NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Louisiana Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Louisiana has 2,482 tornadoes on record since 1950, 110 of them EF3 or stronger, with 232 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is Galliano (39); the most tornado-prone is Duson (230).
- Cities
- 245
- Tornadoes in state
- 2,482
- EF3 or stronger
- 110
- Tornado deaths
- 232
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Louisiana cities
- Unnamed 1947 stormCategory 4 · 216 cities
- Unnamed 1920 stormCategory 2 · 216 cities
- Betsy 1965Category 4 · 204 cities
- Isaac 2012Category 1 · 203 cities
- Unnamed 1926 stormCategory 3 · 182 cities
- Gustav 2008Category 4 · 181 cities
- Unnamed 1955 stormTropical storm · 179 cities
- Unnamed 1909 stormCategory 3 · 169 cities
- Unnamed 1863 stormTropical storm · 166 cities
- Unnamed 1923 stormCategory 1 · 155 cities
- Unnamed 1931 stormTropical storm · 154 cities
- Lee 2011Tropical storm · 154 cities
Louisiana cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | 28 | 51 | 136 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Baton Rouge | 16 | 40 | 119 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Shreveport | 1 | 13 | 195 | 16 | Laura 2020 |
| Lafayette | 17 | 29 | 209 | 12 | Delta 2020 |
| Metairie | 27 | 49 | 140 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Lake Charles | 14 | 28 | 144 | 4 | Delta 2020 |
| Slidell | 22 | 52 | 137 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Houma | 36 | 46 | 71 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Monroe | 0 | 19 | 128 | 9 | Delta 2020 |
| Denham Springs | 13 | 42 | 132 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Bossier City | 0 | 14 | 189 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Kenner | 28 | 49 | 135 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Covington | 19 | 49 | 131 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Gretna | 31 | 50 | 119 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| New Iberia | 24 | 37 | 124 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| West Monroe | 0 | 17 | 119 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Alexandria | 4 | 29 | 102 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Marrero | 30 | 53 | 126 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Hammond | 18 | 44 | 143 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Mandeville | 20 | 48 | 115 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Thibodaux | 33 | 43 | 104 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Prairieville | 17 | 44 | 130 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Gonzales | 20 | 45 | 128 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Sulphur | 16 | 32 | 156 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Harvey | 30 | 51 | 118 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Opelousas | 12 | 30 | 179 | 10 | Delta 2020 |
| Pineville | 4 | 29 | 100 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Ruston | 0 | 17 | 126 | 11 | Delta 2020 |
| Ponchatoula | 20 | 46 | 139 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| La Place | 30 | 44 | 134 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Westwego | 30 | 50 | 132 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Youngsville | 21 | 30 | 167 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Zachary | 10 | 41 | 112 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Harahan | 28 | 50 | 136 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Breaux Bridge | 17 | 32 | 154 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Natchitoches | 1 | 25 | 99 | 10 | Delta 2020 |
| Deridder | 6 | 26 | 103 | 3 | Delta 2020 |
| Abbeville | 26 | 28 | 154 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Walker | 14 | 43 | 149 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Chalmette | 29 | 50 | 128 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Leesville | 4 | 27 | 95 | 2 | Delta 2020 |
| Haughton | 0 | 14 | 174 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Morgan City | 30 | 42 | 55 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Bastrop | 0 | 18 | 121 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Carencro | 16 | 30 | 196 | 12 | Delta 2020 |
| Franklinton | 12 | 49 | 132 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Saint Martinville | 21 | 33 | 129 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Ville Platte | 9 | 32 | 153 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Eunice | 14 | 31 | 183 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Bogalusa | 16 | 51 | 129 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Madisonville | 20 | 47 | 110 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Baker | 12 | 42 | 117 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Minden | 0 | 13 | 127 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Belle Chasse | 30 | 52 | 116 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Crowley | 19 | 33 | 222 | 10 | Delta 2020 |
| Broussard | 21 | 30 | 165 | 8 | Francine 2024 |
| Rayne | 18 | 32 | 229 | 12 | Delta 2020 |
| Jennings | 17 | 35 | 161 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Benton | 0 | 12 | 165 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Church Point | 15 | 29 | 212 | 12 | Delta 2020 |
| Port Allen | 15 | 42 | 112 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Plaquemine | 19 | 40 | 97 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Winnsboro | 2 | 17 | 92 | 10 | Ida 2021 |
| Luling | 32 | 44 | 150 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Greenwell Springs | 12 | 42 | 124 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Raceland | 36 | 43 | 102 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Amite | 11 | 46 | 140 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Duson | 19 | 31 | 230 | 12 | Delta 2020 |
