Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
37
Hail reports
214
Floods since 1996
545
All events
652
Deaths
$21.7B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Orleans Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 24 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.
A tornado touched down just east of the industrial canal and moved northeast into the Evangeline Oaks Subdivision where it quickly strengthened into a multi-vortex EF-2 tornado. In this area, it snapped several power poles and caused significant roof damage to an apartment comple…
Significant street flooding occurred in a few parts of the parish, though no homes were reported to take on water. One man drowned when he drove into a flooded underpass on I-10.
Zeta produced widespread damage due to high winds. A Weatherflow station near the border of St. Bernard and Orleans parishes on Bayou Bienvenue recorded a maximum sustained wind of 87 mph with peak gust of 112 mph, though it should be noted that at 27.4m. The station is elevated …
A 57 year old male was killed when he was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 10 near the High Rise after an accident due to icy roads.
A multiple vehicle accident with several fatalities, numerous injuries and a large societal impact occurred in the pre-dawn hours along a stretch of Interstate Highway 10 in a marshy area in New Orleans East around 430 am CST. Patchy radiational fog was developing, with smoke fro…
Heavy rain produced widespread and significant street flooding and caused the flooding of some homes in the Fountainbleau neighborhood. One person drowned in the Algiers area of New Orleans when he drove into a flooded canal. A passenger in the auto escaped injury but the driver …
Two homeless people, a man and a woman, died during the early morning hours of January 4th due to hypothermia according to the Orleans Parish Coronors Office. The 48 year old woman was found dead around 0530 CST on a bench underneath the Crescent City Connection bridge. The 54 ye…
A tornado touched down just south of the intersections of Franklin Avenue and Prentiss Street and moved east northeast across the southern portion of Pontchartrain Park to the Industrial Canal. Roofs were blown off of several homes and the upper portions of two story houses were …
A New Orleans man was dicovered dead in his home as a result of excessive heat.
A New Orleans man was found dead in his home as a result of excessive heat.
Two men were struck by lightning on while standing under a tree on a golf course where they sought shelter during a thunderstorm. The two men died from the injuries on June 6, 2000 and June 9, 2000, respectively.
A tornado crossed the Mississippi River form Jefferson Parish and moved on a northerly course through portions of the Uptown and Carrollton areas with continuous damage noted. The damage path became isolated as the tornado appeared to turn more northeast with damage to a warehous…
The tornado entered into Orleans Parish from Jefferson Parish as it crossed the Westbank Expressway. Moving into Algiers, the tornado again caused significant structural damage along Tita St. One home was shifted from its foundation and began to roll over, being completely destro…
Leading up to to the storm, the parish issued voluntary evacuation orders for areas outside the hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system levees. This included Irish Bayou, Lake Catherine, and Venetian Isles. The parish housed 12 people in a shelter for medical needs. Alon…
Thunderstorms repeatedly developed over the same area of New Orleans from the mid afternoon into early evening producing 4 to 9 inches of rain during a 3 to 5 hour period. The rainfall overwhelmed the drainage system leading to widespread and deep street flooding. Many streets we…
Hurricane Gustav affected nearly 600 homes with 18 homes being destroyed, 78 receiving major damage, and 222 minor damage. A number of businesses also received damage and several trees and utility poles were knocked down. Most of the damage was caused by the high winds associated…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado that began in Jefferson Parish Parish entered Orleans Parish near the intersection of Bamboo Road and Palmetto Street. The tornado moved northeast to the University of New Orleans. Damage across the city was mostly tree damage and minor building damage.
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Street flooding along Old Gentilly Road according to Streetwise NOLA.
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Intersection of Curran Blvd and Benson St flooded according to Streetwise NOLA.
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Intersection of Oak St and Eagle St flooded according to Streetwise NOLA.
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Carrollton Underpass is closed due to street flooding according to NOLA Streetwise.
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The ASOS station KNEW New Orleans Lakefront Airport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 55 knots.
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Report of multiple trees, tree limbs and fences were downed by thunderstorm winds along St. Charles Avenue between Adams and Cherokee Streets.
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Trained spotter reports water flowing over the curb on the corner of Bienville and Royal Streets in the French Quarter.
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Calliope and Camp Street flooded according to Streetwise NOLA.
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Broadcast media reports flash flooding on Rampart Street. Video shows water covering part of the road and water was approaching the entrance to a building.
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A picture on social media showed water over a foot deep from heavy rain along General Meyer Avenue near Shirley Drive.
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The 1400 block of Washington Avenue flooded from heavy rainfall according to Streetwise NOLA.
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Intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and Perdido Street flooded via Streetwise NOLA.
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The 2100 block of Royal Street flooded according to Streetwise NOLA.
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The 600 block of South Prieur Street flooded via Streetwise NOLA.
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Heavy rain caused flooding at the intersection of Orleans Avenue and N Broad Street via Streetwise NOLA.
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The intersection of Elysian Fields Ave and Abundance Street was flooded via Streetwise NOLA.
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Old Gentilly Road was flooded according to Streetwise NOLA.
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The intersection of Skyview Drive and Ransom Street was flooded via Streetwise NOLA.
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Music Street was flooded via Streetwise NOLA.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 61 | 0 |
| 2024 | 46 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 3 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 1 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 4 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 4 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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