Strong Wind Risk in Louisiana

All Louisiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 64 of 64 Louisiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Caddo Parish carries the state's highest strong wind score at 98.1, with $4M in expected annual strong wind losses.

11 Louisiana counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $43M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Caddo Parish
98.1
Very High 6.18 / yr $4M
2 Webster Parish
94.9
High 5.78 / yr $2M
3 Lincoln Parish
94.7
High 4.45 / yr $2M
4 Sabine Parish
92.5
High 3.52 / yr $2M
5 Ouachita Parish
90.7
High 3.62 / yr $2M
6 Union Parish
89.5
High 3.80 / yr $1M
7 Bossier Parish
88.6
High 6.03 / yr $2M
8 De Soto Parish
88.5
High 5.53 / yr $1M
9 Claiborne Parish
88.3
High 5.33 / yr $1M
10 Natchitoches Parish
87.6
High 3.94 / yr $1M
11 Calcasieu Parish
84.3
High 0.52 / yr $1M
12 Red River Parish
83.2
Medium 5.40 / yr $932K
13 St. Tammany Parish
80.9
Medium 1.61 / yr $1M
14 Tangipahoa Parish
80.7
Medium 1.74 / yr $1M
15 East Baton Rouge Parish
79.8
Medium 1.26 / yr $1M
16 Madison Parish
77.9
Medium 3.38 / yr $716K
17 Rapides Parish
77.5
Medium 1.59 / yr $903K
18 Richland Parish
72.9
Medium 3.37 / yr $685K
19 Morehouse Parish
71.9
Medium 3.29 / yr $627K
20 Bienville Parish
70.7
Medium 5.43 / yr $598K
21 Washington Parish
69.6
Medium 2.17 / yr $587K
22 Jackson Parish
67.5
Medium 4.27 / yr $586K
23 Lafayette Parish
66.8
Medium 0.63 / yr $930K
24 Franklin Parish
64.2
Medium 3.11 / yr $558K
25 Vernon Parish
64.1
Medium 1.62 / yr $631K
26 Jefferson Parish
63.5
Medium 0.94 / yr $674K
27 Winn Parish
61.0
Medium 3.83 / yr $458K
28 St. Landry Parish
60.5
Medium 0.87 / yr $507K
29 Livingston Parish
59.2
Medium 1.44 / yr $737K
30 Lafourche Parish
56.6
Medium 0.81 / yr $534K
31 Avoyelles Parish
55.6
Medium 1.43 / yr $406K
32 Grant Parish
54.8
Medium 2.72 / yr $545K
33 Ascension Parish
53.6
Medium 1.18 / yr $636K
34 West Feliciana Parish
51.9
Medium 1.38 / yr $508K
35 Iberville Parish
48.3
Low 0.98 / yr $433K
36 Orleans Parish
46.8
Low 1.16 / yr $404K
37 St. Mary Parish
46.5
Low 0.66 / yr $389K
38 Concordia Parish
46.5
Low 1.94 / yr $329K
39 Caldwell Parish
44.3
Low 3.51 / yr $372K
40 Catahoula Parish
42.1
Low 2.51 / yr $268K
41 Iberia Parish
41.9
Low 0.60 / yr $307K
42 Evangeline Parish
40.7
Low 0.87 / yr $274K
43 East Carroll Parish
39.1
Low 3.26 / yr $241K
44 St. Martin Parish
38.9
Low 0.81 / yr $283K
45 Pointe Coupee Parish
38.1
Low 1.15 / yr $261K
46 Acadia Parish
37.8
Low 0.57 / yr $260K
47 Tensas Parish
36.7
Low 3.04 / yr $227K
48 East Feliciana Parish
36.4
Low 1.48 / yr $246K
49 Beauregard Parish
36.4
Low 0.89 / yr $329K
50 Terrebonne Parish
35.0
Low 0.56 / yr $323K
51 West Carroll Parish
34.5
Low 3.11 / yr $236K
52 LaSalle Parish
32.9
Low 2.67 / yr $307K
53 St. John the Baptist Parish
27.9
Low 1.26 / yr $274K
54 West Baton Rouge Parish
26.5
Low 1.17 / yr $329K
55 St. Helena Parish
24.8
Low 1.82 / yr $141K
56 St. James Parish
23.3
Low 1.18 / yr $167K
57 Allen Parish
22.2
Low 0.81 / yr $171K
58 Jefferson Davis Parish
20.5
Low 0.50 / yr $157K
59 St. Charles Parish
20.2
Low 1.06 / yr $187K
60 Assumption Parish
19.9
Low 0.88 / yr $125K
61 Vermilion Parish
16.6
Very Low 0.39 / yr $116K
62 Cameron Parish
16.3
Very Low 0.42 / yr $136K
63 St. Bernard Parish
14.8
Very Low 0.84 / yr $120K
64 Plaquemines Parish
4.7
Very Low 0.51 / yr $28K

64 Louisiana counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Louisiana counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Louisiana county has the highest strong wind risk?

Caddo Parish has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Louisiana at 98.1 (Very High), with $4M in expected annual losses and about 6.18 events per year.

How many Louisiana counties face significant strong wind risk?

64 Louisiana counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 11 of them are rated High or Very High.

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