NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Olla, 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
24 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Olla, Louisiana since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 21
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for Olla
The strongest storm to pass near Olla was an unnamed storm in 1909, a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds when its centre passed 32 miles away. The record near Olla begins with an unnamed storm in 1856; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 16 miles away. The 1930s and the 2000s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 24 systems, 6 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 71% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Olla. The strongest of the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on December 3, 1953; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 71, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 93% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Olla. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1982, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Olla.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Olla
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 54 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 26 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 20 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJul 16 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 16 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 32 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1905 | Unnamed 1905 stormSep 29 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 20 | 70 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 15 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 12 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Olla: 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 Olla
By decade
- 2020s5(1 EF3+)
- 2010s20
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s8(3 EF3+)
- 1970s5(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1953 | F4 | 8 mi | 85.5 mi | 9 / 50 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F3 | 3 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 20 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | 5 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Jan 18, 1973 | F3 | 20 mi | 38 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | EF3 | 11 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | 16 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Apr 1, 1983 | F3 | 19 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 13 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | EF2 | 14 mi | 18.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 31, 2018 | EF2 | 10 mi | 37.89 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | EF2 | 12 mi | 4.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2017 | EF2 | 12 mi | 13.77 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Olla
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Olla since 1982, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 7 days, most recently May 20, 2025. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. March and April have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Olla
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jena, LA, 13 miles south of Olla at 143 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 36°F. December is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 59.5 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (27.0 of 59.5 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 24 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 59.5 inches is more than at 31 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (38%). Grayson, 11 miles north, has its own station (Columbia Lock, LA): 59.3 inches a year, 0.2 less 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 | 57 | 36 | 5.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 62 | 40 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 69 | 47 | 5.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 76 | 53 | 5.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 62 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 65 | 3.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 4.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 44 | 5.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 59 | 38 | 5.8 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Year | 76 | 54 | 59.5 | 72 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jena, LA (143 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 Olla
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 44 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Olla: 34 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $155,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 26, 1999. October has had the most flash floods, 4 of 10. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 74 have had fewer than Olla.
May 25, 2015: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Olla — $150,000 damage.
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
LaSalle Parish, which includes Olla, has been named in 38 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 hurricanes, 9 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida, on August 29, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives LaSalle Parish a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.0 million a year, the 58th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 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 Olla
- Grayson, LA11 mi
- Jena, LA15 mi
- Columbia, LA20 mi
- Pollock, LA26 mi
- Winnfield, LA27 mi
- Jonesville, LA27 mi
- Wisner, LA29 mi
- Dry Prong, LA29 mi
- Ball, LA33 mi
- Winnsboro, LA34 mi
- Deville, LA34 mi
- Eros, LA36 mi
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