Iberville Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 177 recorded events between 1954 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 52.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,571 nationally and #55 in Louisiana.
177
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
38
Direct injuries
$10.5M
Property damage
The record
What the Iberville Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Iberville Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 2.5 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 47 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 28 events fall before 1990 and 149 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Iberville Parish, Louisiana record is tornado, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is flood, with $6.5M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Iberville Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 93 | 1 | $486K | 90 | 1962–2026 |
| Hail | 42 | 0 | $0 | 1.75 | 1964–2025 |
| Tornado | 22 | 2 | $3.0M | F3 | 1954–2024 |
| Flash Flood | 10 | 0 | $474K | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | $105K | 0 | 1997–2019 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | $6.5M | 0 | 1997–2016 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–1998 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2007–2017 |
Decade by decade
Iberville Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
21 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 21 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-12-25 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1989-06-08 | EF2 | 2 | 30 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1972-05-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-05-01 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-10-16 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-08-26 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1989-06-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-09-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-08-29 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-05-13 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Iberville Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1989 | Tornado | 2 | 30 | $2.5M | |
| May 15, 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | GROSSE TETE | 1 | 0 | $5K |
| Mar 7, 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Castle | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 7, 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitecastle | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Oct 16, 2006 | Tornado | PLAQUEMINE | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Feb 12, 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Dec 25, 1969 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| May 2, 1967 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Record levels on the Amite River resulted in water flowing upstream along several streams and bayous, resulting in backwater flooding. This backwater flooding affected Iberville Parish when water flowed upstream along Bayou Manchac, Bayou Paul and Bayou Braud. Numerous roads were closed due to high water and approximately 150 homes suffered varying degrees of damage. The end time of the event is set as approximately 24 hours after cuts were made into Bayou Manchac Raod to drain water that was trapped in the area. Some flooding did linger beyond this date.
A weak tornado touched down just south of Plaquemine and moved northeast across the Mississippi River to the east back areas of Iberville Parish. Two mobile homes were overturned or heavily damaged. A man in one of the mobile homes injured his hand when it overturned. 10 to 15 house suffered minor to moderate damage, primarily from falling trees and limbs. Large trees limbs were downed along with power lines.
Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to an office building, blew over a gas station pump, knocked a tree down on a day care center, and blew two cars off of a road. Pieces of the roof blown off of the office building damaged about a dozen cars in a parking lot.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
29,815
Population (ACS)
$173K
Median home value
47
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE FRANCINE | DR |
| 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 |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Iberville Parish, Louisiana?
177 events are on record between 1954 and 2026, causing 3 direct deaths and $10.5M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Iberville Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 93 recorded events — 52.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Iberville Parish?
21 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 21 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Iberville Parish?
47 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Iberville Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Iberville Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Iberville Parish as relatively low risk, placing it in the 74 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Iberville 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
- Iberia Parish 237
- Jackson Parish 344
- Grant Parish 348
- Jefferson Parish 501
- Franklin Parish 461
- Jefferson Davis Parish 276
Cite this page
“Iberville Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/iberville-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.