Union 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.
57
Tornado reports
192
Hail reports
46
Floods since 1996
817
All events
4
Deaths
$25.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Union Parish
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 57 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 near the shore of Lake D'Arbonne along Duty Road, where it tracked northeast while snapping and uprooting numerous hardwood and softwood trees, with trees falling on homes resulting in structural damage. The t…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Lightning struck an elevated deer stand south of Highway 2 just southeast of the Weldon community. A 17 year old male hunter was in the stand when it was struck and caught fire, and did not survive.
A large hardwood tree that was rotten on the interior portion of the trunk was blown onto a mobile home on Pilgrims Rest Church Road northwest of Spearsville (and about two miles south of the Arkansas state line), killing a 45 year old woman inside the home. No one else was insid…
A 65 year old man from Bastrop, LA drowned on Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville after severe thunderstorm winds blew his boat off of his trailer at the boat ramp and into the water. He swam out to retrieve his boat and was overcome by the high waves.
Three inches of snow reported east of Spearsville, Arkansas. An indirect fatality was reported after a driver lost control of his vehicle on Louisiana 558 near the Arkansas border. His vehicle hit some snow on the highway and spun out of control when his vehicle was struck by an …
An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 110 mph first touched down in the Holmesville community, where it damaged a chicken house near the intersection of Highway 15 and Holmesville Road. It then crossed Highway 15 and uprooted trees along its path to Lake D'Arbonne. Be…
Lake D'Arbonne near Farmerville, Louisiana began rising above the 83 foot flood state during the morning of October 30th and did not crest until early in the month of November. This crest information will be included in the November publication of Storm Data. Again...upwards of 2…
Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville, Louisiana, began rising on October 12th and crested at a stage of 85.6 feet on October 16th. The lake then fell below the 83 foot flood stage on October 21st. Severe flooding developed on the lake which flooded nearly 250 low area homes and dwelling…
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed at the intersection of Highway 2 and Skyline Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree downed just north of Farmerville.
Drought Drought
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported in the Rum Center community north of Spearsville.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down in Downsville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed near the intersection of Ervin Road and James Williams Road south of the town of Lockhart.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down across several roads in the Rocky Branch community, including John Haye Road, Rocky Branch Road, Roan Road, and Chapman Road. A tree also fell onto a mobile home in Rocky Branch, but no injuries were reported.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in the Rocky Branch community.
Hail Hail
Penny size hail fell in the Antioch community.
Hail Hail
Penny to quarter size hail fell in the Crossroads community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed on Highway 550 near Lem Road in the Laran community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Part of a tin roof was blown off of a house in Spearsville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A metal/tin roof was peeled back and removed on a mobile home on Liberty Church Road, just east of the town of Spearsville. At the same residence, a large chicken pen along with a metal shed were lifted and tossed many yards away from their original locations. A concrete flagpole…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree top was snapped and fell across Jimmy Johnson Road just north of Highway 15.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees down across Highway 2 East at Stewart Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A skirting was blown off of a mobile home in the Conway community, and large tree limbs were snapped.
Heat Heat
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat Heat
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees downed in and around the Downsville community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down on Highway 15 near Arthur McDaniel Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed on Downsville Road near Hamilton Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed across Highway 552 near Henry Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down across Highway 828 near Willie Brantley Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down across Pennington Road near Union Grove Church Road.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 45 | 1 |
| 2024 | 29 | 2 |
| 2023 | 54 | 2 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2 |
| 2021 | 25 | 3 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1 |
| 2019 | 27 | 1 |
| 2018 | 27 | 3 |
| 2017 | 21 | 1 |
| 2016 | 33 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 20 | 1 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | 3 |
| 2010 | 15 | 1 |
| 2009 | 22 | 4 |
| 2008 | 20 | 2 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006 | 22 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 3 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 2 |
| 1984 | 14 | 1 |
| 1983 | 9 | 1 |
| 1982 | 11 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 4 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 2 | 2 |
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