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Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22019 · population 216,652 · 1,064 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 1,039 records for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 617 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (471 records). NOAA records 131 flood or flash floods there since 1996, with 1 death; its 10,386 flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA) rank 52nd of 2,942 U.S. counties; the deadliest named storm on its flood record is Hurricane Laura (2020). The deadliest single record is the August 26, 2020 hurricane, filed for the forecast zone Calcasieu, which covers the county: 13 deaths and $6.8 billion in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 42 declarations naming the county since 1971, 39 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
1,039on 617 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
2769 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$10.7Bas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
114strongest 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 Calcasieu Parish most?

The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 471 since 1956. 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.

Calcasieu Parish: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Severe thunderstorm wind 471 309 1956-2026 5 20 $18M 14 of 64
Hail 226 140 1960-2025 0 0 $53M 21 of 64
Floods 131 118 1996-2026 1 0 $755M 7 of 64
Tornadoes 114 91 1950-2026 0 31 $63M 9 of 64
Hurricanes and tropical storms 15 13 1998-2024 16 0 $9.8B 35 of 64
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds 15 14 1999-2022 0 1 $157K 7 of 64
Heavy rain 14 12 1997-2024 0 0 $9K 5 of 64
Lightning 14 14 1996-2024 2 7 $2.0M 16 of 64
Winter storms 14 13 1997-2025 2 10 $18M 57 of 64
Drought 9 8 1996-2023 0 0 $26M 55 of 64
High wind and dust storms 5 5 2000-2015 0 0 $379K 23 of 64
Rip currents and high surf 4 4 2010-2020 0 0 – 6 of 64
Heat 4 3 2000-2023 0 0 – 62 of 64
Wildfires 2 2 2011-2011 0 0 $367K 7 of 64
Extreme cold 1 1 2010-2010 1 0 $68K 60 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 Calcasieu Parish had?

NOAA records 114 tornadoes in Calcasieu Parish from 1950 to 2026, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 31 injuries recorded in the county. That is 9th of 64 Louisiana counties and 87th of 3,080 U.S. 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 113 tornadoes whose track touched Calcasieu Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 114: 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 Calcasieu Parish, whole tracks
DateTornadoRatingPathKilled
1992-11-21 19:30, as SPC files itIowaF36 mi0
1973-04-17 07:32, as SPC files itUnnamedF30.5 mi0
1973-04-17 09:30, as SPC files itLake CharlesF30.5 mi0
1971-02-12 03:50, as SPC files itLake CharlesF33.6 mi0

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.

