County Hazards

Storm events on record through

East Carroll 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 367 storm events on record for East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is a drought event on 1 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 32 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4900 of 18 Feb 2026.

OpenFEMA has 116 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $2.0 million 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 Carroll Parish. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for East Carroll Parish by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail7716124
Tornado30223
Flood329137
Wind172404028
Winter21397
Other event types35Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events367809159

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 51 of the 367 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 Carroll Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
MeasureEast CarrollAll counties of LouisianaAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202687.271.449.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 2026no figure66.752.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025137.7198.0185.3

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

Drought

On record for the forecast zone

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of ALSATIA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of BOWIE

Drought

On record for the forecast zone

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

On record for the forecast zone

Ice Storm

On record for the forecast zone

Funnel Cloud

2 miles WSW of SHELBURN

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NNE of BOWIE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of ATHERTON

Thunderstorm Wind75 mph (65 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile WNW of LAKE PROVIDENCE

Thunderstorm Wind69 mph (60 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles SSW of BOWIE. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of TRANSYLVANIA. Damage estimate: $4 thousand

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Thunderstorm Wind66 mph (57 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NNW of ROOSEVELT. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile WSW of ALSATIA. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

TornadoEF1

10 miles WSW of ROOSEVELT. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of ALSATIA. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind69 mph (60 knots, estimated gust)

At LAKE PROVIDENCE. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of TRANSYLVANIA. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles WNW of ROOSEVELT. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Flash Flood

4 miles WSW of ROOSEVELT. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile N of LAKE PROVIDENCE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of TRANSYLVANIA. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

8 miles WSW of ROOSEVELT. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Winter Storm

On record for the forecast zone

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 Carroll 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
1950s20000000103
1960s00000001214
1970s010114321215
1980s23612142145554
1990s88102731661061
2000s5863691012111080
2010s11127109131258491
2020s1014451376 (part of the year)59

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 32 disaster declarations on record for East Carroll Parish from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4900: SEVERE WINTER STORM.

Disaster declarations that name East Carroll Parish (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordAssistance
DR-4900Major disasterWinter StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
EM-3638EmergencyWinter StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
EM-3614EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM FRANCINEPublic
EM-3574EmergencyCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM NICHOLASPublic
DR-4611Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE IDAPublic
EM-3568EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM IDAPublic
DR-4590Major disasterSevere Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMSPublic
EM-3556EmergencySevere Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMPublic
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-4462Major disasterFloodFLOODINGPublic
DR-4263Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4102Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGPublic
DR-4080Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ISAACPublic
DR-4015Major disasterFloodFLOODINGPublic
EM-3322EmergencyFloodFLOODINGPublic
DR-1786Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVIndividual, Public
EM-3289EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVPublic
DR-1607Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE RITAPublic
EM-3260EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE RITAPublic
DR-1603Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINAPublic
EM-3212EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINAPublic
DR-1264Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE ICE STORMPublic
DR-904Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-374Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, 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 116 NFIP claims on record for East Carroll Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $2,011,346 on 89 claims.

The county has 137.7 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 19 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 138 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in East Carroll 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
1970s055
1980s105440000014
1990s050027071123
2000s0200001017323
2010s1241141901244
2020s2211010 (part of the year)7

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

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 29 years
NFIP claims in East Carroll Parish by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20251not shownnot shown
20231not shownnot shown
20221not shownnot shown
20212not shownnot shown
20202not shownnot shown
20192not shownnot shown
20181not shownnot shown
201699$333,501
20151not shownnot shown
20144not shownnot shown
20131not shownnot shown
20121not shownnot shown
20112415$629,289
20101not shownnot shown
20093not shownnot shown
20081714$426,167
20061not shownnot shown
20012not shownnot shown
19991not shownnot shown
19981not shownnot shown
199777$64,657
19957not shownnot shown
19942not shownnot shown
199155$61,176
19844not shownnot shown
19834not shownnot shown
19825not shownnot shown
19801not shownnot shown
19795not shownnot shown

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 9 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
Very Low
Risk Index score
21.6 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Very Low
Expected Annual Loss
$4.5 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Very High
Community Resilience rating
Relatively Low
National Risk Index of East Carroll Parish by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Cold waveRelatively Low$338,282
DroughtRelatively Moderate$970,950
EarthquakeVery Low$248,726
HailRelatively Low$211,886
Heat waveRelatively Low$282,508
HurricaneRelatively Low$259,064
Ice stormRelatively Low$74,863
Inland floodingVery Low$698,877
LandslideVery Low$37
LightningRelatively Low$59,052
Strong windRelatively Low$240,717
TornadoRelatively Low$1,160,280
WildfireVery Low$1,282
Winter weatherVery Low$2,168

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 28 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 0 of them were within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 28 tracks
Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of East Carroll Parish (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Ida202156 miles46 mph
Delta202019 miles40 mph
Laura202097 miles63 mph
Isaac201281 miles40 mph
Isidore200291 miles46 mph
Lili200276 miles46 mph
Andrew199285 miles40 mph
Danny198567 miles46 mph
Elena198566 miles52 mph
Camille196980 miles86 mph
Betsy196551 miles58 mph
Audrey195739 miles46 mph
Esther195791 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm193448 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm193292 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm193276 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm192367 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm192088 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm191665 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm190936 miles86 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm190519 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189867 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189191 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm189095 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm188841 miles75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm187981 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm186052 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm1856100 miles46 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 Carroll Parish

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year.

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

  • Lake Providence

Official channels

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

Cite this page

County Hazards. "East Carroll Parish, Louisiana: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/east-carroll/. 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 Carroll Parish?
NCEI has 30 tornado events on record for East Carroll Parish from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 11 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for East Carroll Parish?
NCEI has 77 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 21 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 Carroll Parish?
April has 68 of the 367 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 Carroll Parish?
The county has 137.7 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 19 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 138 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.