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Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22045 · population 69,859 · 575 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 297 records for Iberia Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 242 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (108 records). The deadliest single record is the January 4, 2007 tornado: 2 deaths, 15 injuries and $2.1 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 43 declarations naming the county since 1965, 41 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
297on 242 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
750 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$924Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
28strongest EF2
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 Iberia Parish most?

The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 108 since 1960. 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.

Iberia Parish: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Severe thunderstorm wind 108 96 1960-2026 0 5 $1.1M 45 of 64
Floods 43 42 1996-2026 0 0 $193M 16 of 64
Hail 42 29 1975-2025 0 0 – 51 of 64
Tornadoes 28 27 1956-2022 2 42 $14M 36 of 64
Hurricanes and tropical storms 20 16 1998-2024 2 0 $694M 17 of 64
Lightning 12 12 1997-2020 1 3 $1.4M 12 of 64
Winter storms 12 11 2004-2025 0 0 $13K 44 of 64
Rip currents and high surf 9 9 2012-2025 0 0 – 4 of 64
Drought 6 5 1996-2023 0 0 $20M 54 of 64
Heat 5 4 1997-2023 0 0 $37K 44 of 64
Heavy rain 5 4 2009-2015 1 0 – 12 of 64
High wind and dust storms 4 4 1996-2018 1 0 $33K 15 of 64
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds 2 2 1998-2009 0 0 – 30 of 64
Extreme cold 1 1 2010-2010 0 0 – 55 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 Iberia Parish had?

NOAA records 28 tornadoes in Iberia Parish from 1956 to 2022, the strongest rated EF2, with 2 deaths and 42 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 29 tornadoes whose track touched Iberia Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 28: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people.

The deadliest and strongest tornadoes that touched Iberia Parish, whole tracks
DateTornadoRatingPathKilled
2007-01-04 15:45, as SPC files itLoreauvilleUnrated15.07 mi2

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.

Every tornado record filed for Iberia Parish (28)
Every tornado recorded in Iberia Parish, newest first
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2022-12-14 Davids, Iberia Parish EFU 0.2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
2022-12-14 Davids, Iberia Parish EF2 5.2 mi x 300 yd 0 16 $504K
2017-08-27 Olivier, Iberia Parish EF0 0.15 mi x 25 yd 0 0 –
2013-01-10 Lydia, Iberia Parish EF1 5.53 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $127K
2008-08-08 New Iberia, Iberia Parish EF0 0.57 mi x 20 yd 0 0 $274K
2008-02-12 New Iberia Airport, Iberia Parish EF0 0.17 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $27K
2007-02-13 Olivier, Iberia Parish EF0 0.46 mi x 25 yd 0 0 $43K
2007-01-04 Lydia, Iberia Parish F1 15.07 mi x 100 yd 2 15 $2.1M
2006-09-21 Coteau, Iberia Parish F0 2 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $7K
1999-03-02 Jeanerette, Iberia Parish F1 2 mi x 50 yd 0 2 $3.5M
1999-01-02 New Iberia, Iberia Parish F1 4 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $2.7M
1998-11-10 New Iberia, Iberia Parish F0 1 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $36K
1996-05-09 New Iberia Airport, Iberia Parish F0 2.5 mi x 20 yd 0 0 –
1995-05-18 New Iberia, Iberia Parish F1 0.5 mi x 30 yd 0 0 –
1995-03-16 Weeks, Iberia Parish F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd 0 0 –
1993-02-25 New Iberia, Iberia Parish F0 0.3 mi x 100 yd 0 0 –
1992-11-21 Iberia Parish F2 2 mi x 73 yd 0 1 $250K step
1990-08-21 Iberia Parish F0 0.3 mi x 13 yd 0 0 $250 step
1990-05-31 Iberia Parish F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd 0 0 –
1989-05-18 Iberia Parish F1 0.3 mi x 30 yd 0 1 $25K step
1988-02-01 Iberia Parish F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $250 step
1981-05-09 Iberia Parish F1 0.1 mi x 70 yd 0 0 $25K step
1979-04-21 Iberia Parish F1 5.7 mi x 33 yd 0 2 $250K step
1977-09-14 Iberia Parish F2 0.2 mi x 27 yd 0 0 $25K step
1975-04-30 Iberia Parish F2 7.1 mi x 50 yd 0 1 $250K step
1975-03-18 Iberia Parish F2 4.1 mi x 50 yd 0 2 $250K step
1971-09-16 Iberia Parish F1 3 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $25K step
1956-10-20 Iberia Parish F0 0.5 mi x 33 yd 0 2 $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 Iberia Parish?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the February 14, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($2,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for Iberia Parish
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-05-09 Flash FloodLydia, Iberia Parish 0 0 –
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindBronson, Iberia Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $2K
2026-02-14 Thunderstorm WindMorbihan, Iberia Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2025-12-30 Astronomical Low TideIberia Parish · forecast zone Lower Iberia Parish 0 0 –
2025-12-29 Astronomical Low TideIberia Parish · forecast zone Lower Iberia Parish 0 0 –
2025-06-17 Flash FloodIndependent, Iberia Parish 0 0 –
2025-06-13 Flash FloodMorbihan, Iberia Parish 0 0 $5K
2025-05-07 Flash FloodMiques, Iberia Parish 0 0 –
2025-05-06 HailBronson, Iberia Parish 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2025-05-06 HailIndependent, Iberia Parish 1.75 in hail 0 0 –
2025-05-06 HailBronson, Iberia Parish 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2025-05-06 HailMorbihan, Iberia Parish 1.50 in hail 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

