NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Winnfield, 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
20 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Winnfield, Louisiana since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
19 deaths in all
What the records show for Winnfield
The strongest storm to pass near Winnfield was Laura in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane with 81 mph winds when its centre passed 27 miles away. The record near Winnfield begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a tropical storm 41 miles away. The 2000s and the 2010s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 20 systems, 8 have come since 2000. Of the 245 Louisiana cities on this site, 73% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Winnfield. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on November 29, 2010, came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on December 3, 1953, killed 9 people. Of the 82, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on January 2, 2023. Of the 245 Louisiana cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Winnfield. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 52 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Winnfield has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 245 Louisiana cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Winnfield
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 27 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | IsaacAug 30 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | LiliOct 3 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 3 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | DannyAug 16 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 10 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 22 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 21 | 58 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 21 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Winnfield: 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 Winnfield
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s28(1 EF3+)
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s9
- 1980s6(2 EF3+)
- 1970s5(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1953 | F4 | 19 mi | 85.5 mi | 9 / 50 |
| Nov 29, 2010 | EF4 | 2 mi | 13.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 5 / 37 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F3 | 23 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 20 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Mar 20, 1974 | F3 | 2 mi | 85.2 mi | 1 / 9 |
| May 19, 1983 | F3 | 3 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | 10 mi | 234.7 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 14.76 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | EF2 | 16 mi | 18.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 2018 | EF2 | 9 mi | 19.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2018 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Winnfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 52 hail reports within 10 miles of Winnfield since 1963, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 7, 1983. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. April has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Winnfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Winnfield 3 N, LA, 3 miles north of Winnfield at 160 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 36°F. April is the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 57.6 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (25.2 of 57.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 20 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 45 nights a year. That 57.6 inches is more than at 17 of the 81 Louisiana stations used on this site (21%). Montgomery, 21 miles southwest, has its own station (Natchitoches, LA): 56.1 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 36 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 71 | 46 | 6.1 | 7 |
| Apr | 78 | 53 | 6.3 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 61 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 93 | 71 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 53 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 43 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Dec | 59 | 38 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 54 | 57.6 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Winnfield 3 N, LA (160 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 Winnfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 110 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Winnfield: 82 thunderstorm wind reports, 27 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $186,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on April 22, 1997. August has had the most flash floods, 7 of 27. Of the 239 Louisiana cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 174 have had fewer than Winnfield.
April 7, 2014: flood 5 miles from the centre of Winnfield — 1 killed.
May 3, 2009: thunderstorm wind in Winnfield — 1 injured, $40,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree fell on top of a home in Winnfield, Louisiana. The tree trapped the woman inside and she suffered minor injuries.”
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 Winnfield's ZIP code 71483 have filed 125 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1991: 22 claims (18% of all) and $214,000, then Late winter severe storms in 2016 with 15. 31% 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, 87 have fewer than Winnfield.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1991 | 22 | $214,000 |
| Late winter severe storms2016 | 15 | $984,000 |
Winn Parish, which includes Winnfield, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1983, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Arthur, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Winn Parish a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.8 million a year, the 55th highest of 64 Louisiana counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Winnfield
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- Olla, LA27 mi
- Colfax, LA27 mi
- Natchitoches, LA29 mi
- Grayson, LA29 mi
- Quitman, LA30 mi
- Pollock, LA30 mi
- Eros, LA35 mi
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