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tornado Tornado Risk in Louisiana

Overall State Risk Score: 7/10

Louisiana faces very high tornado risk. 10 of 64 counties (16%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: April-June

Highest-Risk Cities in Louisiana

1
New Orleans, LA
High · 1648 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10

Notable Tornado Events

Tornado - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

June 17, 2026 — EF1

New Orleans, LA

2 injured; 24,100 people exposed; $6,134M capital exposed

Other Hazards in Louisiana

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 3/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 3/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 9/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 9/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 5/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 1/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 7/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 7/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

Louisiana tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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