Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22009 · population 39,654 · 831 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 367 records for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 261 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (165 records). The deadliest single record is the February 14, 2021 winter storm, filed for the forecast zone Avoyelles, which covers the county: 2 deaths. FEMA has issued 42 declarations naming the county since 1965, 39 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Tropical Storm Arthur” on June 30, 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
- 367on 261 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 437 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $334Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 55strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 42latest 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 Avoyelles Parish most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 165 since 1962. 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.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 165 | 129 | 1962-2026 | 0 | 4 | $6.8M | 51 of 64 |
| Hail | 68 | 49 | 1965-2026 | 0 | 0 | $1.3M | 45 of 64 |
| Tornadoes | 55 | 43 | 1950-2026 | 1 | 28 | $21M | 30 of 64 |
| Floods | 29 | 28 | 1998-2026 | 0 | 0 | $40M | 46 of 64 |
| Winter storms | 23 | 22 | 1996-2025 | 3 | 5 | $520K | 23 of 64 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 8 | 8 | 2002-2020 | 0 | 0 | $163M | 43 of 64 |
| Drought | 5 | 5 | 1996-2023 | 0 | 0 | $102M | 59 of 64 |
| Lightning | 4 | 4 | 2000-2021 | 0 | 0 | $338K | 37 of 64 |
| Heat | 3 | 3 | 2000-2023 | 0 | 0 | – | 57 of 64 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 3 | 1997-2012 | 0 | 0 | $18K | 18 of 64 |
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 2 | 2000-2008 | 0 | 0 | $99K | 48 of 64 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 1 | 2010-2010 | 0 | 0 | – | 59 of 64 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 2019-2019 | 0 | 0 | – | 49 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 Avoyelles Parish had?
NOAA records 55 tornadoes in Avoyelles Parish from 1950 to 2026, the strongest rated F3, with 1 death and 28 injuries recorded in the county. That is 30th of 64 Louisiana counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. 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 54 tornadoes whose track touched Avoyelles Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 55: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 1 person.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-01-31 21:30, as SPC files it | Bunkie | F3 | 5 mi | 1 |
| 1983-05-20 05:30, as SPC files it | Plaucheville | F3 | 2 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.
Every tornado record filed for Avoyelles Parish (55)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.31 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-11-20 | Big Bend, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 2.46 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-11-20 | Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 14.91 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $242K |
| 2023-11-20 | Marksville, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 9.64 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $145K |
| 2021-04-07 | Bordelonville, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 3.42 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $109K |
| 2021-04-07 | Mansura, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 1.79 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $272K |
| 2020-04-23 | Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 1.13 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $57K |
| 2020-04-23 | Bunkie Municipal Airport, Avoyelles Parish | EF2 3.62 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.1M |
| 2020-04-22 | Vick, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 4.57 mi x 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2020-04-22 | Vick, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 0.8 mi x 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 | $57K |
| 2020-04-22 | Center Pt, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 3.96 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $57K |
| 2018-11-01 | Marksville, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 11.46 mi x 350 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2018-11-01 | Norma, Avoyelles Parish | EF2 5.66 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2018-10-31 | Bunkie Municipal Airport, Avoyelles Parish | EF2 4.75 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 0 | $470K |
| 2018-03-11 | Belledeau, Avoyelles Parish | EF2 0.39 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 4 | $141K |
| 2017-04-30 | Bunkie Municipal Airport, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 0.63 mi x 95 yd | 0 | 0 | $132K |
| 2017-01-02 | Marksville Municipal Airport, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 1.05 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $3.0M |
| 2017-01-02 | Norma, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 2.84 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 2017-01-02 | Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish | EF1 1.64 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 2016-11-28 | Mansura, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.01 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-02-15 | Dupont, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.32 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2009-12-24 | Long Bridge, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.26 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $4K |
| 2009-12-24 | Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 4.96 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2009-12-24 | Nibot, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 3.7 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2008-09-02 | Mansura, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.11 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-09-01 | Fifth Ward, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.11 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-02-21 | Bodoc, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.68 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $27K |
| 2006-10-16 | Effie, Avoyelles Parish | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $4K |
| 2004-11-01 | Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish | F0 1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $117K |
| 2003-11-18 | Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish | F1 4 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $401K |
| 2003-03-18 | Effie, Avoyelles Parish | F0 1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2001-11-24 | Simmesport, Avoyelles Parish | F2 1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 3 | $83K |
| 2000-11-06 | Eola, Avoyelles Parish | F2 3 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 3 | $343K |
| 1995-12-17 | Effie, Avoyelles Parish | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $39K |
| 1994-05-29 | Bunknownie, Avoyelles Parish | F1 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $995K |
| 1993-12-04 | Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish | F1 20.5 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 1992-04-20 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1991-11-19 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 3 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1990-12-21 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 5 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1989-06-07 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 0.3 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 2 | $25K step |
| 1988-03-29 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 1 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 2 | $250K step |
| 1984-06-07 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 3 | $250K step |
| 1983-05-20 | Avoyelles Parish | F3 2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1983-01-31 | Avoyelles Parish | F3 5 mi x 100 yd | 1 | 2 | $250K step |
| 1982-12-27 | Avoyelles Parish | F0 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1982-12-27 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 1 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1982-09-11 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 0.8 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1974-06-23 | Avoyelles Parish | F0 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1974-02-18 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 0.5 mi x 23 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1973-04-17 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 1 mi x 220 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1965-07-11 | Avoyelles Parish | F0 0.5 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1965-01-22 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 2.3 mi x 67 yd | 0 | 2 | $25K step |
| 1964-11-27 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 6.9 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1961-03-30 | Avoyelles Parish | F2 6.2 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1950-05-13 | Avoyelles Parish | F1 2 mi x 27 yd | 0 | 0 | $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 Avoyelles Parish?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 18, 2026 flash flood ($5.0 million in damage in 2025 dollars).
