Significant Weather Events

 

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS

2024

• Winter Weather and Record Cold: January 15-17, 2024

2023

• Central Louisiana Tornadoes: November 20, 2023
• All Time Record Heat & Wildfires: Summer of 2023 
• Tornado Outbreak: January 24, 2023

2022

• Cold Arctic Outbreak: December 22-26, 2022

2021

• Hurricane Nicholas: September 13, 2021
• Hurricane Ida: August 29. 2021
• Tropical Storm Claudette: June 18, 2021
• Lake Charles, Louisiana and Beaumont, Texas Flood: May 17, 2021
• Winter Weather and Record Cold: February 14-17, 2021

2020

• Hurricane Zeta: October 28, 2020
• Hurricane Delta: October 9, 2020
• Tropical Storm Beta: September 21, 2020
• Hurricane Sally: September 16, 2020
• Hurricane Laura: August 27, 2020
• Hurricane Marco: August 24, 2020
• Hurricane Hanna: July 25, 2020
• Tropical Storm Cristobal: June 7, 2020

2019

• Post-Tropical Cyclone Olga: October 26, 2019
• Tropical Storm Imelda: September 17, 2019
• Hurricane Barry: July 13, 2019
• May 9-10 Severe Weather: May 9-10, 2019

2018

• Tornado Outbreak: October 31, 2018
• Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flooding: June 17-21, 2018
• Heavy Rainfall and Tornadoes: March 28-29, 2018

2017

• Snow: December 8, 2017
• Hurricane Nate: October 7, 2017
• Hurricane Harvey: August 25, 2017
• Tropical Storm Cindy: June 22, 2017
• Severe Weather and Flooding: May 3, 2017
• Severe Weather and Flooding: April 2, 2017
• Severe Weather and Tornadoes: January 2, 2017

• Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding: August 11-14, 2016
• Severe Weather and Flooding: Late April/Early May, 2016
• Flooding: March 2016
• Severe Storms: February 15, 2016

2015

• Extratropical Gulf Storm: October 23-26, 2015
• Tropical Storm Bill: June 16, 2015
• De Ridder, Louisiana Tornado: April 19, 2015

2014

• East Texas Tornadoes: December 27, 2014
• Coastal Flood: November 23, 2014
• Flash Flood Event: June 27, 2014
• Freezing Rain Mardi Gras Event: March 4, 2014
• Winter Weather Events: February 6 & 11-12, 2014
• Winter Weather Events: January 24 & 28, 2014
• Below Normal Temperatures: November 2013 - March 2014

2013

• Severe Storms and Tornadoes: October 31, 2013
• Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Flash Flood: September 20-21, 2013
• Heavy Rain & Flooding: Early-Mid January, 2013

2012

• Hurricane Isaac: August 29, 2012
• Bunkie, Louisiana Supercell: April 5, 2012
• Carencro, Louisiana Flash Flood Emergency: March 12, 2012
• Severe Outbreak: January 25, 2012

2011

• DeQuincy, Louisiana Tornado: December 20, 2011
• Tornado: November 8, 2011
• Tropical Storm Lee: September 4, 2011
• Severe Thunderstorms: August 18, 2011
• Severe Thunderstorms: May 25-26, 2011
• Severe Thunderstorms: April 25-26, 2011
• Severe Thunderstorms: April 4, 2011
• Severe Thunderstorms: March 29-30, 2011
• Tornadoes & Flash Flooding: March 8, 2011
• Tornadoes: March 5, 2011
• February 3-4 Ice Storm: February 3-4, 2011
• Severe Thunderstorms: February 1, 2011

2010

• Tornadoes: November 30, 2010
• Thanksgiving Tornadoes: November 25, 2010
• Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Flooding: August 18, 2010
• Heatwave Summary: Early August, 2010
• Nome, Texas Tornado: June 9, 2010
• Wind Damage: March 25, 2010
• Snow: February 23-24, 2010
• Snow: February 11-12, 2010
• Supercell: January 20, 2010
• Arctic Cold: January 8-11, 2010

2009

• Tornado Outbreak: December 24, 2009
• Iberia & St. Mary Parish Louisiana Flash Flooding: December 8, 2009
• Snow: December 4, 2009
• Lake Charles Louisiana Area Flash Flooding: October 26-27, 2009
• Tornadoes: October 22, 2009
• Beaumont Texas Tornado: August 18, 2009
• Severe Weather & Catahoula Tornado: May 3-4, 2009
• Severe Weather: April 18-19, 2009
• Severe Weather: April 2, 2009
• Severe Weather: March 27, 2009
• Severe Weather: March 26, 2009
• Major Severe Weather Outbreak: March 25, 2009
• Supercell: February 14, 2009

