Grant Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 348 recorded events between 1950 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 50.3% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,503 nationally and #29 in Louisiana.
348
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
17
Direct injuries
$10.9M
Property damage
The record
What the Grant Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Grant Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 94 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 34 events fall before 1990 and 314 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $9.5M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Grant Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 175 | 0 | $888K | 87 | 1961–2026 |
| Hail | 88 | 0 | $0 | 2.75 | 1967–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 44 | 0 | $270K | 0 | 1999–2024 |
| Tornado | 32 | 0 | $9.5M | F4 | 1950–2026 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $180K | 0 | 1998–2019 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2015–2019 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2009–2009 |
Decade by decade
Grant Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
29 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 18 touched down inside it and 11 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-12-03 | EF4 | 9 | 50 | 85.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1951-01-06 | EF3 | 0 | 11 | 16.8 mi | Crossed in |
| 1953-03-22 | EF2 | 2 | 22 | 234.7 mi | Crossed in |
| 2018-10-31 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 37.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 2011-04-26 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 1992-11-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-03-30 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 42.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2025-05-26 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-03-04 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 mi | Crossed in |
| 2023-05-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Grant Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1953 | Tornado | 0 | 5 | $2.5M | |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Tornado | FISHVILLE | 0 | 2 | $200K |
| May 16, 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | POLLOCK | 0 | 2 | $50K |
| Apr 26, 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | MONTGOMERY | 0 | 2 | $15K |
| Apr 6, 2019 | Lightning | HARGIS | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Tornado | ALOHA | 0 | 1 | $250K |
| Jun 1, 2015 | Flood | MONTGOMERY | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| May 3, 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | COLFAX | 0 | 1 | $300K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trees and powerlines were downed across all of Grant Parish A woman was injured when she was struck by debris from straight line winds gusts that pushed here mobile home approximately six feet. Her foot was broken in two different places. Other damage included a few trees on homes, damaged vehicles from fallen trees as well as downed metal transmission structures.
This is the continuation of the EF-1 tornado that began in a field to the southwest of Interstate 49 in Rapides Parish just southwest of the Boyce community. This tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph tracked through Boyce, across the Red River and into extreme Southwest Grant Parish, where several small trees were snapped and uprooted on the north side of the Red River along Aaron Slayter Plantation Road before the tornado finally lifted. The tornado had a maximum width of 100 yards and tracked for approximately 1.3 miles across extreme Southwest Grant Parish before lifting.
An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 110 mph touched down along Richardson Road between the Aloha and Colfax communities and tracked northeast along Richardson Road toppling a large television antenna atop a home but just missing a large pecan orchard before later snapping/uprooting numerous trees downstream and damaging several barns and other outbuildings across a large farm. As the tornado approached Highway 71, a 3000 pound trailer was flipped over, killing a cow before landing/blocking Highway 71. The tornado continued northeast along the southeast side of Highway 471 east of Highway 71, where a single wide mobile home was flipped over and rolled about 25 yards, injuring a woman inside. A large tree also fell on a home causing major damage. Other outbuildings were damaged/destroyed as well along Highway 471. Several trees were also snapped/uprooted at the Summerfield Baptist Church cemetery before the tornado finally lifted.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
22,095
Population (ACS)
$143K
Median home value
37
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE | EM |
| Sep 13, 2021 | Coastal Storm | TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS | EM |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IDA | DR |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORM IDA | EM |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Grant Parish, Louisiana?
348 events are on record between 1950 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths and $10.9M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Grant Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 175 recorded events — 50.3% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Grant Parish?
29 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 18 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Grant Parish?
37 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Grant Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Grant Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Grant Parish as very low risk, placing it in the 30 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Grant Parish, Louisiana severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Franklin Parish 461
- Iberia Parish 237
- Evangeline Parish 234
- Iberville Parish 177
- East Feliciana Parish 155
- Jackson Parish 344
Cite this page
“Grant Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/grant-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.