Records with deaths or injuries in Iberia Parish, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2007-01-04 TornadoLydia, Iberia Parish A tornado struck at 3:45 pm near the town of Lydia, causing minor damage to trees and barns. As the tornado raced northward at close to 50 mph, it strengthened to what would later be classified as a strong F1 on the Fujita Tornado Scale, with winds approximated near 110 mph. In the area of Neco Town Road and US 90, ... F1 15.07 mi x 100 yd 2 15 $2.1M
2020-10-09 Hurricane (Typhoon)Iberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia Wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph and heavy rainfall lead to numerous downed trees and power lines across the parish. KARA reported a peak sustained wind of 53 mph with a peak gust of 86 mph. A natural gas leak caused by Delta produced a fire after a homeowner lit a cigarette. The female resident died in the fire while the ... 2 0 $228M
2015-05-19 Heavy RainLoreauville, Iberia Parish A Loreauville teen was playing in a flooded yard when he fell and was sucked into drain pipe. The teen was recovered 90 minutes later. 1 0 –
2006-09-21 Strong WindIberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia Four people were running crab traps in the Intracoastal Waterway from an aluminum boat when high winds forced water to come over the stern of the boat, capsizing it. Three people were able to swim to safety, but one man died in the accident. 40 kt wind 1 0 –
2001-05-12 LightningDelcambre, Iberia Parish A 28 year old man died when he was struck by lightning while he was fishing along the Delcambre canal. Another fisherman 25 yards away was not injured. 1 0 –
2022-12-14 TornadoDavids, Iberia Parish An EF-2 tornado touched down just southwest of New Iberia, and tracked northeast along the southeastern edge of New Iberia. The tornado damaged roughly 20 to 25 mobile homes on Bradley Lane. Four of these mobile homes were completely destroyed. The tornado then tracked northeast through mostly open field, and clipped ... EF2 5.2 mi x 300 yd 0 16 $504K
1997-01-15 Thunderstorm WindLoreauville, Iberia Parish Downburst winds caused damage in the community of Loreauville. Two homes were pushed off their concrete foundations, and one barn was nearly destroyed. Three people received minor injuries - cuts and bruises. Two men were in the collapsed barn when the wind hit, and a woman was in one of the homes that was blown off ... 0 3 $46K
1999-03-02 TornadoJeanerette, Iberia Parish This tornado travelled on the ground for two miles, slicing through the center of Jeanerette. Over twenty buildings were destroyed and an additional 75 buildings were damaged. The mayor reported one-third of the town was damaged. Two minor injuries occurred when two cars had a head-on collision during the tornado. ... F1 2 mi x 50 yd 0 2 $3.5M
The costliest records in Iberia Parish since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2020-10-09 Hurricane (Typhoon)Iberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 2 0 $228M
2008-09-01 Hurricane (Typhoon)Iberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 0 0 $178M
2008-09-12 Storm Surge/TideIberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 0 0 $103M
2002-10-03 Hurricane (Typhoon)Iberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 0 0 $98M
2016-08-12 Flash FloodGondron, Iberia Parish 0 0 $49M
2008-09-12 Tropical StormIberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 0 0 $42M
2005-09-23 Hurricane (Typhoon)Iberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 0 0 $20M
1998-08-01 DroughtIberia Parish · forecast zone Iberia 0 0 $19M

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: March 18, 1975 (tornado, Iberia Parish); April 21, 1979 (tornado, Iberia Parish); April 30, 1975 (tornado, Iberia 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 Iberia 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).

