Union Parish, Louisiana
Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22111 · population 21,031 · 877 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 858 records for Union Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 526 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (332 records). The deadliest single record is the July 18, 2000 heat, filed for the forecast zone Lincoln, which covers the county: 2 deaths. FEMA has issued 36 declarations naming the county since 1977, 34 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on February 18, 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
- 858on 526 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 751 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $50Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 57strongest EF3
- FEMA declarations
- 36latest 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 Union Parish most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 332 since 1961. 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 | 332 | 213 | 1961-2026 | 2 | 0 | $4.7M | 22 of 64 |
| Hail | 191 | 117 | 1968-2026 | 0 | 0 | $33K | 19 of 64 |
| Heat | 92 | 86 | 2000-2025 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 of 64 |
| Drought | 68 | 50 | 1998-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 of 64 |
| Tornadoes | 57 | 46 | 1953-2025 | 0 | 48 | $33M | 28 of 64 |
| Floods | 46 | 34 | 1996-2023 | 0 | 0 | $9.6M | 37 of 64 |
| Winter storms | 41 | 30 | 1997-2026 | 2 | 1 | $14K | 19 of 64 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 8 | 6 | 2005-2020 | 0 | 2 | $1.1M | 54 of 64 |
| Extreme cold | 7 | 6 | 2010-2026 | 0 | 0 | $609K | 30 of 64 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 7 | 4 | 1996-2018 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 of 64 |
| High wind and dust storms | 5 | 5 | 1997-2017 | 0 | 0 | $77K | 17 of 64 |
| Lightning | 4 | 4 | 1998-2025 | 1 | 0 | $267K | 41 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 Union Parish had?
NOAA records 57 tornadoes in Union Parish from 1953 to 2025, the strongest rated EF3, with 0 deaths and 48 injuries recorded in the county. That is 28th 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 57 tornadoes whose track touched Union Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 57, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people, 0 of them in Union Parish.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-12-03 03:38, as SPC files it | LisbonCrossed AR, LA | F3 | 60 mi | 2 |
| 2022-12-13 20:23, as SPC files it | Farmerville | EF3 | 9.06 mi | 0 |
| 1983-11-19 13:30, as SPC files it | Bernice | F3 | 2 mi | 0 |
| 1978-12-03 02:30, as SPC files it | Spearsville | F3 | 61.1 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.
Every tornado record filed for Union Parish (57)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-05 | Linville, Union Parish | EF2 7.49 mi x 650 yd | 0 | 0 | $100K |
| 2024-07-08 | Laran, Union Parish | EF2 1.49 mi x 175 yd | 0 | 0 | $282K |
| 2024-07-08 | Bernice, Union Parish | EF2 3.21 mi x 750 yd | 0 | 0 | $28K |
| 2023-05-11 | Haile, Union Parish | EF1 0.58 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-02 | Upco, Union Parish | EF2 3.94 mi x 900 yd | 0 | 0 | $242K |
| 2022-12-13 | Bayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish | EF3 9.06 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 14 | $1.2M |
| 2022-04-05 | D Arbonne, Union Parish | EF1 3.81 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2021-05-02 | Loco, Union Parish | EF0 0.11 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-30 | Farmerville Airport, Union Parish | EF1 1.18 mi x 105 yd | 0 | 0 | $33K |
| 2021-03-17 | Shiloh, Union Parish | EF1 2.64 mi x 766 yd | 0 | 0 | $163K |
| 2020-01-11 | Cooley, Union Parish | EF1 3.05 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $68K |
| 2019-04-25 | Bayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish | EF1 21.37 mi x 850 yd | 0 | 0 | $5.8M |
| 2018-04-14 | Downsville, Union Parish | EF1 4.63 mi x 1,100 yd | 0 | 0 | $59K |
| 2018-04-13 | Rocky Branch, Union Parish | EF1 0.38 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018-04-13 | Point, Union Parish | EF1 3.94 mi x 950 yd | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2017-01-21 | Dean, Union Parish | EF0 0.62 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2013-12-21 | Downsville, Union Parish | EF1 0.76 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2011-05-25 | Bayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish | EF1 6.23 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $656K |
| 2011-05-25 | Farmerville, Union Parish | EF0 5.53 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-04-26 | Randolph, Union Parish | EF1 3.59 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010-04-24 | Truxno, Union Parish | EF0 0.54 mi x 70 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2009-12-24 | Shiloh, Union Parish | EF1 5.96 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $138K |
| 2009-10-29 | Bernice, Union Parish | EF0 3.74 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $28K |
| 2009-10-09 | Farmerville Airport, Union Parish | EF1 0.91 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 1 | $275K |
| 2009-04-09 | Litroe, Union Parish | EF1 5.46 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-09-13 | Loch Lomon, Union Parish | EF0 3.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2008-09-13 | Bernice, Union Parish | EF0 0.25 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-02-24 | Lockhart, Union Parish | EF0 2 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-04-07 | Farmerville, Union Parish | F0 6.8 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $110K |