Heavy rain trained across Avoyelles Parish for several hours while the remnant circulation of Arthur passed to the north. Widespread flooding occurred with numerous structures inundated. Numerous rescues were also conducted. Cottonport received a storm total 37.58 inches of rain with 29.06 inches falling in under 24 hours. The heavy rain flooded around 200 homes in Avoyelles parish and took days to drain.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1354745)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Flash FloodMarksville, Avoyelles Parish | 0 | 0 | $5.0M | |
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodMansura, Avoyelles Parish | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-08 | Thunderstorm WindBunkie, Avoyelles Parish | 78 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $50K |
| 2026-05-08 | HailDupont, Avoyelles Parish | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-08 | HailDupont, Avoyelles Parish | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-08 | HailDupont, Avoyelles Parish | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-08 | HailPlaucheville, Avoyelles Parish | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-11 | Thunderstorm WindNibot, Avoyelles Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindBordelonville, Avoyelles Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindCottonport, Avoyelles Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindCottonport, Avoyelles Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2026-02-14 | TornadoBunkie, Avoyelles Parish | EF0 0.31 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
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
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-14 | Winter StormAvoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles Temperatures fell below freezing during the evening of the 14th as showers developed across the parish. Rain changed over to freezing rain then quickly over to sleet. Sleet changed over to light snow by the end of the event. 1 to 3 inches of sleet and snow accumulated. All roads were icy making travel difficult. Two ... | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 1997-01-12 | Ice StormAvoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles A record ice storm hit southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. The hardest hit area was Calcasieu Parish. Over 40,000 electric customers were without power for up to six days due to the number of downed trees and power lines. Numerous traffic accidents were attributed to icy roadways. One 54 year old woman was killed ... | 1 | 5 | $92K | |
| 1983-01-31 | TornadoAvoyelles Parish | F3 5 mi x 100 yd | 1 | 2 | $250K step |
| 2018-03-11 | TornadoBelledeau, Avoyelles Parish The tornado began near Highway 114, southeast of Echo. A double wide mobile home that was tied down flipped. The tie downs were snapped. Four occupants received minor injuries. Several trees were snapped or uprooted in the area and a carport also had a portion of the metal roof removed. The max estimated wind speed ... | EF2 0.39 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 4 | $141K |
| 2001-11-24 | TornadoSimmesport, Avoyelles Parish A short-lived tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring 3 people. One man was thrown from the trailer towards the road in front of the house, and his 15 month old daughter was thrown 50 feet to the right of the trailer. A woman was buried in the rubble. All three suffered minor injuries. Trees and power lines were ... | F2 1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 3 | $83K |
| 2000-11-06 | TornadoEola, Avoyelles Parish An F-2 tornado moved across rural sections of Avoyelles Parish, destroying two homes and damaging several other bulidings. The tornado began near a church in Eola, where a home lost part of its roof and the steeple blew off the church. A neighboring home lost its porch and had a window blown out, while some old ... | F2 3 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 3 | $343K |
| 1993-12-04 | TornadoCottonport, Avoyelles Parish A northeast-southwest line of numerous thunderstorms moving southeast at 20 mph produced some straight line wind damage in Oakdale and a tornado in Avoyelles parish between 0230-0330 CST. In Oakdale, thunderstorm winds blew down a large sign, several trees and power lines, and tore off the roofs from a garage and a ... | F1 20.5 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 1984-06-07 | TornadoAvoyelles Parish | F2 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 3 | $250K 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.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-01 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Avoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles | 0 | 0 | $62M | |
| 1998-08-01 | DroughtAvoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles | 0 | 0 | $52M | |
| 2000-12-01 | DroughtAvoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles | 0 | 0 | $50M | |
| 2020-10-09 | Tropical StormAvoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles | 0 | 0 | $46M | |
| 2002-10-03 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Avoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles | 0 | 0 | $31M | |
| 2013-01-10 | FloodBunkie, Avoyelles Parish | 0 | 0 | $24M | |
| 2020-08-26 | Tropical StormAvoyelles Parish · forecast zone Avoyelles | 0 | 0 | $23M | |
| 2026-06-18 | Flash FloodMarksville, Avoyelles Parish | 0 | 0 | $5.0M |
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 $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: January 31, 1983 (tornado, Avoyelles Parish, 1 killed); June 7, 1984 (tornado, Avoyelles Parish); March 29, 1988 (tornado, Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles 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).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 20 |
| Hail | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 10 | 9 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
