St. Helena 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.
21
Tornado reports
16
Hail reports
5
Floods since 1996
173
All events
4
Deaths
$118.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in St. Helena Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 21 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.
Sixteen to twenty inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding in St. Helena Parish. As water drained into area rivers, rapid rises and record flooding occurred along the Amite and Tickfaw Rivers. As floodwaters rose, numerous high water rescues were ne…
A tornado touched down near the intersection of Louisiana Highways 441 and 1046 and moved northeast to Tangipahoa Parish line west of Arcola. One fatality occurred near the initial touchdown when the tornado struck a small frame house and close-by travel trailer. Both house and t…
Widespread damage to trees and powerlines occurred throughout the parish, with mostly minor to moderate structural damage. Most structural damage was in the form of roof damage, carports damaged, or other fascia damage. However, some homes suffered major damage due to falling tre…
Hail Hail
Video on social media showed quarter sized hail in Greensburg.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado quickly spun up along a line of strong thunderstorms near Liverpool LA, south of LA 1043. This tornado caused predominantly uprooted and snapped tree damage as it tracked southeast. It began to track more east-southeast as it exited St Helena Parish and entered Ta…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 tornado with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph rapidly developed along a line of thunderstorms near Hwy 1047 and Deer Creek Rd. Minor tree damage was noted in this portion of the track. The tornado exited St Helena Parish and entered Tangipahoa Parish 1 mile north of High…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Local observations showed wind chills dropped into the single digits for several hours.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A combination of heat and humidity allowed heat indices to climb into the 113-115 degree range on July 23rd, which meet extreme heat conditions.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Sheriffs Office reports trees down across the parish, especially on 3rd street near Montpelier and near Myrtle St.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
DEMCO reported widespread power outages across northeastern St. Helena Parish from downed powerlines.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple powerlines down due to thunderstorm winds across rural northeastern St. Helena Parish.
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 into the single digit range across the parish with the lowe…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Several inches of snow fell across the parish beginning in the early morning hours and tapering off mid afternoon.
Drought Drought
D2 drought conditions began on October 22nd and continued through the end of the month.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
St Helena sheriffs department received a report of a tree down on highway 63, north of highway 16.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
St. Helena Sheriffs Department received a report of a tree down on highway 441 north of highway 38.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
St. Helena Sheriffs Office received a report of a powerline down off of Bates Road.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A EF-1 tornado formed just east of Highway 449 and tracked due east producing swaths of tree damage over mostly inaccessible areas. The areas south of Stone Road are where the most extensive damage occurred per high resolution satellite imagery which was not accessible to ground …
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An EF-0 85 MPH tornado was identified after further analysis of radar and high resolution satellite data. This tornado was embedded within a line of strong storms and quickly moved east-southeast causing intermittent, but confined swaths of tree damage along a linear path extendi…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An NWS Survey found several trees downed by straightline thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Arnold Lane and Dick J Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Doors blown open, trees down, power outages.
Hail Hail
Video and image of hail up to half-dollar size along highway 1045 west of Amite shared via social media. Time estimated by radar.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Nearby mesonet observations showed temperatures dropping below freezing around 4pm on the 15th. Rain switched over to freezing rain around this time and persisted for several hours, resulting in around 0.25 inches ice accumulation. It can be assumed similar amounts fell across th…
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 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.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 1st. 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 over all of southeast Louisiana during the last day of July. 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 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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