| 2003-05-07 | Downsville, Union Parish | F1 4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002-12-18 | Farmerville, Union Parish | F2 16.2 mi x 110 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.6M |
| 2001-11-26 | Downsville, Union Parish | F1 8.7 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999-01-22 | Conway, Union Parish | F1 14 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992-11-03 | Union Parish | F1 1.5 mi x 57 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1992-08-26 | Union Parish | F1 2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 4 | $25K step |
| 1992-08-26 | Union Parish | F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990-05-16 | Union Parish | F1 0.2 mi x 23 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1990-02-15 | Union Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1985-04-05 | Union Parish | F1 1.2 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1985-04-05 | Union Parish | F1 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984-05-01 | Union Parish | F1 0.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1983-11-19 | Union Parish | F3 2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1982-04-02 | Union Parish | F1 5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1981-05-16 | Union Parish | F1 24.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1981-05-16 | Union Parish | F1 20.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1978-12-03 | Union Parish | F3 14.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-12-03 | Union Parish | F3 3.6 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1978-05-07 | Union Parish | F2 4.3 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1978-05-07 | Union Parish | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1977-03-03 | Union Parish | F1 19.3 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1977-03-03 | Union Parish | F1 20.9 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1972-04-15 | Union Parish | F2 41.9 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1966-04-29 | Union Parish | F1 0.6 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 1 | $3K step |
| 1961-09-12 | Union Parish | F2 4.1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1955-06-27 | Union Parish | F0 0.2 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1953-12-05 | Union Parish | F2 6.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 11 | $25K step |
| 1953-12-05 | Union Parish | F2 9.7 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 16 | $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 Union Parish?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the October 18, 2025 lightning (1 death).
Lightning struck an elevated deer stand south of Highway 2 just southeast of the Weldon community. A 17 year old male hunter was in the stand when it was struck and caught fire, and did not survive.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1294454)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | DroughtUnion Parish · forecast zone Union | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-01 | DroughtUnion Parish · forecast zone Union | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-29 | Thunderstorm WindFarmerville Airport, Union Parish | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-26 | Thunderstorm WindFarmerville, Union Parish | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-02 | DroughtUnion Parish · forecast zone Union | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-15 | HailRum Center, Union Parish | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-24 | Cold/Wind ChillUnion Parish · forecast zone Union | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-24 | Winter StormUnion Parish · forecast zone Union | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-10-18 | Thunderstorm WindTaylorville, Union Parish | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-10-18 | LightningBernice, Union Parish | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-10-18 | Thunderstorm WindDownsville, Union Parish | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-09-16 | HailRocky Branch, Union Parish | 1.00 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
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-18 | HeatLincoln Parish and Union Parish · forecast zone Lincoln | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 2011-01-09 | Winter StormLincoln Parish and Union Parish · forecast zone Lincoln A 2000 Pontiac Grand Am was southbound on Louisiana Hwy. 33 when the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran off the east side of the roadway and struck a tree. The driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The passenger was also taken to a local hospital but later died from her injuries. The ... | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 2025-10-18 | LightningBernice, Union Parish Lightning struck an elevated deer stand south of Highway 2 just southeast of the Weldon community. A 17 year old male hunter was in the stand when it was struck and caught fire, and did not survive. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2018-08-20 | Thunderstorm WindRum Center, Union Parish A large hardwood tree that was rotten on the interior portion of the trunk was blown onto a mobile home on Pilgrims Rest Church Road northwest of Spearsville (and about two miles south of the Arkansas state line), killing a 45 year old woman inside the home. No one else was inside the home at the time of the incident. | 56 kt wind | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2018-07-29 | Thunderstorm WindFarmerville Airport, Union Parish A 65 year old man from Bastrop, LA drowned on Lake D'Arbonne in Farmerville after severe thunderstorm winds blew his boat off of his trailer at the boat ramp and into the water. He swam out to retrieve his boat and was overcome by the high waves. | 52 kt wind | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2008-03-07 | Winter WeatherUnion Parish · forecast zone Union Three inches of snow reported east of Spearsville, Arkansas. An indirect fatality was reported after a driver lost control of his vehicle on Louisiana 558 near the Arkansas border. His vehicle hit some snow on the highway and spun out of control when his vehicle was struck by an oncoming tractor trailer. | 1 | 0 | $14K | |
