Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22011 · population 36,508 · 1,157 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 499 records for Beauregard Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 346 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (241 records). The deadliest single record is the August 26, 2020 hurricane, filed for the forecast zone Beauregard, which covers the county: 2 deaths and $1.1 billion in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 43 declarations naming the county since 1983, 40 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
- 499on 346 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 541 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $1.4Bas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 61strongest EF3
- FEMA declarations
- 43latest 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 Beauregard Parish most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 241 since 1957. 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 | 241 | 185 | 1957-2026 | 0 | 2 | $2.4M | 49 of 64 |
| Hail | 105 | 75 | 1968-2024 | 0 | 0 | $941 | 41 of 64 |
| Tornadoes | 61 | 43 | 1955-2024 | 0 | 37 | $30M | 52 of 64 |
| Floods | 47 | 42 | 1998-2026 | 0 | 1 | $84M | 39 of 64 |
| Winter storms | 15 | 15 | 1997-2025 | 1 | 0 | $387K | 56 of 64 |
| Drought | 8 | 8 | 1996-2023 | 0 | 0 | $4.0M | 56 of 64 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 8 | 8 | 2002-2020 | 2 | 0 | $1.3B | 53 of 64 |
| Heat | 4 | 4 | 2000-2023 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 of 64 |
| Lightning | 4 | 4 | 1996-2002 | 2 | 1 | $61K | 44 of 64 |
| High wind and dust storms | 3 | 3 | 1996-2008 | 0 | 0 | $192K | 44 of 64 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 2 | 2023-2023 | 0 | 0 | $16M | 8 of 64 |
| Extreme cold | 1 | 1 | 2010-2010 | 0 | 0 | – | 61 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 Beauregard Parish had?
NOAA records 61 tornadoes in Beauregard Parish from 1955 to 2024, the strongest rated EF3, with 0 deaths and 37 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 62 tornadoes whose track touched Beauregard Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 61: 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, 0 of them in Beauregard Parish.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-16 11:10, as SPC files it | Alexandria | EF3 | 62.61 mi | 1 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.
Every tornado record filed for Beauregard Parish (61)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-28 | Seale, Beauregard Parish | EF1 1.53 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2023-01-24 | Gordon, Beauregard Parish | EF2 8.31 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 3 | $484K |
| 2023-01-24 | Kernan, Beauregard Parish | EF1 6.47 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 2021-10-27 | Helme, Beauregard Parish | EF1 1.86 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2020-05-05 | Longville, Beauregard Parish | EF1 12.53 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $285K |
| 2019-12-16 | De Ridder, Beauregard Parish | EF3 3.98 mi x 550 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.3M |
| 2019-05-19 | Carson, Beauregard Parish | EF1 2.67 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2019-05-19 | Carson, Beauregard Parish | EF1 2.6 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 0 | $87K |
| 2019-05-19 | Singer, Beauregard Parish | EF1 2.91 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2019-04-25 | Sugartown, Beauregard Parish | EF1 3.17 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2018-10-31 | Singer, Beauregard Parish | EF1 16.35 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 0 | $59K |
| 2018-10-31 | Dry Creek, Beauregard Parish | EF1 7.62 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2018-10-31 | Sugartown, Beauregard Parish | EF1 2.55 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2018-10-31 | Carson, Beauregard Parish | EF1 1.47 mi x 280 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2018-04-07 | Ikes, Beauregard Parish | EF1 8.92 mi x 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 | $353K |
| 2018-04-07 | Carson, Beauregard Parish | EF1 1.21 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 0 | $59K |
| 2018-04-07 | Neale, Beauregard Parish | EF1 7.94 mi x 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 | $176K |
| 2017-05-12 | Fields, Beauregard Parish | EF1 3.04 mi x 267 yd | 0 | 0 | $18K |
| 2017-01-02 | Kernan, Beauregard Parish | EF1 4.64 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $24K |
| 2017-01-02 | Seale, Beauregard Parish | EF1 1.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $60K |
| 2017-01-02 | Kernan, Beauregard Parish | EF1 2.74 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $181K |
| 2017-01-02 | Fields, Beauregard Parish | EF1 0.3 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $30K |
| 2015-04-24 | Bancroft, Beauregard Parish | EF1 8.36 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2015-04-19 | De Ridder, Beauregard Parish | EF1 1.43 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 2013-10-31 | Kernan, Beauregard Parish | EF1 7.89 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $507K |
| 2013-10-31 | Kernan, Beauregard Parish | EF0 2.48 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013-05-09 | Singer, Beauregard Parish | EF0 1.04 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $13K |
| 2012-02-04 | Shear, Beauregard Parish | EF1 4.33 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $129K |
| 2008-05-15 | Carson, Beauregard Parish | EF0 0.29 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2008-05-15 | Shear, Beauregard Parish | EF1 4.92 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 2 | $137K |
| 2006-10-12 | Dry Creek, Beauregard Parish | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003-11-26 | Carson, Beauregard Parish | F2 16 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $1.6M |
