Severe Weather History


Louisiana Storm Surge/Tide History: 296 Recorded Events

296

Recorded events

11

Counties affected

4

Direct deaths

$36.5B

Property damage

Louisiana storm surge/tide history: 296 recorded events across 11 counties between 1998 and 2024.

Decade by decade

Louisiana storm surge/tide history by decade

Louisiana storm surge/tide history: recorded events per decade
Louisiana storm surge/tide history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 17 reported storm surge/tide events across Louisiana. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most storm surge/tide events in Louisiana

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Jefferson Parish30$01998–2001
#2Lafourche Parish30$01998–2001
#3St. Bernard Parish30$01998–1998
#4Plaquemines Parish20$01998–1998
#5Orleans Parish20$01998–1998
#6St. Charles Parish10$01998–1998
#7Livingston Parish10$01998–1998
#8Assumption Parish10$01998–1998
#9St. James Parish10$01998–1998
#10St. John the Baptist Parish10$01998–1998
#11Terrebonne Parish10$01998–1998
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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