7, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2023
- Heat, July 30, 2023
- Heat, July 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2023
- Heat, July 13, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 17, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Heat, June 15, 2023
- Hail, June 12, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Tornado, May 11, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 2023
- Hail, March 26, 2023
- Hail, March 16, 2023
- Tornado, January 2, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, November 29, 2022
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2022
- Heat, August 15, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Heat, July 24, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2022
- Heat, July 16, 2022
- Hail, July 13, 2022
- Heat, July 11, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2022
- Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Heat, June 17, 2022
- Heat, June 11, 2022
- Hail, June 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, January 9, 2022
- Drought, January 6, 2022
- Heat, September 1, 2021
- Heat, August 21, 2021
- Hail, August 12, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, August 1, 2021
- Heat, July 25, 2021
- Heat, June 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Hail, April 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 9, 2020
- Heat, September 1, 2020
- Heat, August 28, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 27, 2020
- Heat, August 15, 2020
- Heat, August 13, 2020
- Heat, July 14, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 11, 2020
- Heat, July 10, 2020
- Heat, July 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Hail, April 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
- Hail, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Heat, August 26, 2019
- Heat, August 17, 2019
- Heat, August 13, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Heat, August 7, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019
- Heat, June 21, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2019
- Tornado, May 8, 2019
- Tornado, April 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Hail, April 4, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 27, 2018
- Tornado, November 5, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2018
- Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 16, 2018
- Heat, July 13, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, April 6, 2018
- Tornado, March 28, 2018
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Tornado, December 20, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2017
- Drought, December 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2017
- Tropical Storm, August 30, 2017
- Heat, August 19, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Heat, July 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Tornado, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 24, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Hail, January 2, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Hail, November 29, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Heat, August 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2016
- Heat, August 9, 2016
- Heat, August 3, 2016
- Heat, August 1, 2016
- Heat, July 24, 2016
- Heat, July 8, 2016
- Heat, July 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2016
- High Wind, May 26, 2016
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2016
- Hail, February 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 2016
- Wildfire, February 9, 2016
- Tornado, December 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2015
- Wildfire, October 17, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2015
- Drought, September 8, 2015
- Heat, August 5, 2015
- Heat, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2015
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2015
- Flood, May 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2015
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Lightning, July 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2014
- Hail, March 28, 2014
- Hail, March 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Natchitoches ParishEvery warning in Natchitoches 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.