Every tornado record filed for Calcasieu Parish (114)
The 60 most recent of 114 tornadoes in Calcasieu Parish
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-02-14 Vincent, Calcasieu Parish EF0 6.01 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $10K
2026-02-14 Lk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish EF1 1 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $15K
2025-10-25 South Acres, Calcasieu Parish EF0 2.07 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $15K
2024-06-27 Lk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.11 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $47K
2024-05-13 Lockmoor, Calcasieu Parish EF2 3.44 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $235K
2024-05-13 Westlake, Calcasieu Parish EF1 6.47 mi x 300 yd 0 0 $141K
2024-04-10 Holmwood, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.83 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $5K
2024-04-10 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish EF2 1.05 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $470K
2024-04-10 Lake Charles Lake, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.13 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $9K
2023-07-10 Hecker, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.11 mi x 30 yd 0 0 $5K
2023-01-24 Nibletts Bluff, Calcasieu Parish EF2 12.14 mi x 500 yd 0 0 $242K
2023-01-24 Buhler, Calcasieu Parish EF2 4.12 mi x 300 yd 0 0 $5K
2023-01-24 Nibletts Bluff, Calcasieu Parish EF1 1.39 mi x 90 yd 0 0 $15K
2022-08-26 Denge, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.25 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
2021-10-27 Chennault Indus Airp, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.92 mi x 50 yd 0 1 $1.1M
2021-10-27 Lunita, Calcasieu Parish EFU 0.62 mi x 1 yd 0 0 –
2021-10-27 Lk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish EF2 2.2 mi x 300 yd 0 2 $2.7M
2021-05-17 Lake Charles Municipal Ar, Calcasieu Parish EF0 1.11 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $11K
2020-05-17 De Quincy, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
2020-05-05 Gillis, Calcasieu Parish EF1 1.03 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $57K
2019-10-16 Hecker, Calcasieu Parish EF1 2.74 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $577K
2018-10-31 Bon Air, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.98 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $6K
2018-10-31 Lk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.52 mi x 126 yd 0 0 $12K
2018-10-31 Edgerly, Calcasieu Parish EF1 6.49 mi x 900 yd 0 0 $18K
2018-03-29 Araret, Calcasieu Parish EF1 1.89 mi x 425 yd 0 0 $118K
2018-03-29 Gillis, Calcasieu Parish EF1 6.35 mi x 800 yd 0 0 $118K
2018-03-29 Vinton, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.88 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $12K
2017-12-20 De Quincy, Calcasieu Parish EF1 4.7 mi x 600 yd 0 0 $301K
2017-12-20 Starks, Calcasieu Parish EF1 3.05 mi x 600 yd 0 0 $18K
2017-07-15 Brimstone, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.05 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
2016-03-24 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.14 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $9K
2014-04-04 Gillis, Calcasieu Parish EF1 1.84 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $6K
2013-10-31 Vincent Lndg, Calcasieu Parish EF0 1.39 mi x 30 yd 0 0 $13K
2013-10-31 Perkins, Calcasieu Parish EF1 7.12 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $38K
2012-07-20 Holmwood, Calcasieu Parish EF0 1.49 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $1K
2012-07-20 Chennault Indus Airp, Calcasieu Parish EF1 8.23 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $129K
2012-01-25 Lockmoor, Calcasieu Parish EF1 5.8 mi x 25 yd 0 0 $129K
2011-12-20 De Quincy, Calcasieu Parish EF1 0.75 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $656K
2009-05-14 Denge, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.01 mi x 5 yd 0 0 –
2008-02-21 Vincent, Calcasieu Parish EF0 0.07 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
2004-11-22 Iowa, Calcasieu Parish F0 1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $39K
2002-12-30 Iowa, Calcasieu Parish F1 3 mi x 20 yd 0 1 $11M
2002-10-29 De Quincy, Calcasieu Parish F0 1 mi x 20 yd 0 0 $16K
2001-11-28 Vinton, Calcasieu Parish F0 1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $833
2000-04-03 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish F1 5 mi x 20 yd 0 5 $171K
1999-03-02 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish F2 4 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $133K
1999-01-06 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish F0 1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
1999-01-02 Hayes, Calcasieu Parish F2 4 mi x 400 yd 0 2 $443K
1999-01-02 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish F1 2.5 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $133K
1999-01-02 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish F0 2.5 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $44K
1998-10-06 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish F0 0.5 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $91K
1998-01-12 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish F0 0.5 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $91K
1995-03-14 Holmwood, Calcasieu Parish F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd 0 0 –
1995-01-22 Ragley, Calcasieu Parish F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd 0 0 –
1993-04-07 Starks To, Calcasieu Parish F0 5 mi x 30 yd 0 0 $102K
1992-11-21 Calcasieu Parish F3 6 mi x 73 yd 0 2 $2.5M step
1992-06-30 Calcasieu Parish F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd 0 0 $3K step
1992-06-26 Calcasieu Parish F1 0.2 mi x 20 yd 0 0 $25K step
1991-06-05 Calcasieu Parish F0 0.5 mi x 13 yd 0 0 $25K step
1991-05-08 Calcasieu Parish F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd 0 0 –

