Louisiana

64 counties116 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+104 county disaster declarations

Louisiana has recorded 2,503 tornadoes since 1950, 11th among the states; 157 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 700,538 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.

2025

Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
Large wildfires since 1984

Statewide totals

Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.

Tornadoes since 1950: 2,503; 11th of 51
Rated F3/EF3 or stronger: 116; 13th of 51
Tropical cyclones within 50 mi: 157; 3rd of 51
At hurricane strength: 76; 2nd of 51
Acres burned since 1984: 701K; 299 large fires
Flood insurance claims: 481,242; $21 billion paid

County leaders

Where in Louisiana each hazard has struck most.

Most tornadoes

Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi

Most acres burned

Most flood claims

Notable events

The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Louisiana’s record. Each opens its own page.

Tornadoes

Hurricanes and tropical storms

Wildfires

Tiger Island Fire, 202331K

Every county

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Counties of Louisiana

Acadia Parish	88	40	0	1,481	42
Allen Parish	27	33	15,469	442	40
Ascension Parish	22	48	0	6,783	58
Assumption Parish	21	53	0	883	49
Avoyelles Parish	54	30	864	1,652	42
Beauregard Parish	62	35	42,884	516	43
Bienville Parish	46	15	1,390	41	35
Bossier Parish	76	9	0	1,107	36
Caddo Parish	111	12	3,893	2,438	35
Calcasieu Parish	113	42	5,399	10,386	42
Caldwell Parish	21	13	0	490	38
Cameron Parish	68	55	495,738	3,470	39
Catahoula Parish	34	24	0	1,627	45
Claiborne Parish	33	9	1,716	68	34
Concordia Parish	38	27	0	1,212	37
De Soto Parish	77	12	0	39	33
East Baton Rouge Parish	47	44	0	22,575	47
East Carroll Parish	34	11	0	116	32
East Feliciana Parish	18	38	0	110	41
Evangeline Parish	41	31	1,254	286	35
Franklin Parish	31	18	0	320	42
Grant Parish	30	19	4,153	438	37
Iberia Parish	29	55	0	2,891	43
Iberville Parish	22	48	0	618	47
Jackson Parish	41	15	0	20	27
Jefferson Davis Parish	51	40	22	313	42
Jefferson Parish	70	71	0	135,664	50
Lafayette Parish	43	35	0	6,579	43
Lafourche Parish	41	77	0	6,203	54
LaSalle Parish	25	20	690	271	38
Lincoln Parish	30	12	0	56	35
Livingston Parish	46	51	0	14,639	52
Madison Parish	64	14	0	250	33
Morehouse Parish	49	13	2,174	239	35
Natchitoches Parish	67	21	33,014	541	41
Orleans Parish	24	59	5,798	127,255	39
Ouachita Parish	47	12	0	6,984	44
Plaquemines Parish	37	78	0	6,086	45
Pointe Coupee Parish	26	37	0	1,896	47
Rapides Parish	82	27	18,167	4,231	49
Red River Parish	24	11	83	16	32
Richland Parish	41	14	0	473	36
Sabine Parish	43	16	0	40	33
St. Bernard Parish	16	75	0	23,919	48
St. Charles Parish	23	57	903	7,568	52
St. Helena Parish	24	42	0	65	39
St. James Parish	10	50	0	342	44
St. John the Baptist Parish	23	56	0	8,979	46
St. Landry Parish	71	37	0	976	46
St. Martin Parish	26	52	0	1,466	54
St. Mary Parish	24	54	0	2,532	49
St. Tammany Parish	75	62	12,450	38,420	50
Tangipahoa Parish	77	52	1,106	4,296	48
Tensas Parish	29	21	0	161	29
Terrebonne Parish	37	80	0	13,501	53
Union Parish	57	13	0	380	36
Vermilion Parish	62	57	10,635	4,799	46
Vernon Parish	59	27	36,436	338	39
Washington Parish	39	49	0	674	41
Webster Parish	61	8	0	223	37
West Baton Rouge Parish	11	35	0	285	38
West Carroll Parish	33	11	0	63	31
West Feliciana Parish	12	34	0	370	44
Winn Parish	44	16	6,286	140	33

Cities

Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.