2008

• Top 10 Weather Events: 2008
• Record Snowfall: December 10-11, 2008
• Rapides Parish, Louisiana Tornadoes: December 9, 2008
• Hurricane Ike: September 13, 2008
• Hurricane Gustav: September 1, 2008
• Tropical Storm Edouard: August 5, 2008
• Flash Flooding & Severe Weather: May 22, 2008
• Tornado Outbreak: May 15, 2008
• US-190 Supercell: April 11, 2008
• High Winds: March 17-18, 2008
• Tornadoes & Other Severe Weather: February 21, 2008
• Tornado & Severe Weather: February 16-17, 2008
• Severe Weather: February 12, 2008
• Gulf of Mexico Gale-Force Winds & Inland Winter Precipitation: January 19, 2008
• Gulf of Mexico Gale-Force Winds: January 16, 2008
• Record High Sea-Level Pressure: January 2, 2008

2007

• Top 10 Weather Events: 2007
• Hurricane Humberto: September 13, 2007
• Heat Wave: August, 2007
• Lake Charles, Louisiana Hailstorm & Vermilion Parish Flooding: June 4, 2007
• Tornadoes & Severe Weather: February 12-13, 2007
• Iberia Parish, Louisiana Tornado: January 4, 2007

2006

• Record Flooding: October 25-29, 2006*
• Record Flooding & Severe Weather: October 15-22, 2006*
• Flooding: June 19-21, 2006*

2005

• Hurricane Rita: September 24, 2005
• Hurricane Katrina: August 29, 2005
• Hurricane Cindy: July 5, 2005

2004

• Tornado Outbreak: November 23, 2004
• Tropical Storm Matthew: October 10, 2004
• Tropical Storm Ivan: September 23, 2004
• Lafayette, Louisiana Tornado: January 25, 2004

2003

• DeRidder, Louisiana Tornado: November 26, 2003
• Severe Weather: November 17-18, 2003
• Lake Charles, Louisiana LSU Ag Center Lightning Strike: October 25, 2003*
• Tropical Storm Grace: August 31, 2003
• Hurricane Claudette: July 15, 2003
• Tropical Storm Bill: June 30, 2003
• Space Shuttle 'Columbia' Tragedy radar imagery: February 1, 2003

2002

• Iowa, Louisiana Tornado: December 30, 2002
• Flooding: October & November, 2002*
• Hurricane Lili: October 3, 2002*
• Tropical Storm Isidore: September 26, 2002
• Tropical Storm Fay: September 7, 2002
• Tropical Storm Bertha: August 4, 2002

2001

• Calcasieu River Flooding: November, 2001*
• Tropical Storm Allison: June 5, 2001
• Sabine River Flooding: March, 2001*

2000

• Record Heatwave: August 30-September 5, 2000

1999

• Major Tornado Outbreak: March 2, 1999
• Sabine River Flooding: February, 1999*
• Alexandria, Louisiana Tornado: January 21, 1999
• Major Tornado Outbreak: January 1-2, 1999

1998

• Tropical Storm Hermine: September 20, 1998
• Tropical Storm Frances:  Steptember 11, 1998
• Tropical Storm Charley: August 22, 1998
• Severe Weather: June 5-6, 1998*

1997

• Hurricane Danny: July 18, 1997
• Ice Storm: January 12-13, 1997

1995

• Tropical Storm Dean: July 30, 1995

1993

• Tropical Storm Arlene: June 20, 1993

1992

• Hurricane Andrew: August 26, 1992

1989

• Record Arctic Cold: December 22-26, 1989
• Hurricane Jerry: October 15, 1989
• Hurricane Chantal: August 1, 1989
• Tropical Storm Allison: June 26, 1989

1988

• Hurricane Gilbert: September 16, 1988
• Hurricane Florence: September 9, 1988
• Tropical Storm Beryl: August 9, 1988

1987

• Unnamed Tropical Storm: August 10, 1987

1986

• Hurricane Bonnie: June 26, 1986

1985

• Hurricane Juan: October 29, 1985
• Hurricane Elena: September 2, 1985
• Hurricane Danny: August 15, 1985
• Record Arctic Cold: January 20-22, 1985

