NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marion, 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
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Marion, Louisiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 117 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 117
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Marion
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marion; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1909, a tropical storm with 68 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The record near Marion begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 55 miles away. Of the 18 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 82% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Marion. The strongest of the 117 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 1, 1983; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on November 24, 2001, killed 3 people. Of the 117, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 62 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 43. The most recent tornado was on January 5, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marion. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 44 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Marion has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marion
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 4 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marion: 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 Marion
By decade
- 2020s19(2 EF3+)
- 2010s17
- 2000s26(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | F4 | 21 mi | 9 mi | 2 / 20 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 21 mi | 30 mi | 3 / 11 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F3 | 20 mi | 60 mi | 2 / 4 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF3 | 7 mi | 9.06 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF3 | 19 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 24, 2007 | EF3 | 22 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F3 | 22 mi | 61.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F3 | 23 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 5, 2025 | EF2 | 3 mi | 9.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 1.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 10.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 117, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marion
The Storm Prediction Center has 44 hail reports within 10 miles of Marion since 1973, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 10 days, most recently March 23, 2025. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marion
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Monroe 26 N, LA, 7 miles east of Marion at 88 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. March and December are the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 3.8 inches; the year adds up to 59.9 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (26.8 of 59.9 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (8); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 85 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 59 nights a year. That 59.9 inches is more than at 35 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (43%). Farmerville, 12 miles southwest, has its own station (Farmerville, LA): 58.3 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 60 | 37 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Mar | 68 | 43 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 5.7 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Sep | 88 | 62 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Oct | 77 | 50 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Year | 75 | 51 | 59.9 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Monroe 26 N, LA (88 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 Marion
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 54 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marion: 50 thunderstorm wind reports and 4 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $738,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 5, 1998.
April 22, 2015: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Marion — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A storm survey team concluded that the damage north of Farmerville, Louisiana was consistent with that of straight line wind gusts to near 80 mph. Damage was very sporadic and consisted of uprooted and/or snapped trees near the community of Conway, Louisiana.”
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 Marion's ZIP code 71260 have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $415,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 22% 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, 19 have fewer than Marion.
Union Parish, which includes Marion, has been named in 36 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 hurricanes, 5 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 Union Parish a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.6 million a year, the 44th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.6 million (52%), 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).
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Cities near Marion
- Farmerville, LA12 mi
- Sterlington, LA16 mi
- Strong, AR18 mi
- Downsville, LA18 mi
- Bastrop, LA20 mi
- Crossett, AR23 mi
- Bernice, LA25 mi
- Calhoun, LA27 mi
- West Monroe, LA27 mi
- Monroe, LA27 mi
- Choudrant, LA29 mi
- Dubach, LA29 mi
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