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Allen Parish, Louisiana

Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22003 · population 22,708 · 762 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 338 records for Allen Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 249 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (166 records). The deadliest single record is the August 26, 2020 hurricane, filed for the forecast zone Allen, which covers the county: 3 deaths and $456 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 40 declarations naming the county since 1979, 37 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on January 24, 2026.

The record, 1950 to 2026

Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).

  • recorded, no damage figure
  • under $100,000
  • $100,000 or more
  • $1 million or more
  • $10 million or more, or a death
  • $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
  • a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
  • a year with a death
  • 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
  • 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
Storm records
338on 249 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
34 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$618Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
29strongest F3
FEMA declarations
40latest 2026

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.

What hazards hit Allen Parish most?

The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 166 since 1975. The rank column places the county among Louisiana's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.

Allen Parish: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Severe thunderstorm wind 166 125 1975-2026 0 0 $3.5M 48 of 64
Hail 77 59 1972-2026 0 0 $14K 37 of 64
Tornadoes 29 25 1953-2026 0 4 $1.8M 59 of 64
Floods 23 23 1997-2026 0 0 $6.7M 53 of 64
Winter storms 18 18 1997-2025 0 0 $217K 34 of 64
Hurricanes and tropical storms 9 9 2002-2020 3 0 $601M 38 of 64
Drought 8 8 1996-2023 0 0 $5.1M 51 of 64
Heat 4 4 2000-2023 0 0 – 51 of 64
Extreme cold 2 2 1996-2010 0 0 $128K 51 of 64
Heavy rain 1 1 1997-1997 0 0 $18K 39 of 64
High wind and dust storms 1 1 2002-2002 0 0 $41K 56 of 64

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.

How many tornadoes has Allen Parish had?

NOAA records 29 tornadoes in Allen Parish from 1953 to 2026, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 4 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.

Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 27 tornadoes whose track touched Allen Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 29: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.

The deadliest and strongest tornadoes that touched Allen Parish, whole tracks
DateTornadoRatingPathKilled
1967-05-01 18:15, as SPC files itUnnamedF35.2 mi0

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.

Every tornado record filed for Allen Parish (29)
Every tornado recorded in Allen Parish, newest first
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-02-14 Oberlin, Allen Parish EF1 0.21 mi x 50 yd 0 0 –
2022-10-25 Oberlin, Allen Parish EF2 0.44 mi x 170 yd 0 0 $151K
2020-05-17 Ward, Allen Parish EF1 4.34 mi x 25 yd 0 0 $11K
2019-05-19 Ward, Allen Parish EF1 1.3 mi x 900 yd 0 0 $58K
2019-05-19 Elizabeth, Allen Parish EF1 2.26 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $8K
2018-10-31 Grant, Allen Parish EF1 2.43 mi x 500 yd 0 0 $8K
2018-10-31 Oakdale, Allen Parish EF2 4.54 mi x 900 yd 0 0 $29K
2018-04-07 Oberlin, Allen Parish EF0 0.45 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $12K
2018-03-29 Kinder, Allen Parish EF1 4.44 mi x 900 yd 0 0 $353K
2017-03-29 Oakdale, Allen Parish EF2 3.57 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $150K
2013-10-31 Reeves, Allen Parish EF0 0.82 mi x 75 yd 0 0 –
2012-02-01 Oberlin, Allen Parish EF0 3.73 mi x 20 yd 0 0 $26K
2009-10-22 Ward, Allen Parish EF0 7.18 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $7K
2009-10-22 Oberlin, Allen Parish EF0 0.27 mi x 25 yd 0 0 $7K
2009-10-22 Kinder, Allen Parish EF0 0.98 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $14K
2008-09-02 Le Blanc, Allen Parish EF0 2.86 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $41K
2006-10-12 Mittie, Allen Parish F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $4K
1999-01-29 Elizabeth, Allen Parish F0 2 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $18K
1999-01-02 Mittie, Allen Parish F1 2 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $89K
1998-09-12 Oberlin, Allen Parish F0 1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $18K
1998-09-11 Oakdale, Allen Parish F0 1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $18K
1995-05-18 Oakdale, Allen Parish F1 0.5 mi x 30 yd 0 1 –
1994-05-28 Maurice, Allen Parish F1 2 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $100K
1991-05-04 Allen Parish F0 0.2 mi x 17 yd 0 0 $25K step
1983-06-16 Allen Parish F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $30 step
1973-11-20 Allen Parish F1 25.4 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $25K step
1972-03-24 Allen Parish F0 0.1 mi x 27 yd 0 0 $250 step
1967-05-01 Allen Parish F3 5.2 mi x 750 yd 0 2 $25K step
1953-05-18 Allen Parish F2 0.5 mi x 33 yd 0 1 $25K step

A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.