| 2002-10-29 | Oretta, Beauregard Parish | F1 1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 2 | $492K |
| 2001-12-12 | De Ridder, Beauregard Parish | F1 2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $167K |
| 2001-10-13 | Merryville, Beauregard Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $83K |
| 1999-03-02 | Fields, Beauregard Parish | F1 4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $44K |
| 1999-03-02 | Bancroft, Beauregard Parish | F1 6 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $89K |
| 1999-01-02 | Sugartown, Beauregard Parish | F2 5 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $89K |
| 1999-01-02 | Dry Creek, Beauregard Parish | F1 3 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $89K |
| 1999-01-02 | Ragley, Beauregard Parish | F2 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $89K |
| 1997-10-23 | De Ridder, Beauregard Parish | F1 5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $46K |
| 1997-10-23 | Merryville, Beauregard Parish | F2 4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 4 | $919K |
| 1996-04-12 | De Ridder, Beauregard Parish | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $28K |
| 1995-05-18 | Deridder, Beauregard Parish | F1 0.3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-01-27 | Longville, Beauregard Parish | F1 0.75 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993-04-07 | Fields To, Beauregard Parish | F2 43 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $1.0M |
| 1992-06-03 | Beauregard Parish | F1 16 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1991-11-19 | Beauregard Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1990-04-27 | Beauregard Parish | F1 0.8 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1990-04-27 | Beauregard Parish | F1 3 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1989-06-07 | Beauregard Parish | F2 5 mi x 77 yd | 0 | 6 | $250K step |
| 1987-11-16 | Beauregard Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1982-06-12 | Beauregard Parish | F1 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1978-08-28 | Beauregard Parish | F0 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1974-05-10 | Beauregard Parish | F1 2 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1973-12-03 | Beauregard Parish | F2 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $2.5M step |
| 1973-11-20 | Beauregard Parish | F1 25.6 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1970-03-17 | Beauregard Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1968-02-01 | Beauregard Parish | F1 0.2 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1961-12-11 | Beauregard Parish | F0 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 3 | $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 Beauregard Parish?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 2, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | Flash FloodIkes, Beauregard Parish | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-16 | Flash FloodDe Ridder, Beauregard Parish | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-02 | Thunderstorm WindLongville, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-05-23 | Thunderstorm WindBel, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-05-23 | Thunderstorm WindIkes, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $4K |
| 2026-03-11 | Thunderstorm WindDry Creek, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindNeale, Beauregard Parish | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindDry Creek, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindNeale, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindDe Ridder Airport, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindIkes, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2026-02-14 | Thunderstorm WindDe Ridder Airport, Beauregard Parish | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $3K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-26 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Beauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard There was a voluntary evacuation for the parish. Numerous trees power lines and power poles were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged from fallen trees or from wind. All of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Two indirect deaths due to heat related stress. Wind gusts ... | 2 | 0 | $1.1B | |
| 1996-01-01 | LightningLongville, Beauregard Parish 2 men were working on a roof when lightning struck a tree nearby. The bolt of lightning travelled through the tree and hit the 2 men. | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 2002-07-04 | LightningMerryville, Beauregard Parish Two men fishing in a boat on a creek south of Merryville moved ashore when a thunderstorm passed by. While standing under an oak tree, lightning struck and one of the men fell on his back, struck by lightning. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1997-01-12 | Ice StormBeauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard 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 | 0 | $368K | |
| 1989-06-07 | TornadoBeauregard Parish | F2 5 mi x 77 yd | 0 | 6 | $250K step |
| 2003-11-26 | TornadoCarson, Beauregard Parish A long-lasting tornado tore across northern Beauregard Parish, staying in mainly rural areas. The worst damage occurred along Highway 26 east of DeRidder, where two mobile homes were flipped over. Debris was strewn for over a half mile. One person was injured after he was thrown from the mobile home. In the Longacre ... | F2 16 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $1.6M |
| 1993-04-07 | TornadoFields To, Beauregard Parish A cluster of thunderstorms produced a tornado that moved along an intermittent path that began 10 miles southwest of Fields. The tornado moved northeast through Fields and Singer then turned east before ending in Dry Creek. A damage survey conducted by the Beauregard Parish emergency manager showed that 3 single ... | F2 43 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $1.0M |