Iberia Parish: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Severe thunderstorm wind0531122321520
Floods––––911158
Hail0021715116
Tornadoes105310522
Hurricanes and tropical storms––––3665
Lightning––––4431

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 Iberia Parish. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 21 · Feb 20 · Mar 11 · Apr 52 · May 43 · Jun 28 · Jul 29 · Aug 22 · Sep 21 · Oct 12 · Nov 11 · Dec 27 (records).

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

Federal disaster declarations for Iberia Parish

FEMA's register lists 43 declarations that include Iberia Parish: 24 major disasters, 19 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (30) and coastal storm (4).

Declarations including Iberia 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
2017-10-06EM-3392HurricaneTropical Storm Nate
2017-08-28EM-3382HurricaneTropical Storm Harvey
2016-08-14DR-4277FloodSevere Storms and Flooding
2012-08-29DR-4080HurricaneHurricane Isaac
2012-08-27EM-3347HurricaneTropical Storm Isaac
2011-08-18DR-4015FloodFlooding
2011-05-06EM-3322FloodFlooding
2008-09-13DR-1792HurricaneHurricane Ike
2008-09-02DR-1786HurricaneHurricane Gustav
2008-08-29EM-3289HurricaneHurricane Gustav
2005-09-24DR-1607HurricaneHurricane Rita
2005-09-21EM-3260HurricaneHurricane Rita
2005-08-29DR-1603HurricaneHurricane Katrina
2005-08-27EM-3212HurricaneHurricane Katrina
2002-10-03DR-1437HurricaneHurricane Lili
2002-09-27DR-1435HurricaneTropical Storm Isidore
2001-06-11DR-1380Coastal StormTropical Storm Allison
1992-08-26DR-956HurricaneHurricane Andrew
1985-11-01DR-752HurricaneHurricane Juan
1984-10-31DR-728FloodSevere Storms & Flooding

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 Iberia Parish had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 43 flood or flash flood records for Iberia Parish from 1996 to 2026, on 42 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Iberia Parish ranks 142nd of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on Iberia Parish's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Delta2020-10-0912
Hurricane Ida2021-08-2910
Hurricane Laura2020-08-2610
Tropical Storm Barry2019-07-1320
Hurricane Gustav2008-09-0130
Hurricane Rita2005-09-2310
Hurricane Lili2002-10-0310
Tropical Storm Allison2001-06-0610

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $88.9 million on 2,891 claims filed in Iberia Parish; the most in one year was 756 in 2005. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1978: 72 · 1979: 44 · 1980: 28 · 1981: 18 · 1982: 5 · 1983: 14 · 1984: 230 · 1985: 28 · 1986: 31 · 1987: 5 · 1988: 1 · 1989: 8 · 1990: 1 · 1991: 2 · 1992: 18 · 1993: 8 · 1995: 1 · 1996: 3 · 1997: 42 · 1998: 14 · 1999: 2 · 2000: 4 · 2001: 35 · 2002: 70 · 2003: 13 · 2004: 3 · 2005: 756 · 2006: 14 · 2007: 2 · 2008: 691 · 2009: 34 · 2010: 25 · 2011: 1 · 2012: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2014: 11 · 2015: 34 · 2016: 392 · 2017: 22 · 2018: 6 · 2019: 40 · 2020: 80 · 2021: 28 · 2022: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2025: 40; 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 Iberia Parish

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Iberia Parish Relatively Moderate overall, with an expected annual loss of $63.8 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 Iberia Parish (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
HazardRisk ratingExpected annual lossModeled frequency
HurricaneRelatively High$33Monce in about 5 years (modeled)
LightningRelatively High$1.5M88 a year (modeled)
DroughtRelatively High$1.4M22 modeled event-days a year
TornadoRelatively High$5.7Monce in about 2 years (modeled)
Cold WaveRelatively Moderate$3.7Mabout once a year (modeled)
Heat WaveRelatively Moderate$1.3M10 modeled event-days a year
Riverine FloodingRelatively Moderate$15M1.3 a year (modeled)
Coastal FloodingRelatively Moderate$918K4.2 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 Iberia Parish

  1. Vermilion Parish 397
  2. Lafayette Parish 391
  3. Iberia Parish 297
  4. St. Mary Parish 281
  5. St. Martin Parish 239
  6. Iberville Parish 239
  7. Assumption Parish 164

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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