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 Avoyelles Parish. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 39 · Feb 38 · Mar 44 · Apr 49 · May 60 · Jun 23 · Jul 20 · Aug 20 · Sep 15 · Oct 10 · Nov 28 · Dec 21 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Avoyelles Parish
FEMA's register lists 42 declarations that include Avoyelles Parish: 22 major disasters, 20 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (21) and flood (7).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | DR-4927 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Arthur |
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3638 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2024-09-10 | EM-3614 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Francine |
| 2021-09-13 | EM-3574 | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Nicholas |
| 2021-08-29 | DR-4611 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ida |
| 2021-08-27 | EM-3568 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Ida |
| 2021-03-09 | DR-4590 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2021-02-18 | EM-3556 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2020-10-27 | EM-3549 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Zeta |
| 2020-10-16 | DR-4570 | Hurricane | Hurricane Delta |
| 2020-10-07 | EM-3547 | Hurricane | Hurricane Delta |
| 2020-09-14 | EM-3543 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-08-28 | DR-4559 | Hurricane | Hurricane Laura |
| 2020-08-23 | EM-3538 | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Laura and Marco |
| 2020-06-07 | EM-3527 | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Cristobal |
| 2020-03-24 | DR-4484 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3459 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-07-11 | EM-3416 | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Barry |
| 2016-08-14 | DR-4277 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2016-03-13 | DR-4263 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2012-08-29 | DR-4080 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaac |
| 2012-08-27 | EM-3347 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Isaac |
| 2011-08-18 | DR-4015 | Flood | Flooding |
| 2011-05-06 | EM-3322 | Flood | Flooding |
| 2008-09-02 | DR-1786 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 2008-08-29 | EM-3289 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 2005-09-24 | DR-1607 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| 2005-09-21 | EM-3260 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| 2005-08-29 | DR-1603 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| 2005-08-27 | EM-3212 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| 2004-09-15 | DR-1548 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 2003-02-01 | EM-3172 | Other | Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia |
| 2002-10-03 | DR-1437 | Hurricane | Hurricane Lili |
| 1992-08-26 | DR-956 | Hurricane | Hurricane Andrew |
| 1991-05-03 | DR-904 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1987-11-30 | DR-804 | Tornado | Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1983-01-11 | DR-675 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1977-02-22 | EM-3031 | Snowstorm | Drought & Freezing |
| 1975-06-06 | DR-470 | Severe Storm | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1975-04-12 | EM-3011 | Flood | Heavy Rains & Flooding |
The 40 most recent of 42 are listed; the CSV has every one.
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 Avoyelles Parish had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 29 flood or flash flood records for Avoyelles Parish from 1998 to 2026, on 28 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Avoyelles Parish ranks 223rd of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Delta | 2020-10-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Laura | 2020-08-26 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Gustav | 2008-09-01 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Rita | 2005-09-23 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Lili | 2002-10-03 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $18.1 million on 1,652 claims filed in Avoyelles Parish; the most in one year was 306 in 1979. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 2 · 1979: 306 · 1980: 112 · 1981: 23 · 1982: 40 · 1983: 259 · 1984: 18 · 1985: 8 · 1987: 3 · 1988: 2 · 1989: 14 · 1990: 27 · 1991: 90 · 1992: 4 · 1993: 8 · 1994: 10 · 1995: 42 · 1996: 3 · 1997: 129 · 1998: 5 · 1999: 13 · 2000: 3 · 2001: 23 · 2002: 13 · 2003: 2 · 2004: 13 · 2005: 10 · 2006: 2 · 2007: 5 · 2008: 85 · 2009: 4 · 2010: 19 · 2011: 65 · 2012: 10 · 2013: 18 · 2014: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2016: 50 · 2017: 62 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 27 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 93; 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 Avoyelles Parish
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Avoyelles Parish Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $19.9 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.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively High | $2.5M | 18 modeled event-days a year |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | $726K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively High | $518K | 76 a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | $4.8M | once in about 8 years (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | $3.1M | 1.2 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $3.2M | about once a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $406K | 1.4 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $879K | 11 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 Avoyelles Parish
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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