Lincoln Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 467 recorded events between 1953 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 49.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #993 nationally and #18 in Louisiana.
467
Recorded events
5
Direct deaths
21
Direct injuries
$68.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Lincoln Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 6.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 124 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 81 events fall before 1990 and 386 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Lincoln Parish, Louisiana record is tornado, responsible for 4 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $54.7M 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 Lincoln Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 232 | 0 | $3.1M | 80 | 1967–2025 |
| Hail | 158 | 0 | $252K | 2.75 | 1974–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 31 | 1 | $10.3M | 0 | 1998–2024 |
| Tornado | 29 | 4 | $54.7M | F2 | 1953–2022 |
| Lightning | 11 | 0 | $252K | 0 | 1997–2012 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2008–2018 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2019–2019 |
Decade by decade
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
32 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 26 touched down inside it and 6 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-25 | EF3 | 2 | 2 | 11.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1996-11-30 | EF2 | 2 | 9 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-05-02 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1983-11-19 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1982-04-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-02-11 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-07-11 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1964-04-05 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-04-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 2022-04-05 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Lincoln Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 1996 | Tornado | SIMSBORO | 2 | 9 | $2.0M |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Tornado | BARNET SPGS | 2 | 2 | $50.0M |
| May 18, 2015 | Flash Flood | VIENNA | 1 | 2 | $10K |
| Nov 19, 1983 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Apr 14, 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choudrant | 0 | 2 | $500K |
| Aug 2, 1999 | Lightning | RUSTON | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 1967 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| Jul 11, 1965 | 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
High and swift water across Little River Road north of Ruston, Louisiana swept a vehicle off the roadway into Colvin Creek. The vehicle was occupied by an adult and 2 children. One of the children drowned while the other child and the adult were injured but survived.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds between 95-105 mph touched down south of Grambling near the intersection of Null and Mondy Roads. The tornado moved east along Mondy Road, turning northeast crossing Tennessee Avenue, and across the Ruston County Club and the south and southeast sections of Ruston snapping and uprooting trees and several wooden power poles along its path. As the tornado entered the southeast sections of Ruston, numerous trees were snapped, falling on homes and vehicles along Highway 167 and Love Avenue. Another tree was snapped and fell onto a car on McAllister Street, with additional trees snapped and uprooted onto homes, power lines, and vehicles on Terrill Drive and Lewis Street before lifting near the intersection of Lewis and Richardson Streets. ||A total of 99 conventional and manufactured homes were affected by this tornado throughout Lincoln Parish, with 39 of these classified as Affected, 34 with Minor Damage, 23 with Major Damage, and 3 as Destroyed.
A NWS Storm Survey Team concluded that the damage in extreme Northeast Lincoln Parish was consistent with straight line wind damage. A few structures sustained minor to moderate damage. One structure in particular, a chicken house Northwest of Downsville was completely destroyed. Of the 80000 chickens housed in the shelter, only 50000 survived.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
48,174
Population (ACS)
$210K
Median home value
35
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 |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Ruston 112
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana?
467 events are on record between 1953 and 2026, causing 5 direct deaths and $68.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Lincoln Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 232 recorded events — 49.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Lincoln Parish?
32 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 Lincoln Parish?
35 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Lincoln Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Lincoln Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lincoln Parish as relatively low risk, placing it in the 64 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Lincoln 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
- LaSalle Parish 247
- Livingston Parish 383
- Lafourche Parish 241
- Madison Parish 350
- Lafayette Parish 345
- Morehouse Parish 508
Cite this page
“Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/lincoln-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.