Louisiana, 2020
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2020 was 864 against 805 in 2019.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2020 | Calcasieu | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $6,000,000,000 | 13 | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Rapides | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $500,000,000 | 3 | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Allen | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $400,000,000 | 3 | — |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Bossier | Tornado | EF2 | $500,000 | 3 | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Beauregard | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $1,000,000,000 | 2 | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Iberia | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $200,000,000 | 2 | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Vernon | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $900,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Acadia | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $100,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 17 May 2020 | Acadia | Tornado | EF3 | $500,000 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | $80,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Rapides | Tropical Storm | — | $80,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 28 Oct 2020 | Orleans | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $25,000,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Rapides | Tornado | EF2 | $1,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Caddo | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $125,000 | 1 | — |
| 22 Apr 2020 | De Soto | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Grant | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Jackson | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 1 | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Calcasieu | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $1,000,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Jefferson Davis | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $800,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Acadia | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $350,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $300,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Jefferson Davis | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $300,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Lafayette | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $300,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Ouachita | Tornado | EF3 | $250,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Vermilion | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $250,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Vermilion | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $200,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $200,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $200,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Evangeline | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Beauregard | Tropical Storm | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Allen | Tropical Storm | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Lafayette | Tropical Storm | — | $80,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | St. Landry | Tropical Storm | — | $80,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | St. Mary | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $50,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Evangeline | Tropical Storm | — | $50,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | $50,000,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jan 2020 | St. Landry | Tornado | EF2 | $250,000 | — | 4 |
| 26 Aug 2020 | St. Landry | Tropical Storm | — | $40,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Avoyelles | Tropical Storm | — | $40,000,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2020 | Livingston | Tropical Storm | — | $5,000,000 | — | 2 |
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 2020
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2020 | EM-3549 | Emergency | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Zeta | 64 |
| 16 Oct 2020 | DR-4570 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Delta | 64 |
| 7 Oct 2020 | EM-3547 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Delta | 64 |
| 14 Sep 2020 | EM-3543 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally | 64 |
| 28 Aug 2020 | DR-4559 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Laura | 64 |
| 23 Aug 2020 | EM-3538 | Emergency | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Laura And Marco | 64 |
| 7 Jun 2020 | EM-3527 | Emergency | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Cristobal | 64 |
| 24 Mar 2020 | DR-4484 | Major disaster | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic | 64 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3522 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3459 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 64 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2020 date of loss
5,042 NFIP claims, 3,677 of them paid, for $172,973,677.
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.