| 1973-12-03 | TornadoBeauregard Parish | F2 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $2.5M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-26 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Beauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard | 2 | 0 | $1.1B | |
| 2020-10-09 | Tropical StormBeauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard | 0 | 0 | $114M | |
| 2016-03-10 | FloodShear, Beauregard Parish | 0 | 0 | $49M | |
| 2017-08-28 | Flash FloodHelme, Beauregard Parish | 0 | 0 | $18M | |
| 2023-08-22 | WildfireBeauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard | 0 | 0 | $16M | |
| 2008-09-12 | Tropical StormBeauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard | 0 | 0 | $15M | |
| 2005-09-23 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Beauregard Parish · forecast zone Beauregard | 0 | 0 | $7.6M | |
| 2019-07-14 | Flash FloodHelme, Beauregard Parish | 0 | 0 | $3.5M |
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 $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: December 3, 1973 (tornado, Beauregard 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 Beauregard 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 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 63 | 31 | 46 |
| Hail | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 20 | 12 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 5 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 6 | 20 | 13 | 8 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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 Beauregard Parish. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 40 · Feb 34 · Mar 60 · Apr 67 · May 90 · Jun 39 · Jul 28 · Aug 43 · Sep 18 · Oct 32 · Nov 25 · Dec 23 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Beauregard Parish
FEMA's register lists 43 declarations that include Beauregard Parish: 24 major disasters, 17 emergencies and 2 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (22) and flood (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3638 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2024-09-10 | EM-3614 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Francine |
| 2023-08-23 | FM-5482 | Fire | Tiger Island Fire |
| 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 |
| 2021-01-12 | DR-4577 | Hurricane | Hurricane Zeta |
| 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 |
| 2017-10-16 | DR-4345 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Harvey |
| 2017-08-28 | EM-3382 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Harvey |
| 2016-03-13 | DR-4263 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2012-08-29 | DR-4080 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaac |
| 2009-12-10 | DR-1863 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2008-09-13 | DR-1792 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ike |
| 2008-09-02 | DR-1786 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 2008-08-29 | EM-3289 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 2006-11-02 | DR-1668 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 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 |
| 2001-06-11 | DR-1380 | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Allison |
| 2000-09-11 | FM-2337 | Fire | La-Western Louisiana Fire Complex-9/8/00 |
| 1991-05-03 | DR-904 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1991-04-23 | DR-902 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1989-07-17 | DR-835 | Flood | Tropical Storm Allison |
The 40 most recent of 43 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 Beauregard Parish had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 47 flood or flash flood records for Beauregard Parish from 1998 to 2026, on 42 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Beauregard Parish ranks 489th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Laura | 2020-08-26 | 1 | 2 |
| Hurricane Delta | 2020-10-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Tropical Storm Barry | 2019-07-14 | 1 | 0 |
| Tropical Storm Harvey | 2017-08-28 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Gustav | 2008-09-01 | 2 | 0 |
| Hurricane Rita | 2005-09-23 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Lili | 2002-10-03 | 1 | 0 |
| Tropical Storm Allison | 2001-06-08 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $8.8 million on 516 claims filed in Beauregard Parish; the most in one year was 73 in 1989. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 1 · 1979: 3 · 1982: 5 · 1983: 5 · 1984: 50 · 1985: 5 · 1986: 1 · 1989: 73 · 1990: 4 · 1991: 29 · 1992: 1 · 1995: 38 · 1997: 6 · 1998: 6 · 1999: 19 · 2001: 65 · 2002: 22 · 2003: 1 · 2004: 5 · 2005: 5 · 2006: 14 · 2007: 2 · 2008: 1 · 2009: 6 · 2012: 41 · 2013: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 12 · 2017: 36 · 2018: 8 · 2019: 21 · 2020: 16 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 2; 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 Beauregard Parish
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Beauregard Parish Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $16.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | $1.0M | 78 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | $538K | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | $2.5M | once in about 8 years (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $557K | 31 modeled event-days a year |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | $713K | once in about 235 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $552K | 10 modeled event-days a year |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $8.0M | 1.3 a year (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $981K | 1.2 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Beauregard 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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