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Louisiana, 1977

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

111events recorded121 in 1976

1deaths recorded29 injuries

$10Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster 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

Wind58

Tornado48

Hail5

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1977 was 111 against 121 in 1976.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1977
Tangipahoa Parish	8
Morehouse Parish	6
Washington Parish	6
Calcasieu Parish	5
East Baton Rouge Parish	5
Vermilion Parish	5
Livingston Parish	4
Orleans Parish	4
Rapides Parish	4
Bossier Parish	3
Caddo Parish	3
Evangeline Parish	3
Lafayette Parish	3
Ouachita Parish	3
Terrebonne Parish	3
Assumption Parish	2
Bienville Parish	2
Caldwell Parish	2
Cameron Parish	2
East Carroll Parish	2
Grant Parish	2
Lafourche Parish	2
Lincoln Parish	2
Natchitoches Parish	2
Pointe Coupee Parish	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
21 Apr 1977	St. Martin	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	11
29 Jul 1977	Orleans	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	3
28 Mar 1977	St. Martin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	3
8 Nov 1977	Terrebonne	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
29 Nov 1977	Livingston	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
28 Mar 1977	Lafayette	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
5 Sep 1977	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	1
8 Nov 1977	Vermilion	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
20 Apr 1977	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
28 Mar 1977	St. Landry	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
29 Nov 1977	Cameron	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
5 Sep 1977	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
5 Sep 1977	Washington	Tornado	F1	$250	—	1
3 Mar 1977	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	Morehouse	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	West Carroll	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	East Carroll	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Mar 1977	Morehouse	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	Union	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
5 Sep 1977	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	Lincoln	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	Union	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	Morehouse	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
3 Mar 1977	Caldwell	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
28 Mar 1977	Winn	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
14 Sep 1977	Iberia	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Oct 1977	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
1 Nov 1977	Terrebonne	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
19 Apr 1977	Rapides	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
1 May 1977	Evangeline	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
6 Jun 1977	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
6 Jun 1977	Vermilion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 Jul 1977	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
5 Sep 1977	Livingston	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
5 Sep 1977	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
11 Mar 1977	Ouachita	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
8 Sep 1977	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
13 Dec 1977	Washington	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
27 Nov 1977	Vermilion	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
1 May 1977	Bienville	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—

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 1977

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
2 May 1977	DR-534	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	8
22 Feb 1977	EM-3031	Emergency	Snowstorm	Drought & Freezing	34

Flood insurance claims with a 1977 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Louisiana carry a 1977 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.