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West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Parish storm and disaster record · FIPS 22123 · population 9,736 · 360 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 407 records for West Carroll Parish, Louisiana from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 299 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (180 records). The most damaging was the September 3, 2008 flash flood ($47.0 million in 2025 dollars). FEMA has issued 31 declarations naming the county since 1977, 29 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
407on 299 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
051 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$111Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
33strongest F3
FEMA declarations
31latest 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 West Carroll Parish most?

The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 180 since 1972. 41% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1972 fell in April and May. 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.

West Carroll Parish: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Severe thunderstorm wind 180 141 1972-2026 0 3 $2.6M 7 of 64
Hail 104 85 1982-2026 0 0 $647K 5 of 64
Floods 35 30 1999-2025 0 0 $65M 13 of 64
Tornadoes 33 29 1953-2025 0 48 $29M 11 of 64
Winter storms 23 23 1996-2026 0 0 $2.5M 1 of 64
Drought 17 17 2006-2026 0 0 $6.4M 19 of 64
Hurricanes and tropical storms 5 5 2005-2020 0 0 $4.7M 31 of 64
Heat 4 4 2005-2010 0 0 – 41 of 64
Extreme cold 3 3 2010-2026 0 0 $203K 23 of 64
Lightning 2 2 2009-2022 0 0 $168K 33 of 64
High wind and dust storms 1 1 2009-2009 0 0 $206K 42 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 West Carroll Parish had?

NOAA records 33 tornadoes in West Carroll Parish from 1953 to 2025, the strongest rated F3, with 0 deaths and 48 injuries recorded in the county. That is 11th of 64 Louisiana counties and 107th 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 33 tornadoes whose track touched West Carroll Parish since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 33, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.

The deadliest and strongest tornadoes that touched West Carroll Parish, whole tracks
DateTornadoRatingPathKilled
1976-03-20 18:15, as SPC files itKilbourneCrossed AR, LAF34.6 mi0
1953-05-17 13:30, as SPC files itRayville to EppsF341.6 mi0

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Louisiana.

Every tornado record filed for West Carroll Parish (33)
Every tornado recorded in West Carroll Parish, newest first
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2025-01-05 Fiske, West Carroll Parish EF1 2.17 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $30K
2024-12-28 Epps, West Carroll Parish EF1 2.02 mi x 130 yd 0 0 $5K
2023-01-02 Oak Grove Roberts Ar, West Carroll Parish EF0 3.37 mi x 250 yd 0 0 $97K
2021-04-07 Oak Grove Roberts Ar, West Carroll Parish EF0 7.33 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $327K
2020-04-12 Bear Skin, West Carroll Parish EF1 6.18 mi x 700 yd 0 0 $29K
2020-04-12 Epps, West Carroll Parish EF0 2.74 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $3K
2020-04-12 Bear Skin, West Carroll Parish EF2 7.59 mi x 700 yd 0 0 $34K
2018-04-14 Fiske, West Carroll Parish EF0 4.42 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $59K
2018-04-14 Goodwill, West Carroll Parish EF0 2.38 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $88K
2018-04-13 Goodwill, West Carroll Parish EF0 0.33 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $18K
2013-01-29 Goodwill, West Carroll Parish EF2 5.37 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $317K
2012-03-11 Fiske, West Carroll Parish EF0 2.6 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $32K
2011-04-26 Darnell, West Carroll Parish EF2 4.35 mi x 880 yd 0 0 $328K
2011-02-24 Oak Grove Roberts Ar, West Carroll Parish EF1 6.5 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $984K
2005-11-28 Pioneer, West Carroll Parish F0 0.5 mi x 30 yd 0 0 $76K
2003-04-24 Epps, West Carroll Parish F2 11 mi x 75 yd 0 3 $642K
1999-01-21 Kilbourne, West Carroll Parish F0 2 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $9K
1999-01-08 Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish F0 2 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $9K
1987-02-28 West Carroll Parish F2 7 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $250K step
1984-05-02 West Carroll Parish F2 4 mi x 150 yd 0 4 $250K step
1980-10-17 West Carroll Parish F2 2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 $250K step
1980-03-20 West Carroll Parish F1 5.4 mi x 33 yd 0 0 $250K step
1978-05-07 West Carroll Parish F2 19.7 mi x 33 yd 0 4 –
1977-03-03 West Carroll Parish F1 9.6 mi x 33 yd 0 0 $250K step
1976-03-20 West Carroll Parish F1 0 0 $25K step
1976-03-20 West Carroll Parish F3 2.3 mi x 50 yd 0 32 $2.5M step
1975-05-06 West Carroll Parish F2 5.6 mi x 33 yd 0 2 $25K step
1975-01-10 West Carroll Parish F1 0.5 mi x 27 yd 0 1 $25K step
1966-02-09 West Carroll Parish F2 1 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $25K step
1962-04-30 West Carroll Parish F1 17.3 mi x 133 yd 0 0 $250K step
1958-04-24 West Carroll Parish F2 18.3 mi x 30 yd 0 0 $250K step
1954-08-23 West Carroll Parish F1 1 mi x 33 yd 0 0 $25K step
1953-05-17 West Carroll Parish F3 25.9 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $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.

