County Hazards

Storm events on record through

St. Tammany 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 802 storm events on record for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is a tornado event on 18 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 50 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4927 of 30 Jun 2026.

OpenFEMA has 38,420 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $1.8 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 St. Tammany Parish. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for St. Tammany Parish by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail98232615
Tornado74131524
Flood162194188
Wind374837294
Winter8440
Other event types86Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events802188172233

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 65 of the 802 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 St. Tammany Parish beside the total of the counties of Louisiana and of the United States
MeasureSt. TammanyAll counties of LouisianaAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202694.971.449.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 202629.866.752.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 2025115.6198.0185.3

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

TornadoEF1

5 miles ESE of NORTH SHORE. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile ENE of NORTH SHORE. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

TornadoEF1

5 miles ESE of MANDEVILLE. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

Flash Flood

3 miles E of NORTH SLIDELL

Flash Flood

1 mile NE of NORTH SLIDELL. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flash Flood

2 miles WNW of NORTH SLIDELL

Flash Flood

At PEARL RIVER. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles W of BUSH. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NNE of ST TAMMANY. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Flash Flood

2 miles S of SLIDELL ARPT

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of NORTH SLIDELL

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of NORTH SLIDELL

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of NORTH SLIDELL

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of FOLSOM

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles SSW of FOLSOM

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of FOLSOM

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSW of SLIDELL ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of ALTON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of MC CLANE CITY

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of ALTON

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of ST JOE

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of SUN

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of LEWISBURG

TornadoEF0

4 miles NNW of WALDHEIM

TornadoEF0

1 mile SE of BLOND

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. Tammany 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
1950s00000002002
1960s01001000215
1970s200142102214
1980s302541031011452
1990s1186642323192610136
2000s27202614211215112814188
2010s1133201415112424119172
2020s23431724751833 (part of the year)233

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 50 disaster declarations on record for St. Tammany Parish from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4927: TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR.

Disaster declarations that name St. Tammany Parish (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordAssistance
DR-4927Major disasterTropical StormTROPICAL STORM ARTHURIndividual
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
EM-3416EmergencyCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM BARRYPublic
EM-3392EmergencyHurricaneTROPICAL STORM NATEPublic
DR-4277Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-4263Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
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 IVANIndividual, Public
EM-3172EmergencyOtherLOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIAPublic
DR-1437Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE LILIIndividual, Public
DR-1435Major disasterHurricaneTROPICAL STORM ISIDOREIndividual, Public
DR-1380Major disasterCoastal StormTROPICAL STORM ALLISONIndividual, Public
DR-1246Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE GEORGES/TS FRANCESIndividual, Public
DR-1049Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-978Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-956Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE ANDREWIndividual, Public
DR-904Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-752Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE JUANIndividual
DR-679Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-616Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual
DR-584Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
EM-3031EmergencySnowstormDROUGHT & FREEZINGPublic
DR-374Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-272Major disasterHurricaneHURRICANE CAMILLEIndividual, 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 38,420 NFIP claims on record for St. Tammany Parish from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $1,781,569,787 on 29,620 claims.

The county has 115.6 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 4,322 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 37,387 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in St. Tammany 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
1970s42161203
1980s45838287105439420129121,843
1990s44130206191163,3612544678695,043
2000s501,6561,78638729618,28170769666023,628
2010s171363,0112252499605870554,430
2020s2402,60826232691394 (part of the year)3,273

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 St. Tammany Parish by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
20269480$2,242,241
2025135$27,273
2024269203$6,957,966
20232311$166,645
2022267$128,768
20212,6082,040$80,518,642
2020240153$6,985,258
20195537$828,347
20187049$1,289,364
20175836$530,010
2016960821$54,138,286
20154922$347,419
20145231$394,219
20132211$123,336
20123,0112,390$81,324,728
201113699$2,397,912
201017not shownnot shown
20096041$396,458
2008966656$12,186,948
20077654$1,019,976
20067045$611,509
200518,28113,568$1,371,346,499
2004296245$3,465,025
2003387280$3,531,251
20021,7861,389$33,734,037
20011,6561,427$25,248,950
20005035$219,083
19999not shownnot shown
1998786611$7,224,385
19974635$170,330
1996254189$1,326,540
19953,3612,958$61,222,876
1994169$25,454
1993191148$1,263,579
1992206130$999,512
1991130100$567,395
19904434$194,320
1989125$52,236
198812991$448,159
1987208$21,292
19864not shownnot shown
1985439336$4,472,178
19845not shownnot shown
1983710634$9,955,136
19822821$91,922
19813829$59,514
1980458365$2,501,917
1979161135$628,739
19784235$81,536

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 3,058 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
96.6 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively High
Expected Annual Loss
$249 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Relatively Low
Community Resilience rating
Very High
National Risk Index of St. Tammany Parish by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Coastal floodingRelatively High$3,280,471
Cold waveRelatively High$9,159,325
DroughtRelatively Moderate$988,492
EarthquakeRelatively Low$724,477
HailRelatively Moderate$1,560,665
Heat waveRelatively Moderate$8,375,661
HurricaneVery High$143,209,212
Ice stormRelatively Moderate$369,707
Inland floodingRelatively High$70,158,920
LandslideVery Low$596
LightningRelatively High$2,139,836
Strong windRelatively Moderate$1,424,816
TornadoRelatively Moderate$5,978,745
WildfireRelatively Moderate$1,366,453
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$208,332

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 97 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 9 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. Tammany Parish (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Francine202422 miles81 mph
Claudette202113 miles46 mph
Ida202152 miles150 mph
Cristobal202041 miles52 mph
Zeta202015 miles115 mph
Olga201989 miles52 mph
Gordon201871 miles69 mph
Nate201757 miles75 mph
Isaac201271 miles81 mph
Lee201116 miles46 mph
Ida200991 miles58 mph
Gustav200895 miles104 mph
Cindy200531 miles75 mph
Katrina200526 miles127 mph
Bill200321 miles58 mph
Bertha200258 miles40 mph
Hanna200274 miles58 mph
Isidore200228 miles63 mph
Allison200138 miles46 mph
Georges199858 miles104 mph
Danny199771 miles81 mph
Beryl198834 miles52 mph
Florence198851 miles81 mph
Elena198545 miles115 mph
Juan198592 miles75 mph
Bob197943 miles75 mph
Frederic197990 miles109 mph
Babe197798 miles75 mph
Edith197196 miles69 mph
Camille196929 miles173 mph
Betsy196568 miles132 mph
Debbie196592 miles40 mph
Hilda196441 miles81 mph
Ethel196052 miles81 mph
Arlene195986 miles46 mph
Esther195745 miles58 mph
Flossy195694 miles86 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195656 miles58 mph
Brenda195530 miles69 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm195526 miles52 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. Tammany 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:

  • Abita Springs
  • Covington
  • Eden Isle
  • Folsom
  • Lacombe
  • Lewisburg
  • Madisonville
  • Mandeville
  • Pearl River
  • Slidell
  • Sun

Official channels

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

Cite this page

County Hazards. "St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/la/st-tammany/. 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. Tammany Parish?
NCEI has 74 tornado events on record for St. Tammany 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 St. Tammany Parish?
NCEI has 98 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 24 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. Tammany Parish?
April has 107 of the 802 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. Tammany Parish?
The county has 115.6 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 4,322 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 37,387 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.