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Louisiana, 1989

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

323events recorded214 in 1988

2deaths recorded111 injuries

$14Mproperty damage (estimates)

4disaster declarations8,233 NFIP claims, $75M 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

Wind150

Hail124

Tornado49

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1989 was 323 against 214 in 1988.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1989
Caddo Parish	27
Bossier Parish	17
Natchitoches Parish	16
Ouachita Parish	14
De Soto Parish	9
East Baton Rouge Parish	9
Jackson Parish	9
Rapides Parish	9
Richland Parish	9
Franklin Parish	8
Livingston Parish	8
Madison Parish	8
St. Landry Parish	8
Vernon Parish	8
Webster Parish	8
Winn Parish	8
Bienville Parish	7
Lincoln Parish	7
Morehouse Parish	7
Sabine Parish	7
Tensas Parish	7
Washington Parish	7
Calcasieu Parish	6
Iberville Parish	6
Red River Parish	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
8 Jun 1989	Iberville	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	2	30
8 Jun 1989	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	58
7 Jun 1989	Beauregard	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	6
8 Jun 1989	West Baton Rouge	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	2
27 Jun 1989	Cameron	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	2
7 Jun 1989	Avoyelles	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
17 May 1989	Natchitoches	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	2
17 May 1989	Natchitoches	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	2
18 May 1989	Acadia	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
8 Jun 1989	Livingston	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
8 Jun 1989	Tangipahoa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
18 May 1989	Iberia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
7 Jun 1989	Vernon	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	—	—	1
16 May 1989	Rapides	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
4 May 1989	Ouachita	Hail	3.00 in	—	—	1
8 Jun 1989	West Baton Rouge	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
18 May 1989	East Feliciana	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
7 Jun 1989	Vernon	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
7 Jun 1989	Vernon	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
27 Jun 1989	Ouachita	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Feb 1989	Rapides	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Feb 1989	Rapides	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1989	East Baton Rouge	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
8 Jun 1989	St. Helena	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
7 Aug 1989	Acadia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 Sep 1989	Washington	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 May 1989	Natchitoches	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 May 1989	Lafayette	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 Mar 1989	Vernon	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
4 May 1989	Pointe Coupee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Feb 1989	Catahoula	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
4 Mar 1989	Tensas	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1989	Livingston	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1989	Iberville	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1989	Livingston	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
8 Jun 1989	St. Helena	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
31 Jul 1989	Acadia	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
5 May 1989	Jefferson Davis	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
5 May 1989	Bossier	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
17 May 1989	Natchitoches	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 1989

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
22 Nov 1989	DR-849	Major disaster	Flood	Heavy Rains & Flooding	3
17 Jul 1989	DR-835	Major disaster	Flood	Tropical Storm Allison	19
16 Jun 1989	DR-833	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	9
20 May 1989	DR-829	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	30

Flood insurance claims with a 1989 date of loss

8,233 NFIP claims, 6,909 of them paid, for $74,511,931.

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.