Ouachita 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.
47
Tornado reports
256
Hail reports
122
Floods since 1996
1,004
All events
11
Deaths
$318.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Ouachita Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 46 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.
An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down at the corner of Fern Street and Brown Street in the Brownsville-Bawcomville community. As it moved through this area, it downed and snapped hundreds of trees, many of which fell onto homes. As the tornado cro…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down in a forested area near Horseshoe Lake Road, uprooting hundreds of trees. Winds increased and tree damage became more widespread as trees were uprooted and snapped, and several trees were debarked in a foreste…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A 13 year old boy drowned in floodwaters in a drainage canal on Evergreen Street just past the Boys and Girls Club in the Bawcomville community.
An 80 year old female drove past barricades on Golson Rd. south of I-20 in Calhoun. The road had residual flooding from previous flash flooding earlier in the day. The vehicle became submerged by the flood waters, and the driver was unable to escape and drowned.
A 22 year old male drowned when the vehicle he was driving was swept off the road by floodwaters.
A person drove through a barricaded and flooded roadway at Plum Street and the Railroad underpass. The water was reportedly deeper than the car she was driving and she drowned.
A 45 year old man drove his automobile into a flooded intersection at Arizona Street and East Street. He was later found by 2 people drowned in his vehicle.
A Monroe man was found dead in his home after he died from a heat stroke. The air conditioner in the home did not work but a fan was on.
A 5-day heavy rainfall event resulted in massive flooding across all of Ouachita Parish in Northern Louisiana. Some of the more impressive 5 day totals across the parish were as follows: Monroe 3.2 SSE: 26.96, Monroe 1.9 NNW: 24.93, Luna: 24.15, Swartz: 23.33, West Monroe 10.1 SW…
A National Weather Service Storm Survey crew determined that the damage across Monroe was consisted with that of an EF-2 Tornado. A tornado touched down in North Central Ouachita Parish as an embedded supercell thunderstorm within a squall line. The tornado initially uprooted and…
NWS conducted a storm survey across Monroe, Louisiana and determined that the damage across the city was consistent with straight line wind damage. Damage was significant across portions of the city. The worst damage was likely caused to a Books-A-Million store near Hwy. 165. Thi…
Excessive heavy rainfall in the Ouachita River basin throughout the month of October resulted in high water conditions on the Ouachita River near Monroe, Louisiana. The crest would not be seen until the early part of November at Monroe, Louisiana but the crest would end up being …
Excessive heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Gustav resulted in high water across portions of Ouachita Parish. The hardest hit areas were areas to the southwest and south of Monroe, Louisiana, particularly in the Brownsville-Bawcomville Community. Roads were inundated …
A squall line pushed through Ouachita Parish during the evening toppling trees and power lines. Many homes suffered wind damage and roads were blocked by trees. Several people were trapped inside their cars by downed power lines. Over 200 telephone poles were snapped leaving 45,0…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered Rogers Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered Britton Road in Calhoun from North Cheniere Creek.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
High water covered Loop Road in Monroe.
Drought Drought
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several intersections were flooded with ankle deep or higher water throughout the University of Louisiana-Monroe campus.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Desiard Street and Kansas Lane.
Drought Drought
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported in Calhoun.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported in West Monroe.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 59 mph wind gust associated with a thunderstorm gust front was measured at the Monroe Regional Airport.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down onto Highway 594 south of Swartz.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed along Highway 134 near Sterlington.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A utility pole with power lines were downed across Stubbs Vinson Road near Highway 80.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 68 mph wind gust was measured at the Monroe Regional Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down on Finks Hideaway Road in North Monroe, near the intersection with Old Sterlington Road and just east of fire station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down and power lines were downed on Park Avenue and Loop Road in the northern sections of Monroe.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A light pole was blown down across Constitution Drive near the Red Roof Inn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines were blown down on Belmont Drive in West Monroe.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down across roads, homes, and power lines in the Kiroli Park area of West Monroe.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines were blown down on Whites Ferry Road area near Pinecrest and Wall Williams Road. Dime size hail also fell in the area.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat Heat
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto a house on Ed Edelen Road, and a tree was also downed on Stubbs Vinson Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree and multiple large limbs were snapped behind and adjacent to a home in the northern sections of West Monroe.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed near Calhoun.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 62 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023 | 45 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | 1 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1 |
| 2020 | 24 | 3 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1 |
| 2018 | 36 | 2 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 44 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 2 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 |
| 2011 | 51 | 2 |
| 2010 | 29 | 1 |
| 2009 | 35 | 2 |
| 2008 | 51 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 1 |
| 1995 | 15 | 2 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 |
| 1992 | 18 | 2 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 3 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | 9 | 1 |
| 1984 | 17 | 1 |
| 1983 | 8 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1 |
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 15 | 3 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 7 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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