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Louisiana, 1987

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

289events recorded139 in 1986

4deaths recorded124 injuries

$55Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations868 NFIP claims, $5.8M 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

Wind179

Hail84

Tornado26

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1987 was 289 against 139 in 1986.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1987
Bossier Parish	19
Caddo Parish	16
Calcasieu Parish	15
Franklin Parish	11
De Soto Parish	10
St. Tammany Parish	10
Tensas Parish	9
Webster Parish	9
Bienville Parish	8
Claiborne Parish	8
Jackson Parish	8
Natchitoches Parish	8
Ouachita Parish	8
Acadia Parish	7
Allen Parish	6
Beauregard Parish	6
Catahoula Parish	6
Madison Parish	6
St. Landry Parish	6
West Carroll Parish	6
Winn Parish	6
East Baton Rouge Parish	5
Lincoln Parish	5
Red River Parish	5
Sabine Parish	5

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
15 Nov 1987	De Soto	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	1	23
26 Jul 1987	St. Tammany	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	—	1	3
15 Feb 1987	Calcasieu	Thunderstorm Wind	104 mph	—	1	—
6 Jul 1987	Ouachita	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	1	—
15 Nov 1987	Caddo	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	73
15 Feb 1987	Assumption	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	4
15 Feb 1987	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
29 Mar 1987	Terrebonne	Thunderstorm Wind	92 mph	—	—	3
4 Jul 1987	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	3
25 Jul 1987	Lafourche	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	3
16 Nov 1987	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
28 Feb 1987	West Carroll	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
16 Nov 1987	Concordia	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
16 Nov 1987	Beauregard	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
19 Dec 1987	Sabine	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
16 Nov 1987	Avoyelles	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
16 Nov 1987	Franklin	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
16 Nov 1987	Catahoula	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Acadia	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Vermilion	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Terrebonne	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
28 Feb 1987	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	St. Tammany	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
6 Dec 1987	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	St. John the Baptist	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Feb 1987	St. Bernard	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Nov 1987	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
15 Nov 1987	Bossier	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
15 Nov 1987	Calcasieu	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
15 Nov 1987	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
29 Jul 1987	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
17 Mar 1987	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
15 Nov 1987	Webster	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
25 May 1987	St. Landry	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
1 Jul 1987	Rapides	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 1987

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
30 Nov 1987	DR-804	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes & Flooding	10

Flood insurance claims with a 1987 date of loss

868 NFIP claims, 685 of them paid, for $5,782,211.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.