Storm History: Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Events

561

Deaths

21

Injuries

74

Damage

$870 million

Episodes

349

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.

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• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 28, 202113 deaths · $801 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Lightning, June 4, 20002 deaths · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20252 deaths · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 13, 20071 death · 25 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Lightning, April 17, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 12, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 death · 2 events here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 28, 202113 deaths · $801 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 20224 injured · $50 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2017$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 20071 death · 25 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 3, 19642 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 11, 20241 injured · $1.0 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1995$1.0 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 2, 2006$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2019$300,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 19532 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2003$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2003$135,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Lightning, June 21, 1998$120,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20162 injured · $100,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2022$90,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026$75,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2013$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2018$51,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here

• Hail, April 15, 20152.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 19802 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2012$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 4, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 23, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 17, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 15, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 19821.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 19771.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 19761.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 3, 19642 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 28, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2011EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 7, 201733 injured · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 13, 20071 death · 25 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 19532 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 1971$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1975F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1981$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1995$1.0 million · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Orleans Parish, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026$75,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20264 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20262 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 202550 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 202510 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 202561 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, April 21, 2025$24,000 · 18 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 20253 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 death · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20252 deaths · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 19, 20241 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 11, 20241 injured · $1.0 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 202456 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20249 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, June 16, 2024$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2024$4,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2024EF2 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, March 4, 20246 events here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, December 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2023$15,000 · 9 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 27, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 24, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20232 events here
• Drought, August 16, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 10, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20233 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20231.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 2023$17,000 · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2023$750 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 202358 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 20224 injured · $50 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, October 25, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20229 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2022$90,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 13, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022$1.5 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 11, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 20211 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 28, 202113 deaths · $801 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2021$15,000 · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 18, 20212 events here
• Coastal Flood, May 19, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2021$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202056 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, July 15, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 202066 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 5, 20201 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20191 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2019$300,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 1, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20182 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2018$51,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 11, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 2, 20172 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2017$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 7, 201733 injured · EF3 · 3 events here
• Hail, January 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2016$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20162 injured · $100,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20152.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20142 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2013$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2013$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2013$11,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 28, 2012$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2012$20,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 2012$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2011EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2010$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2010$2,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2010$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, December 12, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2009$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2009$4,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 2009$1,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 29, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20081 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2008$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 12, 2008$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 200863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 22, 20071 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 11, 20071 event here
• Lightning, June 4, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 4, 20071 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2007$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 20071 death · 25 injured · $3.0 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 21, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2006$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 2006$300 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 2, 2006$500,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2005$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 6, 20051 event here
• Lightning, May 30, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2005$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, November 2, 20041 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2004$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 200453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 4, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2003$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 11, 20031 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 3, 20031 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2003$135,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 24, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2003$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2002F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 22, 20021 event here
• Flood, August 17, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 200256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2002$250 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2002$4,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 200257 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 20010.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 200151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2001$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2001$15,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2001$25,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2000$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 200053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2000$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000$500 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 4, 20002 deaths · 1 event here
• Hail, January 23, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 6, 1999$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 9, 19991 event here
• Hail, January 2, 1999$1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 12, 19981 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 1998F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 21, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 21, 1998$120,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 29, 19981 event here
• Flood, March 7, 19981 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, February 15, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 199850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 5, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 1997$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 19971.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 1997$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 24, 19970.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 17, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 14, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 199653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, November 11, 199570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 199570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1995$1.0 million · F2 · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Orleans ParishEvery warning in Orleans Parish since 1986Every county in Louisiana

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.