When was the last damaging storm in Allen Parish?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 7, 2026 flash flood ($2,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for Allen Parish
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-05-23 Thunderstorm WindGrant, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-03-15 HailOakdale Airport, Allen Parish 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2026-03-07 Flash FloodKinder, Allen Parish 0 0 $2K
2026-02-14 TornadoOberlin, Allen Parish EF1 0.21 mi x 50 yd 0 0 –
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindReeves, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindOakdale, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $2K
2025-10-02 Thunderstorm WindElizabeth, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $2K
2025-07-30 Thunderstorm WindOberlin, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2025-07-30 Thunderstorm WindFoley, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2025-05-07 Flash FloodReeves, Allen Parish 0 0 –
2025-05-06 Flash FloodElizabeth, Allen Parish 0 0 –
2025-05-06 Thunderstorm WindOakdale, Allen Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $10K

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.

The deadliest and costliest records

Records with deaths or injuries in Allen Parish, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2020-08-26 Hurricane (Typhoon)Allen Parish · forecast zone Allen There was a voluntary evacuation from the parish. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged from fallen trees or wind. All of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. A 64-year-old female died from a fallen tree. Two persons died from carbon ... 3 0 $456M
1967-05-01 TornadoAllen Parish F3 5.2 mi x 750 yd 0 2 $25K step
1995-05-18 TornadoOakdale, Allen Parish A tornado touched down in Oakdale causing minor damge to a hospital. A nurse suffered minor injuries. A number of trees were also blown down. Tornado path length and width estimated. F1 0.5 mi x 30 yd 0 1 –
1953-05-18 TornadoAllen Parish F2 0.5 mi x 33 yd 0 1 $25K step

A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.

The costliest records in Allen Parish since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2020-08-26 Hurricane (Typhoon)Allen Parish · forecast zone Allen 3 0 $456M
2005-09-23 Hurricane (Typhoon)Allen Parish · forecast zone Allen 0 0 $4.5M
2002-10-03 Hurricane (Typhoon)Allen Parish · forecast zone Allen 0 0 $4.1M
1998-08-01 DroughtAllen Parish · forecast zone Allen 0 0 $2.9M
2000-12-01 DroughtAllen Parish · forecast zone Allen 0 0 $2.2M
2016-03-11 FloodIndian Vlg, Allen Parish 0 0 $1.0M
2019-07-14 Flash FloodPawnee, Allen Parish 0 0 $577K
2002-12-24 Thunderstorm WindOakdale, Allen Parish 0 0 $410K

Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: May 1, 1967 (tornado, Allen Parish); May 18, 1953 (tornado, Allen Parish); November 20, 1973 (tornado, Allen Parish).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.

Is it getting more frequent?

Records per decade for Allen Parish's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).

Allen Parish: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Severe thunderstorm wind0021045572230
Hail00111734186
Tornadoes11217593
Floods––––4577
Winter storms––––14103

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).

What time of year?

Records by month in Allen Parish. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 27 · Feb 21 · Mar 41 · Apr 36 · May 65 · Jun 30 · Jul 26 · Aug 22 · Sep 21 · Oct 21 · Nov 17 · Dec 11 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.

Federal disaster declarations for Allen Parish

FEMA's register lists 40 declarations that include Allen Parish: 21 major disasters, 18 emergencies and one fire management assistance declaration. Most were for hurricane (24) and flood (5).

