Winn Parish

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Winn Parish: 2.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 3, 2009Tornado$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous homes were damaged in the town of Dodson with several completely destroyed. One mobile home was picked up and moved 30 feet west of its original location where it was destroyed with parts of the frame wrapped around a neighboring home. The two injuries occurred in the destroyed home. Approximately 27 mobile homes and 11 built in place structures in the center of Dodson sustained severe damage from snapped or falling trees and/or wind damage. A mobile home in the center of Dodson was rolled off its foundation and destroyed. The tornado touched down on the southwest side of town along US 167 and moved northward 1.5 miles before lifting along State Route 1235.

2. Nov 29, 2010Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees were snapped near the intersection of Collier and Water Well Roads. The tornado then crossed Gum Springs Road, where it completely destroyed one well-built two story brick home and an adjacent brick garage. The home was approximately 4000 sq. ft in size, built in 1997, and its destruction was the basis of the EF-4 rating. Many of the nearby trees were completely snapped, with several near the home snapped off at the base. One single wide mobile home was also destroyed, with its remnants blown into a wooded area about 300 yards away. Another nearby home was moderately damaged, while two other homes suffered minor damage. The tornado then crossed into an open field,…

3. Sep 1, 2008Tropical Storm, Winn$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the entire parish. Many parish roads were blocked during the height of the storm. Tropical storm force winds also led to numerous power outages throughout the parish. A tree was reported down across a trailer and another tree fell across a home near the town of Winnfield, Louisiana. A tree also fell across a sheriff's vehicle while he was dispatched. There were no report of injuries.

4. Apr 27, 2011Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Winn Parish and found evidence of an EF2 tornado. Maximum winds are estimated at 110-120 mph in the tornado. This tornado was a continuation of the tornado that first touched down in Natchitoches Parish earlier. The tornado crossed over the Red River into Winn Parish and took on more of an easterly track along Harrisonburg Road snapping and uprooting trees. The heaviest damage occurred near the community of Wheeling where the tornado grew to nearly half mile across and snapped nearly all the trees in its path. Several homes were severely damaged along Harrisonburg Road including a trailer which was flipped and destroyed. The…

5. Mar 28, 2018Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is a continuation of the EF-1 tornado from Natchitoches Parish. This tornado intensified shortly after crossing into Winn Parish along Highway 84, where it caused considerable tree damage in the Kisatchie National Forest before the tornado started to take a more northeasterly turn near the southern sections of Saline Lake. The tornado began to parallel Lakeshore Drive northeastward where it uprooted and split several hardwood trees along Lakeshore Drive and Mulligan Inn Loop. Several homes along the east bank of Saline Lake received structural damage from trees falling onto the homes. In this area, the tornado was at its strongest near 105 mph and reached its greatest width.…

6. Sep 13, 2008Tropical Storm, Winn$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tropical storm force winds resulted in widespread trees and power lines downed throughout the county. Power outages were widespread as well with numerous residents without power during the height of the storm and well after the storm.

7. Jan 7, 2010Cold/Wind Chill, Winn$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Bitterly cold temperatures swept into the region during the evening hours of January 7th with a hard freeze being observed nearly through the morning hours of January 10th. During this period of time...overnight and early morning low temperatures were well into the teens with daytime high temperatures struggling to make it to the freezing mark. The cold temperatures froze water pipes of many homes throughout the parish. Some city and parish water lines burst as well resulting in many residents either without water for a short period of time or with reduced water pressure.

8. Oct 28, 2010Wildfire, Winn$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A wildfire quickly spread out of control just south of Winnfield, Louisiana on October 28th. Bull dozers were used to push the fire lines that were continually jumped by the fire. The blaze moved from the ground to the crown of some 30-foot tall trees and quickly spread. Tanker drops were also used to try and contain the fire and protect homes. The blaze was contained that evening but not before 250 acres were burned with the loss of some out buildings. Firefighters on scene estimated that 10 homes were in imminent danger but were saved by firefighting efforts. The fire was located near Cedar Drive and Old Alexandria Road. In addition to the out buildings, one rent house was…

9. Apr 2, 2017Tornado$70,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is a continuation of the EF-1 tornado from Northwest Grant Parish. This tornado intensified as it moved into Southwest Winn Parish, where maximum estimated winds ranged between 100-110 mph, and tracked northeast across Davidson Road, where falling trees destroyed a truck and RV. A nearby house sustained roof damage as well. The tornado moved across Mitchell and McLane Roads, where several outbuildings were damaged, rolled, or destroyed. Other nearby homes also lost shingles from their roofs. This tornado finally lifted just north of Harrisonburg Road.

10. Jul 19, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Trees were downed across the parish including trees that struck two homes in Winnfield.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

109°F3 times, most recently Sep 3, 2000

All-time low

1°FFeb 16, 2021

Warmest night

81°F4 times, most recently Aug 10, 2023

Coldest day

16°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

10.25 inMay 7, 1978

Snowiest day

3.8 inJan 30, 1977

Hottest year

2023mean 67.5°F

Coldest year

1983mean 62.5°F

Wettest year

198984.01 in

Driest year

201033.50 in

Station Bienville 3 Ne (USC00160800), 307 ft elevation, 34.4 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1972 to October 25, 2026; 97.7% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00160800.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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