| Destrehan | 31 | 44 | 143 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Pearl River | 21 | 51 | 153 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Franklin | 28 | 36 | 48 | 1 | Francine 2024 |
| Rayville | 0 | 17 | 126 | 13 | Delta 2020 |
| Livingston | 15 | 45 | 146 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Iowa | 12 | 32 | 154 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Marksville | 6 | 32 | 102 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Keithville | 1 | 15 | 195 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Saint Francisville | 8 | 41 | 73 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Arnaudville | 14 | 33 | 164 | 9 | Ida 2021 |
| Jeanerette | 26 | 37 | 66 | 1 | Francine 2024 |
| Saint Amant | 24 | 43 | 128 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Fort Polk | 5 | 26 | 99 | 2 | Delta 2020 |
| Geismar | 19 | 45 | 118 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Donaldsonville | 23 | 42 | 105 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Tickfaw | 17 | 45 | 142 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Gray | 35 | 45 | 88 | 1 | Francine 2024 |
| Lacombe | 21 | 51 | 122 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Ferriday | 2 | 28 | 91 | 9 | Ida 2021 |
| Winnfield | 2 | 18 | 82 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Kentwood | 8 | 47 | 141 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Westlake | 14 | 30 | 150 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Kaplan | 24 | 31 | 152 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Oakdale | 7 | 32 | 96 | 2 | Delta 2020 |
| Tallulah | 2 | 21 | 148 | 16 | Ida 2021 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 16 | 132 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Many | 2 | 25 | 75 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Cut Off | 38 | 44 | 69 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Scott | 17 | 29 | 230 | 12 | Delta 2020 |
| Maurice | 22 | 29 | 198 | 10 | Francine 2024 |
| Independence | 14 | 45 | 139 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Dequincy | 13 | 30 | 142 | 3 | Delta 2020 |
| Patterson | 30 | 38 | 47 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Pollock | 2 | 27 | 95 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Deville | 4 | 26 | 116 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Abita Springs | 20 | 49 | 128 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Farmerville | 0 | 18 | 111 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Jonesboro | 2 | 17 | 120 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Stonewall | 1 | 14 | 185 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Homer | 0 | 13 | 109 | 12 | Laura 2020 |
| Folsom | 16 | 48 | 147 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Vacherie | 30 | 42 | 118 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Calhoun | 0 | 18 | 123 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Napoleonville | 30 | 39 | 91 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Jena | 3 | 22 | 77 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Coushatta | 1 | 20 | 113 | 9 | Laura 2020 |
| Addis | 18 | 41 | 112 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Jackson | 9 | 45 | 87 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Kinder | 12 | 30 | 120 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Saint Rose | 31 | 45 | 137 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Loranger | 16 | 46 | 154 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Sunset | 15 | 30 | 197 | 11 | Delta 2020 |
| Erath | 24 | 29 | 134 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Violet | 29 | 51 | 115 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Jonesville | 2 | 25 | 81 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Lockport | 36 | 45 | 87 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Lake Providence | 0 | 16 | 122 | 10 | Ida 2021 |
| Vinton | 18 | 28 | 138 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Saint Gabriel | 20 | 43 | 113 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Oak Grove | 0 | 16 | 108 | 9 | Ida 2021 |
| New Roads | 10 | 42 | 82 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Cottonport | 8 | 31 | 100 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Greensburg | 10 | 43 | 126 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Delhi | 0 | 18 | 132 | 12 | Ida 2021 |
| Angie | 13 | 53 | 141 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Holden | 14 | 44 | 139 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Vidalia | 2 | 28 | 95 | 8 | Ida 2021 |
| Larose | 37 | 47 | 67 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Boyce | 3 | 30 | 95 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Welsh | 15 | 31 | 159 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Albany | 17 | 45 | 141 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Springfield | 21 | 45 | 149 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Springhill | 0 | 9 | 106 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Ball | 3 | 28 | 101 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Columbia | 3 | 14 | 82 | 9 | Delta 2020 |
| Meraux | 29 | 51 | 125 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Reserve | 30 | 42 | 122 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Bunkie | 9 | 30 | 125 | 3 | Delta 2020 |
| Downsville | 0 | 18 | 125 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Chauvin | 37 | 47 | 53 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Bush | 18 | 49 | 136 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Dry Prong | 2 | 29 | 94 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Zwolle | 2 | 21 | 78 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Mamou | 12 | 31 | 155 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Sterlington | 0 | 17 | 131 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Saint Bernard | 30 | 53 | 93 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Ragley | 12 | 27 | 138 | 4 | Delta 2020 |
