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West Carroll Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 348 recorded events between 1953 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 50.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,503 nationally and #29 in Louisiana.
348
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
51
Direct injuries
$18.3M
Property damage
The record
What the West Carroll Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 4.8 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 92 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 69 events fall before 1990 and 279 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is flash flood, with $9.1M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in West Carroll Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 176 | 0 | $1.9M | 75 | 1972–2025 |
| Hail | 103 | 0 | $286K | 2 | 1982–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 0 | $9.1M | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Tornado | 32 | 0 | $6.7M | F3 | 1953–2025 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $162K | 0 | 2009–2022 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2016–2021 |
Decade by decade
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
35 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 26 touched down inside it and 9 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-03-20 | EF3 | 0 | 32 | 4.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-05-17 | EF3 | 0 | 17 | 41.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 1953-03-22 | EF2 | 2 | 22 | 234.7 mi | Crossed in |
| 2020-04-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 2013-01-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2011-04-26 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2003-04-24 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 11.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1987-02-28 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-05-02 | EF2 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1980-10-17 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in West Carroll Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1976 | Tornado | 0 | 32 | $2.5M | |
| May 3, 1984 | Tornado | 0 | 4 | $250K | |
| May 7, 1978 | Tornado | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| Apr 24, 2003 | Tornado | EPPS | 0 | 3 | $400K |
| Nov 11, 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilbourne | 0 | 2 | $20K |
| Feb 28, 1987 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| May 6, 1975 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K | |
| Jul 24, 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | OAK GROVE | 0 | 1 | $30K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Very heavy rain fell across West Carroll Parish, especially the southern half near Epps, during the afternoon and evening of October 16th. Five to ten inches of rain fell during this time causing flash flooding across the parish. Several homes were flooded along with many roads across the parish.
During the late afternoon of the 3rd, another heavy band of storms developed across the region and produced another 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. This rain fell on already soaked and flooded land. This new rainfall flooded around 50 homes and numerous roads.
Heavy rainfall fell across all of West Carroll Parish as persistent rain bands continued to impact the area from weakening Hurricane Gustav. Rainfall amounts between 7 and 13 inches fell across the parish, mostly during the evening of the 2nd and early morning of the 3rd.||Numerous roads were flooded with some washed out. Agriculture was extremely hard hit as farmland was flooded and crops became water logged. Many areas saw total loss of some crops while other areas experienced very low yields. Cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes were some of the hardest hit crops.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
9,464
Population (ACS)
$94K
Median home value
31
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| 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 |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana?
348 events are on record between 1953 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths and $18.3M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in West Carroll Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 176 recorded events — 50.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed West Carroll Parish?
35 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 26 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover West Carroll Parish?
31 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include West Carroll Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is West Carroll Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates West Carroll Parish as very low risk, placing it in the 15 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the West Carroll 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
- West Baton Rouge Parish 104
- West Feliciana Parish 127
- Webster Parish 718
- Winn Parish 421
- Washington Parish 293
- Vernon Parish 402
Cite this page
“West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/west-carroll-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.