Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
42
Tornado reports
78
Hail reports
63
Floods since 1996
391
All events
8
Deaths
$1.9B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lafayette Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 41 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.
Temperatures fell below freezing during the late evening of the 14th as showers developed across the parish. Rain changed over to freezing rain then quickly over to sleet. Sleet changed over to light snow by the end of the event. Around half an inch of sleet and snow accumulated.…
An 11 month old baby was left in a car for multiple hours resulting in death from over heating.
Straight line winds associated with a squall line blew down a large but rotten tree onto a mobile home located in the 1200 block of Lafayette Street in Scott. One person in the mobile home was killed but the other two occupants were not injured. Wind gusts were estimated between …
Hurricane Gustav moved across Lafayette Parish, damaging some homes and businesses. One man was killed when a tree fell through his roof of the house he was living in.
Tornado touched down twice destroying a mobile home and injuring eight people, one with a broken collar bone. Tornado length and width estimated.
Wind gusts of 75 to 80 mph and heavy rainfall lead to numerous downed trees and power lines across the parish. KLFT reported a peak sustained wind of 63 mph with a peak gust of 75 mph.
There was a voluntary evacuation for the parish. Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged from fallen trees or wind. There was some minor flooding from the vermilion river. Over 40 percent of the parish was without power…
Stream gages along the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish crested during the 15th at the end of the flash flood event. Major flooding along the Vermilion continued through the 24th-25th and kept some neighborhoods flooded for a couple of weeks. At the Surrey Street Gage 10 feet …
Street flooding along Ambassador Caffery and a few other poorly drained streets were first reported during the early morning of the 12th. High rainfall rates continued through the day with many streets being flooded and some structures by mid morning. Widespread flooding of vehic…
Heavy rain fell on saturated ground during the 9th and 10th causing road closures in portions of Lafayette Parish. Over 60 homes had flood waters enter them.
A boundary pushed to the coast of Louisiana during March 11th and then slowly lifted into Acadiana and stalled through much of 12th. Storms kept redeveloping over the area north of interstate 10 with some locations receiving more than one foot of rain during the 12th. Flash Flood…
KATC-TV, KLFY-TV, and Lafayette Daily Advertiser reported a lightning strike started a fire that completely destroyed the home of professional tennis star Chanda Rubin, which was located in the River Ranch section of Lafayette. Firefighters required nearly 5 hours to extinguish t…
An EF-1 tornado began near the Oil Center area of Lafayette. Several medical buildings received significant roof damage with debris from the roofs knocking out windows in neghboring buidlings. Trees and power poles were blown down, damaging some parked cars.
Over ten inches of rain fell in the Youngsville area, resulting in nearly 400 homes and businesses with flood water damages. With US 90 closed between Lafayette and New Iberia, many people risked their life by driving around road barricades into deep, moning water. Fire and polic…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The stream gauge at Surrey Street reported the Vermilion River rapidly rose 3 feet into minor flood. This flooded low areas along the river including areas around Vermilionville.
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Cars were stalled along University Avenue.
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Multiple roads around Lafayette were flooded.
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Heavy rain fell across sections of Lafayette with totals ranging from 4 to 6 inches. Ponding on streets occurred in Lafayette and the Vermilion River reached minor flood stage at Surrey Street.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto a house on Pearl Street trapping people inside.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused minor street flooding around Lafayette.
Hail Hail
Golf ball to quarter size hail was reported west of Lafayette.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck a home and started a fire on Janin Road near Emancipation Drive in Broussard.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple streets in Lafayette, Youngsville, and Broussard were flooded and impassable. Water also entered several homes in the Broussard area.
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Minor street flooding was reported between Lafayette and Broussard.
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Flooding resulted in numerous streets being impassable from Carencro through Youngsville, and Lafayette. Flood water intruded a few homes.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The Vermilion River rose 2 feet over flood stage. Several streets also flooded around Lafayette.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
One inch hail reported at Duson.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fences and a chimney blown off a home on Fortune Road in Youngsville. Another home nearby had shingles blown off.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain produced flooding across sections of Lafayette, Carencro, Youngsville, and Milton. Numerous streets were flooded with many impassable with cars stranded. Water entered businesses in downtown Lafayette and some homes in Youngsville had 3 to 4 inches of water inside. Amo…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree branches were broken during a thunderstorm.
Blizzard Blizzard
Lafayette recorded wind gusts of around 35 mph for multiple hours during the morning of the 21st while visibility stayed around 1/4 mile. Accumulation across the parish ranged from 8 to 13.6 inches. The highest amounts were reported from Carencro.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
KLFY and a local fire department reported multiple streets flooded around Lafayette. Several vehicles were flooded along Ambassador Caffery Parkway. At least one home in Youngsville also flloded.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down on Orangewood Drive.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A chimney top was blown off along with a tree and power lines downed south of Youngsville.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A photo of a tree snapped was received through social media.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down in a Raising Canes parking lot.
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A tree was downed onto a small home on Saint Mary Street.
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A large tree was snapped during a thunderstorm.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 1 |
| 2011 | 19 | 1 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 11 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 2 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 |
| 1975 | 5 | 4 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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