Upper Jefferson Parish storm history
Storm events recorded in Upper Jefferson Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025.
36
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$1.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A combination of heat and humidity allowed heat indices to climb into the 113-115 degree range on July 29th, which meet extreme heat conditions.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A combination of heat and humidity allowed heat indices to climb into the 113-115 degree range on July 28th, which meet extreme heat conditions.
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.
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 10 to 20 degree range across the parish.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Several inches of snow fell across the parish beginning in the early morning hours and tapering off mid afternoon. The highest reported amount was 10 inches in Metairie. Some photos on social media looked like upwards of a foot of snow.
Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Francine also produced widespread tropical-storm-force winds with isolated reports of hurricane-force gusts. These winds downed trees and power lines and resulted in scattered, mostly minor structural damage.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Nearby mesonet and ASOS observations showed temperatures dropping below freezing around 2am on the 16th. Rain switched over to freezing rain around this time, resulting in around 0.1 inches ice accumulation. It can be assumed similar amounts fell across the parish as radar reflec…
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 19th. 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 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.
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.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred over all of southeast Louisiana in mid July. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 118 degree range.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Very hot and humid weather occurred over New Orleans Metro on July 20th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were at or slightly above 113 degrees.
Drought Drought
The upper portion of the parish was in D2 drought through most of the month after a prolonged period of minimal rainfall.
Drought Drought
The northern portion of the parish developed into D2 drought the last week of the month after a prolonged period of minimal rainfall.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |