NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oak Grove, 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
16 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Oak Grove, Louisiana since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ida in 2021. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 16
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
72 deaths in all
What the records show for Oak Grove
None of the 16 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Oak Grove; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 70 mph winds when its centre passed 33 miles away. The record near Oak Grove begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Ida in 2021, a tropical storm 69 miles away. Of the 16 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 89% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Oak Grove. The strongest of the 108 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on February 21, 1971; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 47 people. Of the 108, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Oak Grove. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 59 times since 1982, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Oak Grove has more hail reports within 10 miles than 67% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Oak Grove
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | IdaAug 30 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 7 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 30 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormOct 3 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Oak Grove: 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 Oak Grove
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s14
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s23(3 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1971 | F5 | 18 mi | 109.2 mi | 47 / 510 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF4 | 24 mi | 59.23 mi | 17 / 165 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 16 mi | 30 mi | 3 / 11 |
| May 7, 1984 | F3 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1979 | F3 | 24 mi | 17.7 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Mar 20, 1976 | F3 | 8 mi | 4.6 mi | 0 / 32 |
| Nov 27, 1968 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 3, 1953 | F3 | 23 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 17, 1953 | F3 | 16 mi | 41.6 mi | 0 / 17 |
| Feb 17, 1976 | F2 | 12 mi | 29.5 mi | 3 / 46 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 3 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 19.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oak Grove
The Storm Prediction Center has 59 hail reports within 10 miles of Oak Grove since 1982, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 41 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 23, 2013. The most recent report is from May 17, 2025. March has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oak Grove
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lake Providence, LA, 15 miles east of Oak Grove at 100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 36°F. April is the wettest at 6.6 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 58.8 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 43% of the year's precipitation (25.2 of 58.8 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 16 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 79 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 34 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 58.8 inches is more than at 27 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (33%). Eudora, AR, 18 miles northeast, has its own station (Eudora, AR): 60.6 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 36 | 5.6 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 58 | 39 | 5.5 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 66 | 46 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 74 | 54 | 6.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 63 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 71 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 73 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 73 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 55 | 5.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 44 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 38 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year | 74 | 55 | 58.8 | 72 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lake Providence, LA (100 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 Oak Grove
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 106 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oak Grove: 81 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $704.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 10, 2009. March has had the most flash floods, 6 of 21. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 153 have had fewer than Oak Grove.
July 24, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Oak Grove — 1 injured, $30,000 damage.
NWS: “Wind destroyed mobile home injuring one person.”
May 10, 2009: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Oak Grove — $700.2 million damage.
March 8, 2016: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Oak Grove — $1.2 million damage.
NWS: “|Flooding occurred at Oak Grove City Hall.”
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 Oak Grove's ZIP code 71263 have filed 38 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late winter severe storms in 2016: 16 claims (42% of all) and $825,000. 71% 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, 30 have fewer than Oak Grove.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 16 | $825,000 |
West Carroll Parish, which includes Oak Grove, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 coastal storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 18, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives West Carroll Parish a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.2 million a year, the 60th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $833,000 (20%), 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 Oak Grove
- Lake Providence, LA13 mi
- Eudora, AR18 mi
- Rolling Fork, MS26 mi
- Bastrop, LA29 mi
- Delhi, LA32 mi
- Hamburg, AR32 mi
- Lake Village, AR33 mi
- Crossett, AR36 mi
- Tallulah, LA37 mi
- Hollandale, MS37 mi
- Rayville, LA37 mi
- Sterlington, LA41 mi
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