Lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
98
All events
7
Deaths
$5.2B
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Several inches of snow fell across the parish beginning in the early morning hours and tapering off mid afternoon.
A 40 year old man died due to heat stroke while fishing in Delacroix. Heat index values were near 110 degrees in the area at the time.
A 70 year old man drowned in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson when he attempted to assist two boaters in distress. Unfortunately, elderly man's boat flipped over and he was thrown into the river and drowned. The initial two boaters were rescued.
Wind damage was common throughout the parish, with numerous trees downed and many homes suffering minor to moderate roof damage. A few were shifted off their foundations in the lower portion of the parish. Power lines and poles were damaged parish-wide, and nearly the entire pari…
Storm surge flooding overtopped the White Ditch levee causing significant flooding along Hwy 39 from White Ditch to Braithwaite. The surge also overtopped the back levees along the west bank, flooding areas along Hwy 23 from West Point A La Hache through Myrtle Grove, Ironton and…
Zeta produced widespread wind damage throughout the parish with trees, power lines and power poles snapping in the wind. Hundreds of structures suffered minor wind damage and some experiencing major damage across the northern portion of the parish. At least one mobile home was co…
Zeta produced storm surge that overtopped a local levee in the Myrtle Grove area, resulting in the inundation of pasture land. A USGS gauge near Point A La Hache reported a peak water level of 5.70 ft NAVD88. The West End (PSTL1) gauge measured a peak of 2.54 ft MHHW. The West En…
A number of structures mainly located outside of the levee system experienced flooding.
Drought Drought
Long term D3 drought persisted through the whole month of March for portions of Lower Plaquemines Parish according to the US Drought Monitor.
Drought Drought
Prolonged D2 drought persisted in portions of Plaquemines Parish from February 24th through the end of the month according to the US Drought Monitor.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures were below freezing for approximately 60 hours from the evening of January 20th through the afternoon of January 23rd. The coldest period was the morning of January 22nd when air temperatures and wind chills dropped into the 10 to 20 degree range across the parish.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Francine resulted in minor impacts across the parish. Tropical storm force winds caused isolated damage to trees and power lines, with 3 homes suffering damage.
Storm Surge/Tide Storm Surge/Tide
Using a combination of MHHW data at Pilots Station East and Pilottown as well as analysis from the storm surge unit, peak storm surge in lower Plaquemines was 2-4 feet above normally dry ground right along the coast of the parish resulting in minor flooding in the southern portio…
Storm Surge/Tide Storm Surge/Tide
Multiple days of high tides impacted the parish with many roads inundated outside of levee protection areas.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Nearby mesonet observations showed temperatures dropping below freezing around 3am on the 16th A short window of a few hours of freezing rain did occur which resulted around 0.1 inches of freezing rainfall. It can be assumed similar amounts fell across the parish as radar reflect…
Drought Drought
An abnormally dry summer and fall lead to continuing D2 to D4 drought conditions across the zone.
Drought Drought
The entire parish was in D3-D4 drought for the entire month.
Drought Drought
The parish was under D3-D4 drought for the entire month.
Drought Drought
Portions of the zone was under D2 to D4 drought due to minimal rainfall.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 27th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 26th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 24th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 23rd. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for most of southeast Louisiana on August 15th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 14th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 13th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 12th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 11th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 10th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Drought Drought
Portions of the zone was under D2 to D4 drought due to minimal rainfall.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 9th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 8th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 7th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 6th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 5th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 4th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 2nd. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
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