| 1953-12-05 | TornadoUnion Parish | F2 9.7 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 16 | $25K step |
| 2022-12-13 | TornadoBayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish An EF-3 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 140 mph touched down near the shore of Lake D'Arbonne along Duty Road, where it tracked northeast while snapping and uprooting numerous hardwood and softwood trees, with trees falling on homes resulting in structural damage. The tornado then briefly moved back over the ... | EF3 9.06 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 14 | $1.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-25 | TornadoBayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish | EF1 21.37 mi x 850 yd | 0 | 0 | $5.8M |
| 1997-03-02 | FloodUnion Parish · forecast zone Union | 0 | 0 | $3.7M | |
| 2009-10-12 | FloodConway, Union Parish | 0 | 0 | $2.8M | |
| 2002-12-18 | TornadoFarmerville, Union Parish | F2 16.2 mi x 110 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.6M |
| 2022-12-13 | TornadoBayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish | EF3 9.06 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 14 | $1.2M |
| 2002-06-24 | Thunderstorm WindFarmerville Airport, Union Parish | 79 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 2011-05-25 | TornadoBayou D Arbonne Lake, Union Parish | EF1 6.23 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $656K |
| 2015-04-22 | Thunderstorm WindTruxno, Union Parish | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $623K |
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: May 7, 1978 (tornado, Union Parish); November 19, 1983 (tornado, Union 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 Union 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 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 57 | 60 | 87 | 92 |
| Hail | 0 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 31 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 32 | 59 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 49 | 15 |
| Tornadoes | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 |
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 Union Parish. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 58 · Feb 41 · Mar 87 · Apr 161 · May 93 · Jun 92 · Jul 89 · Aug 80 · Sep 50 · Oct 30 · Nov 36 · Dec 41 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Union Parish
FEMA's register lists 36 declarations that include Union Parish: 21 major disasters, 15 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (17) and severe storm (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | DR-4900 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 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 |
| 2019-06-03 | DR-4439 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2001-01-12 | DR-1357 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm |
| 2000-02-15 | DR-1314 | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 1999-01-21 | DR-1264 | Severe Storm | Severe Ice Storm |
| 1994-02-28 | DR-1012 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm |
| 1991-05-03 | DR-904 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1989-05-20 | DR-829 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1983-01-11 | DR-675 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1977-02-22 | EM-3031 | Snowstorm | Drought & Freezing |
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 Union Parish had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 46 flood or flash flood records for Union Parish from 1996 to 2023, on 34 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Union Parish ranks 624th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Gustav | 2008-09-01 | 3 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $9.0 million on 380 claims filed in Union Parish; the most in one year was 144 in 2016. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1982: 5 · 1983: 14 · 1984: 1 · 1987: 1 · 1988: 1 · 1989: 7 · 1990: 1 · 1991: 49 · 1995: 2 · 1996: 1 · 1997: 37 · 1999: 22 · 2001: 31 · 2002: 1 · 2004: 1 · 2005: 1 · 2008: 2 · 2009: 37 · 2012: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 144 · 2018: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2026: 1; 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 Union Parish
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Union Parish Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $10.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | $625K | 1.3 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | $1.3M | 3.8 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $847K | 21 modeled event-days a year |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $1.4M | about once a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | $216K | once in about 26 years (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $5.6M | 1.2 a year (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $169K | 3.6 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $54K | 26 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 Union 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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