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 Calcasieu Parish?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 19, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for Calcasieu Parish
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-06-14 Flash FloodHecker, Calcasieu Parish 0 0 –
2026-05-23 Thunderstorm WindChennault Indus Airp, Calcasieu Parish 51 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-05-19 Thunderstorm WindLake Charles, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2026-05-19 Thunderstorm WindWestlake, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2026-03-11 Thunderstorm WindAraret, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2026-02-14 TornadoVincent, Calcasieu Parish EF0 6.01 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $10K
2026-02-14 TornadoLk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish EF1 1 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $15K
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindLk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $15K
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindWestlake, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $2K
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindLake Charles Municipal Ar, Calcasieu Parish 63 kt wind 0 0 $25K
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindWestlake, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindLk Charles Municipal, Calcasieu Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $5K

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 Calcasieu Parish, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2020-08-26 Hurricane (Typhoon)Calcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu There was a mandatory evacuation for the parish. Numerous trees, power lines, transmission lines, and poles were blown down across the parish. All of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Homes and businesses were damage from trees falling on them, or from the winds. Low-lying areas near downtown ... 13 0 $6.8B
2012-07-20 Thunderstorm WindLake Charles Lake, Calcasieu Parish Strong wind gusts blew across Lake Charles and the Calcasieu River where two men from Westlake where on a boat. The 16 foot jon boat was capsized by the strong wind gusts and both were drowned. One man was still wearing a life jacket when found the next morning on the west bank of Lake Charles. The other man was found ... 50 kt wind 2 0 –
2012-07-20 Thunderstorm WindLake Charles Lake, Calcasieu Parish Strong wind gusts blew across Lake Charles and the Calcasieu River where two men from Westlake where on a boat. The 16 foot jon boat was capsized by the strong wind gusts and both were drowned. One man was still wearing a life jacket when found the next morning on the west bank of Lake Charles. The other man was found ... 50 kt wind 2 0 –
2008-09-01 Tropical StormCalcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu Hurricane Gustav caused tropical storm force winds in Calcasieu Parish, resulting in scattered trees and power lines downed, mainly between DeQuincy, Moss Bluff, and Iowa. Two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning when they improperly placed a running generator inside their home. 2 0 $2.1M
1996-12-29 LightningDequincy, Calcasieu Parish An 85 year old woman died in a house fire caused by lightning in DeQuincy. She had safely evacuated the home, but went back inside to use the telephone to report the fire. Two other people were treated for smoke inhalation. 1 2 $94K
2009-09-05 LightningLake Charles Municipal Ar, Calcasieu Parish Two boaters fishing on Black Bayou at the Intracoastal Waterway were struck by lightning. One man was killed and the other suffered minor injuries. 1 1 $7K
2021-05-17 Flash FloodLake Charles Lake, Calcasieu Parish Thunderstorms moved very slowly across Lake Charles and the surrounding area while back building during the late morning to mid afternoon of the 17th. One rain gage recorded near 22 inches of rain in South Lake Charles during the event, but a large swath received 10 inches or more. Most streets were flooded and ... 1 0 $545M
2021-02-14 Winter StormCalcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu Temperatures fell below freezing during the evening of the 14th as freezing developed then quickly changed over to sleet. Half an inch to near 2 inches of sleet and some snow had fallen across Calcasieu Parish by the end of the event. Most bridges were closed during the event and most roads were icy. A 77 year old man ... 1 0 –
The costliest records in Calcasieu Parish since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2020-08-26 Hurricane (Typhoon)Calcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu 13 0 $6.8B
2005-09-23 Hurricane (Typhoon)Calcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu 1 0 $1.5B
2020-10-09 Hurricane (Typhoon)Calcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu 0 0 $1.1B
2021-05-17 Flash FloodLake Charles Lake, Calcasieu Parish 1 0 $545M
2008-09-12 Storm Surge/TideCalcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu 0 0 $206M
2008-09-12 Tropical StormCalcasieu Parish · forecast zone Calcasieu 0 0 $82M
2017-08-27 Flash FloodGed, Calcasieu Parish 0 0 $72M
2019-05-09 HailSulphur, Calcasieu Parish 2.50 in hail 0 0 $42M

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: October 22, 1979 (tornado, Calcasieu Parish); November 21, 1992 (tornado, Calcasieu Parish); February 12, 1971 (tornado, Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu 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).