| Berwick | 30 | 42 | 50 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Colfax | 2 | 27 | 90 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Clinton | 9 | 43 | 110 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Mansura | 7 | 31 | 93 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Paulina | 26 | 44 | 120 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Pierre Part | 30 | 36 | 84 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Slaughter | 9 | 44 | 114 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Hahnville | 31 | 44 | 145 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Arabi | 27 | 52 | 126 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Brusly | 16 | 41 | 115 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Schriever | 33 | 45 | 92 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Angola | 8 | 37 | 62 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Iota | 17 | 34 | 191 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Arcadia | 0 | 15 | 131 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Basile | 13 | 32 | 172 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Grambling | 0 | 18 | 128 | 11 | Delta 2020 |
| Choudrant | 0 | 17 | 130 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Des Allemands | 35 | 44 | 162 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Plain Dealing | 0 | 11 | 125 | 8 | Laura 2020 |
| Glenmora | 6 | 33 | 103 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Dubach | 0 | 17 | 128 | 13 | Delta 2020 |
| White Castle | 22 | 43 | 94 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Belle Rose | 27 | 41 | 94 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Port Barre | 13 | 31 | 149 | 8 | Ida 2021 |
| Haynesville | 0 | 12 | 98 | 10 | Laura 2020 |
| Anacoco | 2 | 29 | 80 | 2 | Delta 2020 |
| Vivian | 0 | 12 | 147 | 6 | Laura 2020 |
| Lake Arthur | 18 | 36 | 130 | 3 | Delta 2020 |
| Galliano | 39 | 47 | 54 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Grayson | 3 | 18 | 76 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Ethel | 8 | 43 | 94 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Gueydan | 22 | 35 | 142 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Pitkin | 5 | 32 | 104 | 3 | Delta 2020 |
| Olla | 3 | 21 | 71 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Montegut | 37 | 48 | 57 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Logansport | 1 | 16 | 137 | 11 | Laura 2020 |
| Greenwood | 1 | 13 | 196 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Ringgold | 1 | 15 | 138 | 12 | Laura 2020 |
| Merryville | 9 | 29 | 114 | 3 | Delta 2020 |
| Pride | 11 | 43 | 117 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Princeton | 0 | 14 | 157 | 16 | Laura 2020 |
| Marion | 0 | 18 | 117 | 9 | Delta 2020 |
| Washington | 11 | 30 | 153 | 10 | Ida 2021 |
| Lutcher | 28 | 42 | 123 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Florien | 2 | 28 | 87 | 4 | Delta 2020 |
| Doyline | 0 | 15 | 165 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Maurepas | 25 | 41 | 136 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Gramercy | 29 | 42 | 124 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Woodworth | 5 | 33 | 104 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 25 | 89 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Robeline | 1 | 27 | 91 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Hessmer | 7 | 31 | 116 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Oberlin | 10 | 31 | 99 | 1 | Delta 2020 |
| Sorrento | 24 | 44 | 125 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Morse | 20 | 35 | 177 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Barksdale Afb | 0 | 14 | 182 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Norco | 31 | 43 | 138 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Ventress | 10 | 44 | 85 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Mount Hermon | 8 | 51 | 149 | 7 | Francine 2024 |
| Lecompte | 5 | 32 | 124 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Delcambre | 25 | 32 | 131 | 5 | Francine 2024 |
| Lafitte | 34 | 52 | 106 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Sibley | 0 | 14 | 141 | 16 | Laura 2020 |
| Elm Grove | 1 | 15 | 177 | 17 | Laura 2020 |
| Elton | 13 | 32 | 144 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Bernice | 0 | 16 | 109 | 13 | Delta 2020 |
| Roseland | 11 | 45 | 142 | 3 | Francine 2024 |
| Simsboro | 1 | 17 | 128 | 11 | Delta 2020 |
| Longville | 11 | 29 | 108 | 4 | Delta 2020 |
| Forest Hill | 6 | 32 | 119 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Mooringsport | 0 | 13 | 185 | 13 | Laura 2020 |
| Campti | 1 | 22 | 98 | 8 | Delta 2020 |
| Robert | 17 | 45 | 140 | 2 | Francine 2024 |
| Port Sulphur | 35 | 49 | 42 | 0 | Francine 2024 |
| Golden Meadow | 38 | 47 | 32 | 1 | Francine 2024 |
| Eros | 1 | 14 | 126 | 7 | Delta 2020 |
| Plaucheville | 8 | 34 | 93 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Grand Cane | 1 | 15 | 152 | 14 | Laura 2020 |
| Quitman | 1 | 18 | 117 | 5 | Delta 2020 |
| Simmesport | 6 | 36 | 78 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| New Llano | 5 | 26 | 99 | 2 | Delta 2020 |
| Boutte | 33 | 44 | 151 | 6 | Francine 2024 |
| Maringouin | 14 | 42 | 82 | 4 | Francine 2024 |
| Moreauville | 7 | 35 | 87 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Wisner | 2 | 22 | 87 | 11 | Ida 2021 |
| Sarepta | 0 | 10 | 125 | 7 | Laura 2020 |
| Heflin | 0 | 15 | 131 | 15 | Laura 2020 |
| Buras | 36 | 45 | 22 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Bell City | 16 | 32 | 152 | 6 | Delta 2020 |
| Saint Landry | 7 | 32 | 137 | 2 | Delta 2020 |
Hail in Louisiana
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Louisiana since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.