County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Livingston 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 432 storm events on record for Livingston Parish, Louisiana, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

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

FEMA has 52 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3638 of 24 Jan 2026.

OpenFEMA has 14,639 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $835 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 Livingston Parish. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for Livingston Parish by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail82181922
Tornado435136
Flood3351116
Wind219534650
Winter8350
Other event types47Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events432107103102

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 43 of the 432 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 Livingston Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
MeasureLivingstonAll counties of LouisianaAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202666.771.449.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 202629.666.752.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025618.0198.0185.3

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

3 miles ESE of WEISS

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of LIVINGSTON. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles N of ALBANY

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles E of WATSON

Flash Flood

4 miles N of ALBANY

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles N of LIVINGSTON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of WATSON. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

TornadoEF0

10 miles NNE of HOLDEN

Flash Flood

3 miles S of LOCKHART

Flash Flood

5 miles NNE of PORT VINCENT

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of LOCKHART

Flash Flood

4 miles S of LOCKHART

Flash Flood

3 miles NW of ALBANY

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of DENSON. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of DENSON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At CORBIN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SE of HOLDEN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles NNW of LIVINGSTON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles NNE of CORBIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of FROST

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of MAUREPAS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of ALBANY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At SPRINGFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNW of SATSUMA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles N of CORBIN

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 Livingston 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
1950s00010002003
1960s01000300004
1970s011101240616
1980s231432131828
1990s35812171378569
2000s1111138191349145107
2010s4281041011161118103
2020s1413410291913 (part of the year)102

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 52 disaster declarations on record for Livingston Parish from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3638: SEVERE WINTER STORM.

Disaster declarations that name Livingston 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-4590Major disasterSevere Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMSPublic
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
EM-3392EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM NATEPublic
DR-4300Major disasterTornadoSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDSIndividual
DR-4277Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4263Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4102Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGPublic
DR-4080Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ISAACIndividual, Public
EM-3347EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISAACPublic
DR-1792Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE IKEIndividual, Public
DR-1786Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVIndividual, Public
EM-3289EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVPublic
DR-1607Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE RITAIndividual, Public
EM-3260EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE RITAPublic
DR-1603Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINAIndividual, Public
EM-3212EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINAPublic
DR-1548Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE IVANPublic
DR-1521Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual
EM-3172EmergencyOtherLOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIAPublic
DR-1437Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE LILIIndividual, Public
DR-1435Major disasterHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISIDOREIndividual
DR-1380Major disasterCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM ALLISONIndividual, Public
DR-1246Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GEORGES/TS FRANCESIndividual, Public
DR-978Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-956Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ANDREWIndividual, Public
DR-904Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-833Major disasterTornadoSEVERE STORMS & TORNADOESIndividual
DR-752Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE JUANIndividual
DR-679Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-584Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-534Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
EM-3031EmergencySnowstormDROUGHT & FREEZINGPublic
DR-374Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
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 14,639 NFIP claims on record for Livingston Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $835,161,865 on 12,873 claims.

The county has 618.0 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 8,472 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 13,708 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in Livingston 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
1970s2192194
1980s1351997213192101316141,375
1990s42816211839192175635023171,717
2000s10602232521812951613425211,847
2010s4125795608397,8703471749,116
2020s2233879653 (part of the year)390

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 Livingston Parish by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20263not shownnot shown
20255not shownnot shown
20246not shownnot shown
202396$163,884
20227not shownnot shown
2021338256$8,274,271
20202217$668,649
2019174148$6,210,213
20187not shownnot shown
20173410$340,831
20167,8707,285$737,793,888
20153924$394,741
20148not shownnot shown
20136038$570,485
2012795635$20,058,355
2011125104$2,057,991
20104not shownnot shown
20092110$49,741
2008425332$7,400,125
20071313$172,656
20061610$202,229
2005295201$4,946,669
2004181164$1,983,394
20035239$256,071
2002232157$2,113,376
2001602490$7,093,421
2000106$47,257
19997not shownnot shown
1998231194$2,183,884
19975034$309,579
19966349$440,672
1995175150$1,216,644
19949281$653,894
1993391357$3,501,146
199211890$580,452
1991162139$802,157
1990428393$6,288,972
1989147$46,705
1988169$37,755
1987139$57,638
198610not shownnot shown
1985192167$1,637,595
1984135$13,412
1983972925$15,081,977
198296$12,090
19811not shownnot shown
1980135116$294,579
1979192170$735,730
19782not 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 1,251 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
94.5 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss
$166 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Relatively Low
Community Resilience rating
Relatively Moderate
National Risk Index of Livingston Parish by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Coastal floodingRelatively Moderate$2,223,285
Cold waveRelatively Moderate$5,015,823
DroughtRelatively Moderate$467,171
EarthquakeVery Low$415,499
HailRelatively Moderate$734,565
Heat waveRelatively Moderate$3,800,930
HurricaneRelatively High$61,754,611
Ice stormRelatively Moderate$319,616
Inland floodingRelatively High$75,528,998
LandslideVery Low$193
LightningRelatively High$1,120,108
Strong windRelatively Moderate$736,733
TornadoRelatively High$13,407,674
WildfireVery Low$71,525
Winter weatherRelatively Low$31,081

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 81 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 Livingston Parish (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Francine202426 miles104 mph
Claudette202150 miles46 mph
Ida202112 miles150 mph
Cristobal202013 miles52 mph
Zeta202052 miles115 mph
Olga201997 miles52 mph
Isaac201232 miles81 mph
Lee201139 miles46 mph
Gustav200860 miles104 mph
Cindy200573 miles75 mph
Katrina200569 miles127 mph
Matthew200487 miles40 mph
Bill200326 miles58 mph
Bertha200285 miles40 mph
Isidore200258 miles63 mph
Lili2002100 miles69 mph
Allison200133 miles46 mph
Hermine199886 miles40 mph
Danny199799 miles75 mph
Andrew199261 miles138 mph
Beryl198826 miles52 mph
Florence198880 miles69 mph
Elena198543 miles115 mph
Juan198567 miles75 mph
Bob197950 miles75 mph
Babe197768 miles75 mph
Carmen197480 miles121 mph
Edith197152 miles69 mph
Camille196969 miles173 mph
Betsy196559 miles132 mph
Debbie196598 miles40 mph
Hilda196413 miles104 mph
Ethel196097 miles63 mph
Arlene195940 miles63 mph
Esther19573 miles63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195639 miles58 mph
Brenda195522 miles63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195535 miles52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194911 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194857 miles81 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 Livingston Parish

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 3 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:

  • Albany
  • Denham Springs
  • French Settlement
  • Killian
  • Livingston
  • Port Vincent
  • Springfield
  • Walker
  • Watson

Official channels

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

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Livingston Parish, Louisiana: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/livingston/. 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 Livingston Parish?
NCEI has 43 tornado events on record for Livingston Parish from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 6 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for Livingston Parish?
NCEI has 82 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 27 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 Livingston Parish?
April has 60 of the 432 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in Livingston Parish?
The county has 618.0 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 8,472 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 13,708 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.