Calcasieu Parish: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Severe thunderstorm wind5164152951048078
Hail0514742785525
Floods––––15404333
Tornadoes61113182171820
Hurricanes and tropical storms––––1743
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds––––1671

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 Calcasieu Parish. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 70 · Feb 51 · Mar 105 · Apr 145 · May 192 · Jun 110 · Jul 95 · Aug 77 · Sep 46 · Oct 62 · Nov 42 · Dec 44 (records).

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

Federal disaster declarations for Calcasieu Parish

FEMA's register lists 42 declarations that include Calcasieu Parish: 23 major disasters, 18 emergencies and one fire management assistance declaration. Most were for hurricane (23) and flood (7).

Declarations including Calcasieu 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
2021-06-02DR-4606FloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
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
2019-07-11EM-3416Coastal StormTropical Storm Barry
2017-10-16DR-4345HurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
2017-08-28EM-3382HurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
2016-03-13DR-4263FloodSevere Storms and Flooding
2008-09-13DR-1792HurricaneHurricane Ike
2008-09-11EM-3295HurricaneHurricane 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
1997-03-18DR-1169Severe StormSevere Winter Storm
1992-08-26DR-956HurricaneHurricane Andrew
1989-07-17DR-835FloodTropical Storm Allison
1989-05-20DR-829FloodSevere Storms & Flooding
1983-01-11DR-675FloodSevere Storms and Flooding
1980-05-21DR-622FloodSevere Storms & 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 Calcasieu Parish had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 131 flood or flash flood records for Calcasieu Parish from 1996 to 2026, on 118 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Calcasieu Parish ranks 52nd of 2,942 U.S. counties. The 100 counties with the most claims

Named storms on Calcasieu Parish's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Laura2020-08-26113
Hurricane Gustav2008-09-0132
Hurricane Rita2005-09-2311
Hurricane Delta2020-10-0910
Tropical Storm Barry2019-07-1410
Tropical Storm Harvey2017-08-2710
Hurricane Lili2002-10-0310
Hurricane Georges1998-09-0910

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $324 million on 10,386 claims filed in Calcasieu Parish; the most in one year was 1,731 in 2020. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1978: 2 · 1979: 222 · 1980: 781 · 1981: 31 · 1982: 287 · 1983: 26 · 1984: 49 · 1985: 69 · 1986: 21 · 1987: 72 · 1988: 24 · 1989: 387 · 1990: 14 · 1991: 84 · 1992: 7 · 1993: 24 · 1994: 2 · 1995: 83 · 1996: 29 · 1997: 19 · 1998: 97 · 1999: 8 · 2000: 13 · 2001: 98 · 2002: 137 · 2003: 5 · 2004: 58 · 2005: 1,405 · 2006: 429 · 2007: 25 · 2008: 1,155 · 2009: 37 · 2010: 17 · 2011: 11 · 2012: 64 · 2013: 102 · 2014: 161 · 2015: 27 · 2016: 101 · 2017: 638 · 2018: 5 · 2019: 139 · 2020: 1,731 · 2021: 1,633 · 2022: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2024: 20 · 2025: 16 · 2026: 9.

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 Calcasieu Parish

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Calcasieu Parish Relatively High overall, with an expected annual loss of $164 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 Calcasieu Parish (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
HazardRisk ratingExpected annual lossModeled frequency
LightningVery High$4.1M81 a year (modeled)
HurricaneVery High$71Monce in about 7 years (modeled)
TornadoRelatively High$11Mabout once a year (modeled)
Riverine FloodingRelatively High$58M3.4 a year (modeled)
Cold WaveRelatively High$7.0M1.1 a year (modeled)
Ice StormRelatively High$789Konce in about 2 years (modeled)
Strong WindRelatively High$1.3Monce in about 2 years (modeled)
Coastal FloodingRelatively High$2.9M3.7 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 Calcasieu Parish

  1. Calcasieu Parish 1,039
  2. Cameron Parish 570
  3. Beauregard Parish 499
  4. Orange County, TX 372
  5. Jefferson Davis Parish 325
  6. Newton County, TX 302

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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