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Morehouse Parish, Louisiana severe weather history spans 508 recorded events between 1953 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 51.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #846 nationally and #12 in Louisiana.
508
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
42
Direct injuries
$26.7M
Property damage
The record
What the Morehouse Parish, Louisiana severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana severe weather history averages 7.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 132 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 100 events fall before 1990 and 408 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Morehouse Parish, Louisiana record is tornado, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $11.7M 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 Morehouse Parish
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 260 | 1 | $5.8M | 87 | 1965–2025 |
| Hail | 151 | 0 | $1.2M | 2.75 | 1958–2025 |
| Tornado | 48 | 2 | $11.7M | F4 | 1953–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 44 | 0 | $7.8M | 0 | 1999–2025 |
| Flood | 4 | 1 | $251K | 0 | 2009–2019 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2004–2004 |
Decade by decade
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
52 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-04-01 | EF4 | 2 | 20 | 9.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2001-11-24 | EF3 | 3 | 11 | 30.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1968-11-27 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-03-22 | EF2 | 2 | 22 | 234.7 mi | Crossed in |
| 2025-01-05 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2020-04-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-04-25 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1995-04-20 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-11-10 | EF2 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-12-03 | EF2 | 0 | 23 | 36.1 mi | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Morehouse Parish
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1983 | Tornado | 2 | 20 | $2.5M | |
| Mar 29, 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| Apr 8, 2019 | Flood | BASTROP | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 10, 1984 | Tornado | 0 | 5 | $25K | |
| Mar 15, 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| Apr 20, 1995 | Tornado | Bastrop | 0 | 3 | $100K |
| Aug 26, 1992 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Tornado | PT PLEASANT | 0 | 1 | $250K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rainfall fell across all of Morehouse 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.
Very heavy rain fell across Morehouse Parish, especially the southern half near Oak Ridge, during the afternoon and evening of October 16th. Four to eight inches of rain fell during this time causing flash flooding across the parish. Several homes were flooded along with many roads across the parish.
Significant straight line wind damage occurred in about a two to three mile swath north of Bastrop near the Log Cabin community. Scattered damage occurred all throughout this area, with spots of more intense damage where apparent microbursts occurred. Nearly 20 homes suffered moderate to major damage, with a few destroyed, mainly due to large trees falling on the homes. One minor injury also occurred. Maximum winds in the swath estimated to be 90 to 100 mph.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
24,551
Population (ACS)
$119K
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
- Bastrop 100
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana?
508 events are on record between 1953 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths and $26.7M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Morehouse Parish?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 260 recorded events — 51.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Morehouse Parish?
52 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 43 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Morehouse Parish?
35 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Morehouse Parish, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Morehouse Parish compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Morehouse Parish as relatively low risk, placing it in the 55 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Morehouse 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
- Madison Parish 350
- Natchitoches Parish 710
- Livingston Parish 383
- Orleans Parish 472
- Lincoln Parish 467
- Ouachita Parish 812
Cite this page
“Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/morehouse-parish/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.