1983

• Record Arctic Cold: December 22-26 & 29-31, 1983
• Hurricane Alicia: August 18, 1983

1982

• Tropical Storm Chris: September 11, 1982
• Record Arctic Cold and Severe Winter Storm: January 10-14, 1982

1981

• Tropical Depression #2 & Heavy Rain Event: June 5, 1981

1980

• Tropical Storm Danielle: September 5, 1980
• Hurricane Allen: August 10, 1980

1979

• Tropical Storm Elena: September 1, 1979
• Tropical Storm Claudette: July 24, 1979
• Hurricane Bob: July 11, 1979

1978

• Tropical Storm Debra: August 28, 1978

1977

• Hurricane Babe: September 5, 1977
• Hurricane Anita: September 2, 1977

1974

• Hurricane Carmen: September 8, 1974

1973

• Tropical Storm Delia: September 4, 1973

1971

• Hurricane Edith: September 16, 1971
• Hurricane Fern: September 10, 1971

1970

• Tropical Storm Felice: September 15, 1970
• Hurricane Celia: August 3, 1970

1969

• Hurricane Camille: August 17, 1969

1965

• Hurricane Betsy: September 9, 1965

1964

• Hurricane Hilda: October 3, 1964
• Tropical Storm Abby: August 7, 1964

1963

• Tropical Storm Cindy: September 17, 1963

1962

• Tropical Depression & Louisiana 24 hour Rainfall Record: August 29, 1962

1961

• Hurricane Carla: September 11, 1961

1959

• Hurricane Debra: July 25, 1959
• Tropical Storm Arlene: May 30, 1959

1957

• Historic Tornado Outbreak: November 7, 1957
• Tropical Storm Esther: September 18, 1957
• Tropical Storm Bertha: August 10, 1957
• Hurricane Audrey: June 27, 1957

1956

• Hurricane Flossy: September 24, 1956
• Unnamed Tropical Storm: June 13, 1956

1955

• Unnamed Tropical Storm: August 26, 1955
• Tropical Storm Brenda: August 1, 1955

1954

• Tropical Storm Barbara: July 29, 1954

1953

• Record Flooding: May 12-20, 1953

1949

• SE TX "Freeport" Hurricane: October 4, 1949
• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 4, 1949

1948

• SE LA Hurricane: September 4, 1948

1947

• S LA "New Orleans" Hurricane: September 19, 1947
• S LA Tropical Storm/SE TX Hurricane: August 22, 1947

1946

• S LA Tropical Storm: June 16, 1946

1945

• C TX "Matagorda-Seadrift" Hurricane: August 27, 1945
• NW Gulf Tropical Storm: July 18-22, 1945

1944

• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 10, 1944

1943

• Northwest Gulf Hurricane & Flood: September 16-21, 1943
• SE TX "Surprise" Hurricane: July 27, 1943

1942

• C TX "Matagorda-Seadrift" Hurricane: August 30, 1942
• SE TX Hurricane: August 21, 1942

1941

• SE TX "East Matagorda Bay-Freeport" Hurricane: September 23, 1941
• NW Gulf Tropical Storm: September 12-17, 1941

1940

• SW LA/SE TX Tropical Storm: September 24, 1940
• SW LA/SE TX "Sabine Pass" Hurricane: August 7, 1941 & S LA Record Flood: August 5-11, 1941

1939

• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 26-27

1938

• SE TX Tropical Storm: October 17, 1938
• SW LA Hurricane: August 14, 1938

1937

• SC LA Tropical Storm: October 3, 1937

1936

• N Gulf Tropical Storm: August 9-11, 1936
• SE LA Tropical Storm: July 27, 1936

1934

• NW Gulf Hurricane: August 26-31, 1934
• C TX Hurricane: July 25, 1934
• SC LA "Jeanerette-Franklin" Hurricane: June 16, 1934

1933

• C TX Tropical Storm: July 23, 1933 & W LA/E TX Flood: July 22-29, 1933

1932

• SE LA Post-Tropical Storm: October 15, 1932
• SC LA Tropical Storm: September 19, 1932
• SE TX "Freeport" Hurricane: August 13, 1932

1931

• SC LA Tropical Storm: July 15, 1931

1929

• C TX Hurricane: June 28, 1929

1926

• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 22, 1926
• SE LA "Houma" Hurricane: August 25, 1926

1923

• SC LA Hurricane & SE LA Tropical Storm: October 16, 1923
• SE LA Tropical Storm: June 26, 1923