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 West Carroll Parish?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 11, 2025 thunderstorm wind ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for West Carroll Parish
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-06-01 DroughtWest Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 –
2026-05-22 Thunderstorm WindEpps, West Carroll Parish 52 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-05-01 DroughtWest Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 –
2026-04-28 HailEpps, West Carroll Parish 1.75 in hail 0 0 –
2026-03-15 Thunderstorm WindChickasaw, West Carroll Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-03-15 Cold/Wind ChillWest Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 –
2026-01-25 Extreme Cold/Wind ChillWest Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 –
2026-01-24 Winter StormWest Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 –
2025-09-11 Thunderstorm WindOak Grove Kelly Airport, West Carroll Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 –
2025-06-11 Thunderstorm WindForest, West Carroll Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2025-06-11 Thunderstorm WindDarnell, West Carroll Parish 50 kt wind 0 0 $1K
2025-05-17 Thunderstorm WindOak Grove Roberts Ar, West Carroll Parish 52 kt wind 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 West Carroll Parish, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
1976-03-20 TornadoWest Carroll Parish F3 2.3 mi x 50 yd 0 32 $2.5M step
1984-05-02 TornadoWest Carroll Parish F2 4 mi x 150 yd 0 4 $250K step
1978-05-07 TornadoWest Carroll Parish F2 19.7 mi x 33 yd 0 4 –
2003-04-24 TornadoEpps, West Carroll Parish This tornado touch down in a field just to the W of Duckworth road. This tornado continued 11 miles to the NE and dissipated in Floyd. Along its path a mobile home was totally destroyed on Hunt road. On highway 17, a house was destroyed because several trees fell through the house. Two mobile homes had minor damage ... F2 11 mi x 75 yd 0 3 $642K
1995-11-11 Thunderstorm WindKilbourne, West Carroll Parish A mobile home was destroyed and two people inside were injured. A couple of automobiles were damaged and numerous trees were blown down. 0 2 $39K
1987-02-28 TornadoWest Carroll Parish F2 7 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $250K step
1975-05-06 TornadoWest Carroll Parish F2 5.6 mi x 33 yd 0 2 $25K step
1998-07-24 Thunderstorm WindOak Grove, West Carroll Parish Wind destroyed mobile home injuring one person. 0 1 $54K

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.

The costliest records in West Carroll Parish since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2008-09-03 Flash FloodEpps, West Carroll Parish 0 0 $47M
2008-09-03 Flash FloodKilbourne, West Carroll Parish 0 0 $8.2M
2006-10-16 Flash FloodBear Skin, West Carroll Parish 0 0 $6.4M
2005-08-29 Hurricane (Typhoon)West Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 $3.3M
2016-03-08 Flash FloodOak Grove, West Carroll Parish 0 0 $1.5M
2005-09-24 Hurricane (Typhoon)West Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 $1.1M
1998-12-22 Ice StormWest Carroll Parish · forecast zone West Carroll 0 0 $1.1M
2011-02-24 TornadoOak Grove Roberts Ar, West Carroll Parish EF1 6.5 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $984K

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: March 20, 1976 (tornado, West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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).

West Carroll Parish: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Severe thunderstorm wind0072932314734
Hail000182924267
Floods––––112166
Tornadoes32642277
Winter storms––––23108
Drought––––01106

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).

What time of year?

41% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1972 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 27 · Feb 22 · Mar 50 · Apr 92 · May 49 · Jun 50 · Jul 27 · Aug 18 · Sep 10 · Oct 22 · Nov 23 · Dec 17 (records).

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

Federal disaster declarations for West Carroll Parish

FEMA's register lists 31 declarations that include West Carroll Parish: 16 major disasters, 15 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (16) and flood (3).

Declarations including West Carroll Parish, newest first
DeclaredNumberTypeTitle
2026-02-18DR-4900Winter StormSevere Winter Storm
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
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
2016-03-13DR-4263FloodSevere Storms and Flooding
2012-08-29DR-4080HurricaneHurricane Isaac
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
2000-02-15DR-1314SnowstormSevere Winter Storm
1999-01-21DR-1264Severe StormSevere Ice Storm
1991-05-03DR-904Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
1991-04-23DR-902FloodSevere Storms & Flooding
1989-05-20DR-829FloodSevere Storms & Flooding
1977-02-22EM-3031SnowstormDrought & 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 West Carroll Parish had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 35 flood or flash flood records for West Carroll Parish from 1999 to 2025, on 30 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), West Carroll Parish ranks 1540th of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on West Carroll Parish's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Gustav2008-09-0320
Hurricane Katrina2005-08-2920

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $1.8 million on 63 claims filed in West Carroll Parish; the most in one year was 25 in 2016. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1979: 3 · 1982: 1 · 1983: 2 · 1988: 1 · 1990: 1 · 1991: 7 · 1997: 1 · 1999: 3 · 2000: 1 · 2001: 1 · 2003: 1 · 2005: 1 · 2006: 1 · 2008: 9 · 2010: 1 · 2011: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 25 · 2020: 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 West Carroll Parish

FEMA's National Risk Index rates West Carroll Parish Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $4.2 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 West Carroll Parish (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
HazardRisk ratingExpected annual lossModeled frequency
DroughtRelatively Moderate$969K20 modeled event-days a year
Ice StormRelatively Moderate$120K1.1 a year (modeled)
HurricaneRelatively Low$194Konce in about 18 years (modeled)
Heat WaveRelatively Low$376K19 modeled event-days a year
HailRelatively Low$199K3.4 a year (modeled)
TornadoRelatively Low$646Konce in about 3 years (modeled)
Strong WindRelatively Low$236K3.1 a year (modeled)
Cold WaveRelatively Low$280K1.1 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 West Carroll Parish

  1. Morehouse Parish 578
  2. Chicot County, AR 555
  3. Richland Parish 461
  4. West Carroll Parish 407
  5. East Carroll Parish 367

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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