County Hazards

Storm events on record through

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 713 storm events on record for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is a flash flood event on 16 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 47 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3638 of 24 Jan 2026.

OpenFEMA has 22,575 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $1.3 billion on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Since the last update: no change is on record for East Baton Rouge Parish. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for East Baton Rouge Parish by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail111153227
Tornado464103
Flood12272287
Wind302467269
Winter11362
Other event types121Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events713120161234

A hazard name opens the page of that hazard for the county. A hazard has a page from 10 events. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

Forecast zones with the name of the county give 69 of the 713 events. A county count has the events that NCEI gives to the county. It also has the events of a forecast zone that has the name of the county. A zone with another name counts for the state only.

Rates of East Baton Rouge Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
MeasureEast Baton RougeAll counties of LouisianaAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 2026156.571.449.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 202615.766.752.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025380.5198.0185.3

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. The site gives a rate for each 10,000 residents only from 10,000 residents. Residents and area: Census Bureau, 2021.

Newest storm events on record

Flash Flood

2 miles NNE of BROWNFIELDS. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile ESE of BAKER

Flash Flood

2 miles WSW of ZACHARY

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of ZACHARY

Flash Flood

1 mile NW of MAGNOLIA WOODS

Flash Flood

2 miles E of BROADMOOR

Flash Flood

1 mile N of WESTMINSTER

Flash Flood

2 miles W of MAGNOLIA WOODS. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

Flash Flood

2 miles SSE of UNIVERSITY

Flash Flood

1 mile W of MAGNOLIA WOODS

Flash Flood

2 miles SSE of UNIVERSITY

Flash Flood

1 mile W of WOODLAWN

Flash Flood

1 mile W of UNIVERSITY

Flash Flood

2 miles SSE of JONES CREEK

Flash Flood

2 miles W of MAGNOLIA WOODS

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of GREENWELL SPGS

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At ZACHARY

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SE of PORT HUDSON. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flash Flood

At UNIVERSITY

Flash Flood

1 mile SW of UNIVERSITY

Flash Flood

2 miles ENE of UNIVERSITY

Flash Flood

2 miles NNE of UNIVERSITY

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

On record for the forecast zone

Flash Flood

2 miles W of ZACHARY

Flash Flood

2 miles SE of ESSEN. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

The 25 events above are the newest in the NCEI record. A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Download these events (CSV)

Storm events on record for East Baton Rouge Parish by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000021227
1960s365116001023
1970s223726151534
1980s13511341353957
1990s31071115101113677
2000s16141857161311119120
2010s1127136231013171823161
2020s20302366343625 (part of the year)234

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996. A count before 1996 has fewer event types.

FEMA disaster declarations

FEMA has 47 disaster declarations on record for East Baton Rouge Parish from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3638: SEVERE WINTER STORM.

Disaster declarations that name East Baton Rouge Parish (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordAssistance
EM-3638EmergencyWinter StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
DR-4817Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE FRANCINEPublic
EM-3614EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINEPublic
EM-3574EmergencyCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM NICHOLASPublic
DR-4611Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE IDAIndividual, Public
EM-3568EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM IDAPublic
DR-4606Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4590Major disasterSevere Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMSIndividual, Public
EM-3556EmergencySevere Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
DR-4577Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ZETAPublic
EM-3549EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ZETAPublic
DR-4570Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE DELTAPublic
EM-3547EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE DELTAPublic
EM-3543EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE SALLYPublic
DR-4559Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE LAURAPublic
EM-3538EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCOPublic
EM-3527EmergencyCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM CRISTOBALPublic
DR-4484Major disasterBiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMICIndividual, Public
EM-3459EmergencyBiologicalCOVID-19Public
DR-4458Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE BARRYPublic
EM-3416EmergencyCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM BARRYPublic
DR-4277Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4080Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ISAACIndividual, Public
EM-3347EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISAACPublic
DR-4015Major disasterFloodFLOODINGPublic
EM-3322EmergencyFloodFLOODINGPublic
DR-1786Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVIndividual, Public
EM-3289EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVPublic
DR-1607Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE RITAPublic
EM-3260EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE RITAPublic
DR-1603Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINAIndividual, Public
EM-3212EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINAPublic
DR-1548Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE IVANPublic
EM-3172EmergencyOtherLOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIAPublic
DR-1437Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE LILIIndividual, Public
DR-1435Major disasterHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISIDOREPublic
DR-1380Major disasterCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM ALLISONIndividual, Public
DR-978Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-956Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ANDREWIndividual, Public
DR-835Major disasterFloodTROPICAL STORM ALLISONIndividual
DR-833Major disasterTornadoSEVERE STORMS & TORNADOESIndividual
DR-679Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-584Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-534Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-374Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-315Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE EDITHPublic
DR-208Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE BETSYIndividual, Public

DR is a major disaster declaration. EM is an emergency declaration. FM is a fire management assistance declaration. A declaration for the whole state is on the Louisiana page. What a disaster declaration is

The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset).

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

Flood insurance claims (NFIP)

OpenFEMA has 22,575 NFIP claims on record for East Baton Rouge Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $1,314,727,147 on 19,366 claims.

