NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Choudrant, LA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
17 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Choudrant, Louisiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 130 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 17
- Tornadoes
- 130
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Choudrant
None of the 17 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Choudrant; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1909, a tropical storm with 72 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The record near Choudrant begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 55 miles away. Of the 17 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 85% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Choudrant. The highest rating among the 130 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 8 times; the most recent, on December 13, 2022, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on September 12, 1961, killed 5 people. Of the 130, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 59 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on December 26, 2024. Choudrant has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 245 Louisiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 143 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Choudrant has more hail reports within 10 miles than 94% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Choudrant
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Choudrant: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Choudrant
By decade
- 2020s14(3 EF3+)
- 2010s23(1 EF3+)
- 2000s22
- 1990s16(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13
- 1960s18(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 5 / 37 |
| Apr 25, 2019 | EF3 | 5 mi | 11.15 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF3 | 17 mi | 9.06 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 24 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 19 mi | 8.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 3, 1992 | F3 | 24 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 1, 1968 | F3 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 30, 1996 | F2 | 12 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 9 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 13 mi | 14.76 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | EF2 | 20 mi | 5.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 130, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Choudrant
The Storm Prediction Center has 143 hail reports within 10 miles of Choudrant since 1959, made on 99 separate days. Of these, 80 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on January 22, 1999. The most recent report is from September 17, 2025. March has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Choudrant
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA, 8 miles east of Choudrant at 120 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 33°F. January and April are the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 57.7 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 43% of the year's precipitation (24.9 of 57.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 17 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 93 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 57 nights a year. That 57.7 inches is more than at 18 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (22%). Ruston, 9 miles west, has its own station (Ruston La Tech, LA): 55.8 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 33 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 61 | 36 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 5.7 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 59 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 67 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Jul | 93 | 70 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Aug | 94 | 69 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 89 | 63 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 50 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 41 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Dec | 59 | 35 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Year | 76 | 51 | 57.7 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Calhoun Rsch Stn, LA (120 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Choudrant
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 140 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Choudrant: 127 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $37.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on April 22, 1997. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 61 have had fewer than Choudrant.
May 18, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Choudrant — 1 killed, 2 injured, $10,000 damage.
March 9, 2016: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Choudrant — 1 killed.
April 13, 2019: flood 10 miles from the centre of Choudrant — 1 killed.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Choudrant's ZIP code 71227 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $222,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 75% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 219 Louisiana cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 4 have fewer than Choudrant.
Lincoln Parish, which includes Choudrant, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 18, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lincoln Parish a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.7 million a year, the 35th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.2 million (31%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Choudrant
- Calhoun, LA8 mi
- Ruston, LA9 mi
- Downsville, LA11 mi
- Grambling, LA13 mi
- Eros, LA14 mi
- Dubach, LA15 mi
- Farmerville, LA17 mi
- Simsboro, LA18 mi
- Quitman, LA19 mi
- West Monroe, LA19 mi
- Bernice, LA22 mi
- Jonesboro, LA24 mi
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