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Louisiana, 1973

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

131events recorded65 in 1972

1deaths recorded52 injuries

$16Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind66

Tornado35

Hail30

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1973 was 131 against 65 in 1972.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1973
Calcasieu Parish	13
Rapides Parish	8
Beauregard Parish	7
Caddo Parish	7
East Baton Rouge Parish	7
Morehouse Parish	5
Richland Parish	5
Vermilion Parish	5
Webster Parish	5
De Soto Parish	3
Evangeline Parish	3
Jefferson Parish	3
Ouachita Parish	3
Pointe Coupee Parish	3
Sabine Parish	3
St. Charles Parish	3
Union Parish	3
Avoyelles Parish	2
Bossier Parish	2
Concordia Parish	2
Franklin Parish	2
Jefferson Davis Parish	2
Lafourche Parish	2
LaSalle Parish	2
Madison Parish	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
18 Jan 1973	Caldwell	Tornado	F3	$25,000	1	2
3 Dec 1973	Richland	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	23
3 Dec 1973	Beauregard	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	5
18 Jan 1973	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	4
12 Sep 1973	Vermilion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	4
5 Sep 1973	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	4
4 Dec 1973	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	3
12 Sep 1973	Assumption	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
7 May 1973	Webster	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	2
17 Apr 1973	Calcasieu	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	1
20 Nov 1973	Beauregard	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
20 Nov 1973	Morehouse	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Dec 1973	Morehouse	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
4 Dec 1973	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
17 Apr 1973	Avoyelles	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
24 Mar 1973	Evangeline	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
24 Mar 1973	Livingston	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Apr 1973	Calcasieu	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
18 Jan 1973	Richland	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
20 Jan 1973	Red River	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 Nov 1973	Allen	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
5 Sep 1973	East Carroll	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
31 Oct 1973	Vermilion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Apr 1973	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
17 Apr 1973	Vermilion	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
20 Nov 1973	Concordia	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
24 Nov 1973	Morehouse	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
4 Sep 1973	Franklin	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
27 Nov 1973	Sabine	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
11 Sep 1973	Acadia	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
24 May 1973	Jefferson	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
7 Jun 1973	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
27 Nov 1973	Tensas	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
20 Jun 1973	Calcasieu	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
23 Jul 1973	Vermilion	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1973

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
27 Apr 1973	DR-374	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	37

Flood insurance claims with a 1973 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Louisiana carry a 1973 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.