1921

• C TX "Baffin Bay" Hurricane: June 22, 1921

1920

• SC LA "Morgan City-Houma" Hurricane: September 21, 1920

1919

• Gulf & C TX Hurricane: September 14, 1919

1918

• SW LA "Cameron-Lake Charles" Hurricane: August 6, 1918

1915

• SE LA "New Orleans" Hurricane: September 29, 1915
• SW LA & SE TX "Galveston" Hurricane: August 17, 1915

1914

• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 18, 1914

1912

• SC LA Tropical Storm: June 13, 1912

1911

• SE LA Tropical Storm: August 13, 1911

1909

• SC LA "Morgan City-Grand Isle" Hurricane: September 20, 1909
• SE TX "Freeport-Velasco" Hurricane: July 21, 1909

1908

• NW Gulf Tropical Storm: September 16-19, 1908
• S LA Tropical Storm: July 31, 1908

1905

• SC LA Tropical Storm: October 9, 1905
• SC LA Tropical Storm: September 29, 1905

1901

• SE LA Hurricane: August 14, 1901
• C TX Tropical Storm: July 10, 1901

1900

• SE TX "Galveston" Hurricane: September 8, 1900

1899

• SE TX Tropical Storm: June 27, 1899
• Historic Arctic Outbreak: February 10-14, 1899

1898

• SE TX Tropical Storm: September 28, 1898
• SW LA Tropical Storm: September 20, 1898

1897

• S LA & SE TX Hurricane: September 13, 1897

1895

• SE TX Tropical Storm: October 6, 1895
• SE LA Tropical Storm: August 15, 1895
• Record Snowfall for S LA & SE TX: February 13-15, 1895

1893

• SE LA "Cheniere Caminada" Hurricane: October 2, 1893
• SE LA "Houma-New Orleans" Hurricane: September 7, 1893

1892

• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 12, 1892

1891

• SE TX Hurricane: July 5, 1891

1890

• SE LA Tropical Storm: August 27, 1890

1889

• SE LA Hurricane: September 23, 1889

1888

• SE LA "Cocodrie-Houma" Hurricane: August 19, 1888
• SE TX Tropical Storm: July 5, 1888
• C TX Hurricane: June 17, 1888

1887

• SE LA Hurricane: October 18, 1887

1886

• SW LA "Johnsons Bayou" & SE TX Hurricane: October 12, 1886
• C TX "Indianola" Hurricane: August 20, 1886
• SE TX & SW LA Hurricane: June 14, 1886

1885

• SE LA Tropical Storm: September 20, 1885
• SE LA Tropical Storm: August 30, 1885

1882

• SW LA & SE TX Tropical Storm: September 14, 1882

1880

• C TX Tropical Storm: June 24, 1880

1879

• SE LA Tropical Storm: October 7, 1879
• SC LA "Morgan City" Hurricane: September 1, 1879
• SE TX "High Island" & SW LA Hurricane: August 22, 1879

1877

• N Gulf Tropical Storm: October 24-26, 1877
• N Gulf/SE LA Hurricane: September 18, 1877

1875

• N Gulf Tropical Storm: September 24-26, 1875
• C TX "Indianola" Hurricane: September 16, 1875

1874

• N Gulf/C TX Tropical Storm: July 4, 1874

1871

• N Gulf Hurricane: October 1-4, 1871
• SE TX Tropical Storm: June 9, 1871
• SE TX Tropical Storm: June 4, 1871

1869

• SE LA Hurricane: September 5, 1869
• C TX Hurricane: August 17, 1869

1868

• SE LA Tropical Storm: October 3, 1868

1867

• Coastal SE TX/S LA Hurricane: October 4, 1867

1866

• N Gulf/C TX Hurricane: July 15, 1866

1865

• SW LA "Leesburg (Cameron)-Charleston (Lake Charles)" & SE TX "Orange" Hurricane: September 13, 1865

1863

• SE TX/SW LA Tropical Storm: September 29, 1863

1860

• SC LA Hurricane: October 2, 1860
• SE LA Hurricane: September 14, 1860
• SE LA "Grand Isle" Hurricane: August 11, 1860

1856

• SC LA "Last Island" Hurricane: August 10, 1856

1855

• SE LA "Middle Gulf Shore" Hurricane: September 15, 1855

1854

• SE TX "Matagorda" Hurricane: September 18, 1854

1851

• C TX Hurricane: June 25, 1851

 

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