The county has 380.5 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 13,691 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 35,986 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in East Baton Rouge Parish by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s23482505
1980s322151391,45744665833803862,600
1990s4462563037381097898813068292,956
2000s681,105101401232898946543302,434
2010s314110549337611,647615623112,330
2020s1231,4344742302054 (part of the year)1,750

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 49 years
NFIP claims in East Baton Rouge Parish by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20265439$1,559,530
2025209$936,291
20243013$380,263
20234220$799,702
20224710$210,719
20211,4341,217$110,709,906
202012389$3,076,260
2019231163$6,928,085
20185622$623,813
20176121$294,242
201611,64710,665$1,081,117,188
20157637$1,050,472
2014335$80,992
20134925$298,945
201210544$403,744
20114129$277,708
20103111$145,795
20093015$92,630
2008543358$10,531,042
20074635$400,064
20068967$1,305,738
2005289112$3,010,893
2004123104$1,645,549
20034029$202,467
200210155$204,783
20011,105915$24,359,194
20006854$518,866
19992920$103,311
19986843$294,084
1997130106$1,118,743
19968855$659,181
1995789667$8,340,006
199410992$667,108
1993738671$10,563,519
1992303223$1,994,924
1991256224$2,297,619
1990446393$5,250,439
1989386305$2,855,375
19888054$221,335
19873317$81,562
19865844$229,914
19856654$266,078
19844430$95,991
19831,4571,357$24,368,416
1982139109$382,816
1981158$6,806
1980322275$1,045,915
1979482440$2,677,791
19782316$41,333

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments. FEMA counts 1,294 multiple-loss properties in the county (2 Aug 2026). How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

Note, the County Code field may not reflect the individual county the property is located as projects can be associated with more than one county

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

National Risk Index

Risk Index rating
Relatively High
Risk Index score
98.0 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively High
Expected Annual Loss
$267 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Relatively High
Community Resilience rating
Relatively Moderate
National Risk Index of East Baton Rouge Parish by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Coastal floodingRelatively Low$240,077
Cold waveRelatively High$22,526,222
DroughtRelatively Moderate$318,210
EarthquakeRelatively Low$2,178,856
HailRelatively High$2,354,932
Heat waveRelatively High$12,164,322
HurricaneVery High$67,157,192
Ice stormRelatively High$945,746
Inland floodingRelatively High$103,221,361
LandslideVery Low$2,163
LightningVery High$2,762,054
Strong windRelatively Moderate$1,072,535
TornadoVery High$51,532,282
WildfireVery Low$13,527
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$98,359

The National Risk Index dataset leverages available source data for natural hazard and community risk factors to develop a baseline relative risk measurement for each United States county and Census tract.

The rating is a qualitative categorization that describes the community in comparison to all other communities at the same level, ranging from “Very Low” to “Very High.”

The National Risk Index data are meant for planning purposes only.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Data: Frequently Asked Questions (December 2025, v1.20), copied on .

The labels and the ratings are those of FEMA. Expected Annual Loss is a figure for a whole county. It is not a figure for a property. How to read the National Risk Index

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks

The HURDAT2 record of the National Hurricane Center has 75 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 8 of them were within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 40 tracks
Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of East Baton Rouge Parish (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Francine202447 miles104 mph
Claudette202171 miles46 mph
Ida202118 miles121 mph
Cristobal202030 miles52 mph
Delta202088 miles58 mph
Zeta202075 miles115 mph
Barry201990 miles75 mph
Isaac201225 miles75 mph
Lee201121 miles46 mph
Gustav200855 miles104 mph
Cindy200592 miles58 mph
Katrina200592 miles121 mph
Matthew200493 miles40 mph
Bill200348 miles58 mph
Isidore200281 miles63 mph
Lili200278 miles92 mph
Allison200152 miles40 mph
Hermine199894 miles40 mph
Andrew199239 miles138 mph
Beryl198833 miles52 mph
Danny198584 miles58 mph
Elena198552 miles69 mph
Juan198551 miles86 mph
Bob197962 miles46 mph
Babe197760 miles75 mph
Carmen197471 miles121 mph
Edith197130 miles69 mph
Camille196989 miles132 mph
Betsy196538 miles109 mph
Hilda196427 miles104 mph
Arlene195921 miles63 mph
Esther195725 miles63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195643 miles58 mph
Brenda195541 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195521 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194924 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194879 miles69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194781 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194739 miles92 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194396 miles40 mph

A name is the storm name that the National Hurricane Center gave. The distance is from the centre line of the track. It does not show how far the wind, the rain or the surge of a storm went.

ZIP Codes, cities and towns of East Baton Rouge Parish

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 9 more ZIP Codes have fewer than 5 claims and no page.

A city or town has no page of its own. This page is the record for the whole county, which has these places:

  • Baker
  • Baton Rouge
  • Brownfields
  • Central
  • Gardere
  • Inniswold
  • Merrydale
  • Monticello
  • Oak Hills Place
  • Old Jefferson
  • Shenandoah
  • Village St. George
  • Westminster
  • Zachary

Official channels

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .

Cite this page

County Hazards. "East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/east-baton-rouge/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Where the data comes from

  • Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026.
  • Disaster declarations: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, read on 1 Oct 2026.
  • NFIP claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Claims, as of 8 Sep 2026. Multiple-loss properties: 2 Aug 2026. Policies in force: 3 Aug 2026.
  • National Risk Index: FEMA, December 2025 release. Storm tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through the 2025 season.
  • Residents, area, places and adjacent counties: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage.

How the counts are made · Corrections · Hazards in all states: hail, tornado, flood, wind, winter

Questions

How many tornado events are on record for East Baton Rouge Parish?
NCEI has 46 tornado events on record for East Baton Rouge Parish from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 10 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for East Baton Rouge Parish?
NCEI has 111 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 30 events have a hail size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.
Which month has the most storm events on record for East Baton Rouge Parish?
May has 115 of the 713 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in East Baton Rouge Parish?
The county has 380.5 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 13,691 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 35,986 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.