Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
75
Tornado reports
399
Hail reports
158
Floods since 1996
1,334
All events
49
Deaths
$384.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Bossier Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 75 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Supercells developed over the area as a speed max moved out of Texas and across the region. Some 389 structures were effected. Of this 227 homes or businesses suffered either major damage or were destroyed. Roofs missing. Brick homes leveled. One brick home totally missing, leavi…
High precipitation supercells developed along the leading edge of a dry line across eastern Texas which moved into northwest Louisiana. Numerous trees and power lines were downed as the tornado moved across the area. The most extensive damage was noted near Atkins, LA (2.5 miles …
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
This is a continuation of the Northern Red River Parish EF-2 tornado. This tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 115 mph, crossed Loggy Bayou Road and Highway 515 and across Highway 71 just west of the Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area, where several trees were snapped an…
A long track 40+ mile long EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 135 mph first touched down just south of Barksdale Air Force Base off of Sligo Road in Central Bossier Parish, where it snapped and uprooted hundreds of softwood and hardwood trees and damaged several carpo…
This is a continuation of the Caddo Parish tornado. This EF-1 tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph, crossed the Red River into Downtown Bossier City, where it uprooted a number of trees and broke several large branches between Bossier High School and Interstate 20. …
Lightning struck a home in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, resulting in a fire. The fire resulted in the fatality of a 74 year old woman. Local fire departments tried to get to the woman but she was already deceased.
A 57 year old woman was found unresponsive outside a Bossier City nursing home and it was determined that she died from the heat. It was determined that she had been left outside for approximately one hour on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 12th. The temperature that afternoon in …
The Bossier Parish Coroner says the death of an elderly Bossier City woman was heat-related. Bossier City police were called to a home in the 700 block of Leon Street on Monday after receiving a call from a Meals on Wheels volunteer who grew concerned after the 81 year old woman …
A 58 year old male was found in his house deceased. It was determined that he died from the heat.
A 60 year old man was working outside on a construction job when he collapsed and died of a heat stroke.
An 87 year old woman was found in her house deceased. It was determined that she died from the heat.
Excessive heat resulted in the death of a 75 year old woman who was found unresponsive in her home. The outside ambient temperature at the time was near 100 degrees.
A 75 year old man was found dead in his home at 71 Grace Lane where he was living alone. The air conditioner was not on and it was extremely hot inside the home. The outside air temperature reached 97 degrees on the day the man was found.
A Bossier Parish man was doing yard work outdoors when he began to suffer headache, nausea and fatigue. He was found passed out in his bathtub that night. He was taken to a local hospital where it was later confirmed that he died of a heat stroke.
Construction worker was found beside his vehicle at a construction site in Bossier Parish around 1330 CST and pronounced dead at 1430 CST. Heat stress was assumed as the cause of death.
July started off where June ended as yet another month for the record book with excessive heat. A total of 27 days were 100 degrees or higher and 5 days reached 105 degrees or higher.
A woman working as a seamstress in her apartment in Bossier City, LA, was found dead. The death was determined by the county coroner as heat related.
A man collapsed from a heat stroke while cutting hay and fertilising in his field. At the time of his death his body temperature had elevated to 101 degrees.
The tornado snapped several trees causing a shut down of Interstate 20, as trees fell across the interstate. It then continued north damaging several homes in the Eastwood Community. Structural damage was observed to several homes due to fallen trees and nearly 30 homes had signi…
A damage survey confirmed that a confined area of straight line winds caused scattered property and tree damage just south of Benton. A number of light poles and business signs were broken and bent as a result of the high winds. Benton Middle School received the greatest damage w…
Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May in the Red River Basin of Southern Oklahoma, Northern Texas and Southwest Arkansas resulted in very high water on the Red River during the month of June bordering McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma, Little River, Hempstead, Laf…
This tornado was a continuation of the EF2 tornado that first touched down in downtown Shreveport in Caddo Parish. This tornado crossed the Red River just south of Interstate 220 near Benton Road, where several trees were snapped along the levee and a barn was damaged. The tornad…
Excessive heavy rainfall during the middle and latter portion of the month resulted in very high water conditions on the Red Chute Bayou from the Dogwood Trail bridge southward to Sligo, Louisiana and High Island. The crests for Dogwood Trail and High Island did not occur until t…
This storm developed over eastern Harrison County about 6 miles northwest of Waskom. This tornado first touched down about one half mile west of FM 134, continuing east across FM 9 about 3 miles north of Waskom, before entering western Caddo Parish. Numerous trees were uprooted a…
Excessive heavy rainfall developed during the evening of May 13th. This resulted in widespread flooding across the southern portion of Bossier Parish. Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout the city. Some homes and businesses in the city were flooded as well with many …
Lightning caused a fire at the 8th Air Force Headquarters on Barksdale Air Force Base. The fire burned for more than 12 hours doing major damage to the third floor of the structure.
Supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado as part of an outbreak of tornados across Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, Northwest Louisiana and extreme southeast Oklahoma. Extensive, widespread trees damage along entire track. Tree damage noted up to 2 to 3 miles either side of …
Devastating hail storm moved out of Caddo parish and moved into Bossier parish producing isolated hail reports as big as softballs across Louisiana Downs in north Bossier City.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread tree damage along Highway 537.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees downed along Boyd Road and Pleasant Hill Cemetery Road near Plain Dealing.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A weak EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 88 mph was spawned during the evening hours of June 23, 2026, from a quasi-linear convective line segment passing through and near the community of Plain Dealing. A vast majority of the damage was to trees with many hardwood a…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A video posted to social media showed at least 6 inches of water over Ridgefield Drive.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water was at least 4 inches deep in the streets in the Legacy Subdivision off of Swan Lake Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Six inches of water covered Douglas Drive in Bossier City.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water was up to knee height on Airline Drive in Bossier City.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025 | 54 | 2 |
| 2024 | 46 | 8 |
| 2023 | 70 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 2 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 |
| 2020 | 51 | 2 |
| 2019 | 33 | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | 2 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1 |
| 2016 | 33 | 0 |
| 2015 | 46 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | 1 |
| 2011 | 49 | 3 |
| 2010 | 42 | 0 |
| 2009 | 49 | 5 |
| 2008 | 29 | 1 |
| 2007 | 27 | 1 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 3 |
| 1999 | 29 | 4 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 1 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 43 | 2 |
| 1991 | 37 | 2 |
| 1990 | 25 | 7 |
| 1989 | 17 | 2 |
| 1988 | 8 | 2 |
| 1987 | 19 | 1 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 2 |
| 1984 | 31 | 2 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 1 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 8 | 0 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 5 | 1 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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