NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shreveport, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Shreveport, Louisiana since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Laura in 2020. Since 1950, 195 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 195
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
45 deaths in all
What the records show for Shreveport
The strongest storm to pass near Shreveport was Laura in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane with 74 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Shreveport begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Laura in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 systems. Of the 14 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 80% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Shreveport. The highest rating among the 195 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 3, 1999, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on February 12, 1950, killed 18 people. Of the 195, 21 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 93 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 53. The most recent tornado was on September 24, 2025. Shreveport has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 245 Louisiana cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 428 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Shreveport has more hail reports within 10 miles than any other of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Shreveport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 45 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Shreveport: 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 Shreveport
By decade
- 2020s37
- 2010s34(1 EF3+)
- 2000s22(1 EF3+)
- 1990s38(1 EF3+)
- 1980s21(4 EF3+)
- 1970s12(3 EF3+)
- 1960s19(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1950 | F4 | 6 mi | 82.6 mi | 18 / 77 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F4 | 6 mi | 19.3 mi | 7 / 102 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F4 | 3 mi | 6.2 mi | 2 / 266 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F3 | 19 mi | 1.7 mi | 3 / 9 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | in town | 48 mi | 1 / 116 |
| Jan 20, 2010 | EF3 | 10 mi | 15.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | F3 | 6 mi | 32.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 2, 1984 | F3 | 11 mi | 61 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Apr 25, 1982 | F3 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1982 | F3 | 17 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 3, 1978 | F3 | 21 mi | 61.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | F3 | 11 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 195, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Shreveport
The Storm Prediction Center has 428 hail reports within 10 miles of Shreveport since 1958, made on 213 separate days. Of these, 266 were 1 inch across or larger, and 30 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 23, 2000. The most recent report is from September 21, 2025. April has the most reports, 118.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Shreveport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shreveport, LA, 4 miles west of Shreveport at 273 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 37°F. April is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 51.5 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (23.3 of 51.5 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 99 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 29 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 51.5 inches is more than at 2 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (2%). Bossier City, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Shreveport Dwtn Airport, LA): 49.1 inches a year, 2.4 less than here, and the same August average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 37 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 63 | 41 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 70 | 48 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 5.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 74 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 73 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 90 | 67 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 55 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 68 | 45 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 60 | 39 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Year | 78 | 56 | 51.5 | 66 | 0.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shreveport, LA (273 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 Shreveport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 774 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shreveport: 478 thunderstorm wind reports, 267 flash floods, 15 lightning strikes and 14 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $20.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 166 mph, on April 22, 1997. June has had the most flash floods, 71 of 267. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 237 have had fewer than Shreveport.
June 7, 2011: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Shreveport — 1 killed.
NWS: “A 49 year old was killed when a lightning bolt struck nearby where he was standing at East Ridge Country Club on the golf course. Corner reports that the strike did not directly hit the man but was close enough to cause cardiac arrhythmia.”
July 23, 2014: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Shreveport — 1 killed.
NWS: “A 64 year old female was walking in the 1900 block of Weinstock Street and was killed by a tree that fell on top of her.”
June 3, 2023: flash flood in Shreveport — 1 killed.
NWS: “Vehicular high water rescue near Devaughn Street and Rightway Avenue at the underpass along Hearne Avenue in Shreveport. One person was rescued, but a second person was trapped in the same vehicle and drowned.”
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 Shreveport's 12 ZIP codes have filed 2,235 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $36.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1991: 521 claims (23% of all) and $6.0 million, then Late winter severe storms in 2016 with 178 and Spring storm in 2015 with 22. 34% 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, 190 have fewer than Shreveport.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1991 | 521 | $6.0 million |
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 178 | $7.7 million |
| Spring storm2015 | 22 | $767,000 |
| 2026-06-Arthur-TS2026 | 10 | $287,000 |
Caddo Parish, which includes Shreveport, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 17 hurricanes, 4 floods, 3 ice storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida, on August 29, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Caddo Parish a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively High for hail and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $88.8 million a year, the 11th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $34.7 million (39%), 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 Shreveport
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- Keithville, LA12 mi
- Stonewall, LA12 mi
- Greenwood, LA13 mi
- Haughton, LA15 mi
- Benton, LA17 mi
- Waskom, TX19 mi
- Princeton, LA19 mi
- Elm Grove, LA19 mi
- Mooringsport, LA19 mi
- Doyline, LA23 mi
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