Declarations including Allen Parish, newest first
DeclaredNumberTypeTitle
2026-01-24EM-3638Winter StormSevere Winter Storm
2024-09-10EM-3614HurricaneTropical Storm Francine
2021-09-13EM-3574Coastal StormTropical Storm Nicholas
2021-08-29DR-4611HurricaneHurricane Ida
2021-08-27EM-3568HurricaneTropical Storm Ida
2021-03-09DR-4590Severe Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
2021-02-18EM-3556Severe Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
2021-01-12DR-4577HurricaneHurricane Zeta
2020-10-27EM-3549HurricaneTropical Storm Zeta
2020-10-16DR-4570HurricaneHurricane Delta
2020-10-07EM-3547HurricaneHurricane Delta
2020-09-14EM-3543HurricaneHurricane Sally
2020-08-28DR-4559HurricaneHurricane Laura
2020-08-23EM-3538HurricaneTropical Storms Laura and Marco
2020-06-07EM-3527Coastal StormTropical Storm Cristobal
2020-03-24DR-4484BiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13EM-3459BiologicalCovid-19
2019-08-27DR-4458HurricaneHurricane Barry
2019-07-11EM-3416Coastal StormTropical Storm Barry
2017-10-16DR-4345HurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
2017-08-28EM-3382HurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
2016-03-13DR-4263FloodSevere Storms and Flooding
2012-08-29DR-4080HurricaneHurricane Isaac
2012-08-27EM-3347HurricaneTropical Storm Isaac
2008-09-13DR-1792HurricaneHurricane Ike
2008-09-02DR-1786HurricaneHurricane Gustav
2008-08-29EM-3289HurricaneHurricane Gustav
2006-11-02DR-1668Severe StormSevere Storms and Flooding
2005-09-24DR-1607HurricaneHurricane Rita
2005-09-21EM-3260HurricaneHurricane Rita
2005-08-29DR-1603HurricaneHurricane Katrina
2005-08-27EM-3212HurricaneHurricane Katrina
2003-02-01EM-3172OtherLoss of Space Shuttle Columbia
2002-10-03DR-1437HurricaneHurricane Lili
2000-09-11FM-2337FireLa-Western Louisiana Fire Complex-9/8/00
1992-08-26DR-956HurricaneHurricane Andrew
1989-07-17DR-835FloodTropical Storm Allison
1989-05-20DR-829FloodSevere Storms & Flooding
1983-01-11DR-675FloodSevere Storms and Flooding
1979-09-25DR-604FloodSevere Storms & Flooding

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.

How many floods has Allen Parish had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 23 flood or flash flood records for Allen Parish from 1997 to 2026, on 23 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Allen Parish ranks 564th of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on Allen Parish's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Laura2020-08-2613
Hurricane Delta2020-10-0910
Tropical Storm Barry2019-07-1410
Hurricane Gustav2008-09-0120
Hurricane Rita2005-09-2310
Hurricane Lili2002-10-0310

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $9.5 million on 442 claims filed in Allen Parish; the most in one year was 55 in 2020. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1979: 10 · 1980: 3 · 1981: 1 · 1982: 13 · 1983: 39 · 1984: 21 · 1985: 5 · 1988: 1 · 1989: 52 · 1990: 2 · 1991: 5 · 1992: 1 · 1994: 8 · 1995: 47 · 1997: 2 · 1998: 11 · 1999: 1 · 2001: 15 · 2002: 20 · 2004: 6 · 2005: 16 · 2006: 27 · 2008: 2 · 2009: 2 · 2011: 1 · 2012: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2016: 12 · 2017: 15 · 2018: 3 · 2019: 13 · 2020: 55 · 2021: 1 · 2024: 24; the other years: 0.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.

FEMA's modeled risk for Allen Parish

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Allen Parish Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $14.0 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.

National Risk Index ratings for Allen Parish (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
HazardRisk ratingExpected annual lossModeled frequency
HurricaneRelatively Moderate$3.2Monce in about 8 years (modeled)
LightningRelatively Moderate$610K78 a year (modeled)
Ice StormRelatively Moderate$323Kabout once a year (modeled)
DroughtRelatively Moderate$751K29 modeled event-days a year
Cold WaveRelatively Moderate$1.5M1.2 a year (modeled)
TornadoRelatively Moderate$1.8Mabout once a year (modeled)
WildfireRelatively Low$256Konce in about 408 years (modeled)
Heat WaveRelatively Low$347K10 modeled event-days a year

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.

Counties that share a border with Allen Parish

  1. Rapides Parish 728
  2. Beauregard Parish 499
  3. Vernon Parish 450
  4. Allen Parish 338
  5. Jefferson Davis Parish 325
  6. Evangeline Parish 276

Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.

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