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Concordia Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 311 recorded events between 1950 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 56.3% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,719 nationally and #38 in Louisiana.
311
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
35
Direct injuries
$37.7M
Property damage
The record
What the Concordia Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Concordia Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 4.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 112 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 38 events fall before 1990 and 273 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 $25.8M 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 Concordia Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 175 | 0 | $2.5M | 70 | 1967–2026 |
| Hail | 65 | 0 | $563K | 4.5 | 1957–2024 |
| Tornado | 37 | 0 | $3.6M | F3 | 1950–2024 |
| Flash Flood | 28 | 0 | $25.8M | 0 | 1997–2021 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | $5.2M | 0 | 2010–2011 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $20K | 0 | 2005–2011 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2010 |
Decade by decade
Concordia Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
38 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 31 touched down inside it and 7 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-24 | EF3 | 0 | 3 | 14.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-11-21 | EF3 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1982-09-12 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1969-12-29 | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 29.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-02-24 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 2007-02-24 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2006-05-10 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1992-11-21 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1981-06-03 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1974-10-28 | EF2 | 0 | 16 | 8.4 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Concordia Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1974 | Tornado | 0 | 16 | $25K | |
| Nov 22, 1992 | Tornado | 0 | 6 | $250K | |
| Mar 7, 1995 | Tornado | Vidalia | 0 | 5 | $150K |
| Apr 30, 1994 | Tornado | Eva | 0 | 2 | $50K |
| May 1, 1950 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K | |
| Jan 13, 2006 | Tornado | CLAYTON | 0 | 1 | $450K |
| Sep 25, 2005 | Tornado | CLAYTON | 0 | 1 | $50K |
| Nov 16, 1987 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $250K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Persistent heavy rains fell from the bands around weakening Hurricane Gustav. These slow moving bands produced tremendous rainfall amounts across nearly all of Concordia Parish. Rainfall totals ranged between 10 and 20 inches with the heaviest across the western side of the parish. The heaviest of rains fell during the evening of the 2nd and early morning hours of the 3rd.||This extreme rainfall flooded numerous roads across the parish and many of these were closed for several days. Many other roads were washed out along with some bridges damaged or destroyed. Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded along with apartment complexes. Flood damage was significant in most cases.||Agriculture was very hard hit across the parish as well. Nearly all farm land was flooded at some point with varying levels of standing water from minor to extreme depths. Many areas experienced total losses with some crops while the rest had very low yields. The hardest hit crops were cotton, soybeans, and sweet potatoes.
Flooding along the Mississippi River caused extensive flooding of low lying farmland around the river. All of the flood waters were within the mainline levee. Flooding along the Concordia riverfront was extensive. Man-made levees were constructed around several buildings along the river, including a hotel and a hospital. A campground in the area also flooded when the river crested.
After crossing the Tensas River at Jonesville, this tornado continued across wooded land just northwest of the Wildsville Community. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish and then crossed the river one last time as it moved into Concordia Parish.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
18,174
Population (ACS)
$104K
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 Concordia Parish, Louisiana?
311 events are on record between 1950 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths and $37.7M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Concordia Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 175 recorded events — 56.3% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Concordia Parish?
38 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 31 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Concordia Parish?
37 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Concordia Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Concordia Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Concordia Parish as very low risk, placing it in the 32 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Concordia 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
- Claiborne Parish 409
- De Soto Parish 620
- Catahoula Parish 321
- East Baton Rouge Parish 627
- Cameron Parish 307
- East Carroll Parish 313
Cite this page
“Concordia Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/concordia-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.