County Hazards

Storm events on record through

St. Martin 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 191 storm events on record for St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is a flash flood event on 21 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 54 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is EM-3638 of 24 Jan 2026.

OpenFEMA has 1,466 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $28 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 St. Martin Parish. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for St. Martin Parish by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail3912155
Tornado25535
Flood387168
Wind8520921
Winter0000None on record
Other event types4Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events191454540

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.

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 St. Martin Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
MeasureSt. MartinAll counties of LouisianaAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202625.971.449.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 202637.166.752.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025251.3198.0185.3

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 SE of BUSHVILLE. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile NNW of CECELIA

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of BREAUX BRIDGE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of BREAUX BRIDGE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Flash Flood

2 miles W of CADE

Flash Flood

4 miles N of CADE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles WNW of BUSHVILLE

Flash Flood

3 miles NW of BREAUX BRIDGE

Flash Flood

1 mile E of CECILIA

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of BREAUX BRIDGE

Flash Flood

2 miles NNE of CECILIA. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of RUTH

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of BREAUX BRIDGE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of CECELIA

Heavy Rain

1 mile E of CECILIA

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of CATAHOULA. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At PARKS. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of RUTH. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of PATIN. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles S of RUTH. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of BREAUX BRIDGE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of ISLE LABBE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles SSE of ATCHAFALAYA

TornadoEF unrated

2 miles ESE of ATCHAFALAYA

TornadoEF2

At CECELIA. Damage estimate: $250 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 St. Martin 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
1950s00110000002
1960s00000200002
1970s02000302018
1980s000610022314
1990s123016483735
2000s454331578545
2010s026659932345
2020s42711673 (part of the year)40

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

Disaster declarations that name St. Martin 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 DELTAIndividual, Public
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-4458Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE BARRYPublic
EM-3416EmergencyCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM BARRYPublic
EM-3413EmergencyFloodFLOODINGPublic
EM-3392EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM NATEPublic
DR-4277Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4080Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ISAACIndividual, Public
EM-3347EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISAACPublic
DR-4015Major disasterFloodFLOODINGPublic
EM-3322EmergencyFloodFLOODINGPublic
DR-1792Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE IKEIndividual, Public
DR-1786Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVIndividual, Public
EM-3289EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE GUSTAVPublic
DR-1685Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOESIndividual
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-1380Major disasterCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM ALLISONIndividual, Public
DR-1246Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GEORGES/TS FRANCESPublic
DR-978Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-956Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ANDREWIndividual, Public
DR-904Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-829Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-728Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-616Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-584Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-534Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-448Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE CARMENIndividual, 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 1,466 NFIP claims on record for St. Martin Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $28,229,053 on 1,218 claims.

The county has 251.3 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 542 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 2,157 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in St. Martin 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
1970s14748
1980s451111922912017127
1990s101065331117378411278
2000s165182962451825299
2010s2103311179323248130648
2020s413013279 (part of the year)66

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

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 47 years
NFIP claims in St. Martin Parish by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
202699$217,623
202577$418,620
20243228$1,870,049
20231not shownnot shown
20211310$458,102
20204not shownnot shown
2019130117$5,015,984
201886$255,981
20172418$467,636
2016323267$13,033,600
201596$231,960
201476$162,651
2013117$114,292
20123124$423,335
201110388$184,261
20102not shownnot shown
20095not shownnot shown
20088268$652,684
20071not shownnot shown
200655$29,159
20052415$127,934
20049684$1,928,742
20032not shownnot shown
2002189$50,577
20016551$682,103
20001not shownnot shown
1999119$72,508
19984not shownnot shown
19977873$241,815
19963not shownnot shown
19951711$60,213
19941111$10,021
19933331$215,814
19925not shownnot shown
199110699$600,858
19901010$57,934
19891713$65,334
19872not shownnot shown
19861not shownnot shown
198595$24,220
19842214$142,951
19831916$50,229
1982118$28,193
19811not shownnot shown
19804534$105,414
19794740$104,098
19781not 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 103 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 Moderate
Risk Index score
87.3 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively Low
Expected Annual Loss
$47 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Very High
Community Resilience rating
Very High
National Risk Index of St. Martin Parish by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Coastal floodingRelatively High$3,235,128
Cold waveRelatively High$5,424,838
DroughtRelatively High$1,427,296
EarthquakeVery Low$135,998
HailVery Low$51,547
Heat waveRelatively Low$994,710
HurricaneRelatively High$20,550,333
Ice stormRelatively Moderate$156,671
Inland floodingRelatively Low$9,045,785
LandslideVery Low$141
LightningRelatively High$752,538
Strong windRelatively Low$282,989
TornadoRelatively Moderate$4,874,915
WildfireVery Low$7,528
Winter weatherRelatively Low$37,197

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 79 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 14 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 St. Martin Parish (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Francine202456 miles104 mph
Claudette202165 miles46 mph
Ida202159 miles144 mph
Cristobal202069 miles40 mph
Delta202077 miles98 mph
Zeta202088 miles115 mph
Barry201950 miles75 mph
Olga201995 miles52 mph
Harvey201795 miles40 mph
Isaac201231 miles75 mph
Lee201117 miles58 mph
Gustav200826 miles104 mph
Humberto200798 miles40 mph
Ivan200491 miles58 mph
Matthew200473 miles40 mph
Bill200368 miles58 mph
Lili200254 miles92 mph
Allison200167 miles40 mph
Hermine199877 miles46 mph
Andrew19925 miles138 mph
Beryl198843 miles52 mph
Danny198566 miles92 mph
Elena198594 miles69 mph
Juan198521 miles86 mph
Bob197993 miles75 mph
Babe197722 miles75 mph
Carmen197430 miles121 mph
Edith197126 miles98 mph
Betsy196540 miles109 mph
Hilda196419 miles104 mph
Arlene195922 miles63 mph
Bertha195785 miles63 mph
Esther195758 miles63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195679 miles58 mph
Brenda195579 miles46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195522 miles46 mph
Barbara195477 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194950 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194897 miles81 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm194770 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 St. Martin 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:

  • Arnaudville
  • Breaux Bridge
  • Broussard
  • Cade
  • Catahoula
  • Cecilia
  • Henderson
  • Morgan City
  • Parks
  • St. Martinville

Official channels

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

Cite this page

County Hazards. "St. Martin Parish, Louisiana: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/st-martin/. 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 St. Martin Parish?
NCEI has 25 tornado events on record for St. Martin Parish from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 7 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for St. Martin Parish?
NCEI has 39 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 12 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 St. Martin Parish?
June has 35 of the 191 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in St. Martin Parish?
The county has 251.3 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 542 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 2,157 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.