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Louisiana, 1988

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

214events recorded289 in 1987

1deaths recorded11 injuries

$29Mproperty damage (estimates)

0disaster declarations4,406 NFIP claims, $19M 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

Wind90

Hail88

Tornado36

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1988 was 214 against 289 in 1987.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1988
Caddo Parish	15
St. Tammany Parish	11
Natchitoches Parish	9
Bossier Parish	8
De Soto Parish	8
Franklin Parish	8
Acadia Parish	7
Bienville Parish	7
Calcasieu Parish	7
Jefferson Davis Parish	6
Ouachita Parish	6
Union Parish	6
Winn Parish	6
Cameron Parish	5
East Carroll Parish	5
Jackson Parish	5
Red River Parish	5
Richland Parish	5
St. Landry Parish	5
Tensas Parish	5
Washington Parish	5
Caldwell Parish	4
Claiborne Parish	4
Jefferson Parish	4
Lincoln Parish	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
29 Mar 1988	Morehouse	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	1	1
2 Mar 1988	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$25,000,000	—	—
2 Mar 1988	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
29 Mar 1988	Avoyelles	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
26 Nov 1988	Madison	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
22 Dec 1988	Vernon	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
21 May 1988	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
2 Mar 1988	Acadia	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
23 Oct 1988	Ouachita	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
2 Apr 1988	St. Tammany	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
21 May 1988	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
21 May 1988	Livingston	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
21 May 1988	Vermilion	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
18 Jun 1988	St. Martin	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
24 Jul 1988	Terrebonne	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
21 May 1988	Cameron	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Oct 1988	Acadia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Oct 1988	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Oct 1988	St. Martin	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
3 Sep 1988	St. Tammany	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 Apr 1988	Acadia	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
26 Oct 1988	Calcasieu	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
16 Sep 1988	St. Tammany	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
25 Sep 1988	Jefferson	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
2 Oct 1988	Lafayette	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
1 Feb 1988	Iberia	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
19 Nov 1988	Webster	Tornado	F1	$250	—	—
21 May 1988	Vermilion	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
4 Jul 1988	Rapides	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jul 1988	Calcasieu	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
19 Nov 1988	Natchitoches	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
3 Nov 1988	Madison	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
26 Oct 1988	Calcasieu	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
3 Nov 1988	Cameron	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
3 Nov 1988	East Carroll	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
1 Apr 1988	Caddo	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
1 Apr 1988	Bossier	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
1 Apr 1988	Bossier	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
1 Apr 1988	Caddo	Tornado	F1	—	—	—

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 1988

No declaration touching Louisiana was made in 1988.

Flood insurance claims with a 1988 date of loss

4,406 NFIP claims, 3,465 of them paid, for $19,421,702.

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.