Pilot Index / Louisiana / May 17, 2020

Preliminary

Storms in Louisiana on May 17, 2020

14 published severe reports across Louisiana on May 17, 2020.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 14.

The table and map show 14 of 14 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 17, 2020, 5:40 PM CDTTornado5 SSW OAKDALE
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 5:40 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 SSW OAKDALE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4d69bd08cdcc33ec23a3a44f1e50d3be5e2adf394ae600d70d583a7ef531a38a.
May 17, 2020, 5:41 PM CDTTornado5 SSW OAKDALE
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 5:41 PM CDT. Tornado, 5 SSW OAKDALE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0dbe4c2d3341aa86c999619d0fbe291a1a1819f8b1f013fd6595838e48872af5.
May 17, 2020, 5:41 PM CDTTornadoWARD
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 5:41 PM CDT. Tornado, WARD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:895545.
May 17, 2020, 6:01 PM CDTTornado3 SE HACKBERRY
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 6:01 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SE HACKBERRY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a137f667b2303658ab566e516e577087a8bb1075a54925767411c4624772c0a3.
May 17, 2020, 6:01 PM CDTTornado2 SE HACKBERRY
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 6:01 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 SE HACKBERRY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b0b5b5b9820ab6d4fc53a4822d8fa77b89ea51633b3317361cb44407756cd51e.
May 17, 2020, 6:01 PM CDTTornadoHOLLY BEACH
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 6:01 PM CDT. Tornado, HOLLY BEACH. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:895547.
May 17, 2020, 6:40 PM CDTTornado2 SE DE QUINCY
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 6:40 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 SE DE QUINCY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e13b90dbadae04479c873400db18fa7f21ef1704146a88ad4c91de25fcd7e7a2.
May 17, 2020, 6:40 PM CDTTornadoDE QUINCY
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 6:40 PM CDT. Tornado, DE QUINCY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:895548.
May 17, 2020, 8:00 PM CDTTornado3 SE MAMOU
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 SE MAMOU. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e1358df0f1ccee96b1b49c1320e6f58e10068926acb60908800624536d2413d0.
May 17, 2020, 8:00 PM CDTTornadoMAMOU
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT. Tornado, MAMOU. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:895550.
May 17, 2020, 8:30 PM CDTTornado3 NW CHURCH POINT
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 3 NW CHURCH POINT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:900f0c27a79a03e083268f50938a6ae9a162e8ed32b2b23caf801d7302d97d4d.
May 17, 2020, 8:31 PM CDTTornadoRICHARD
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 8:31 PM CDT. Tornado, RICHARD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:895549.
May 17, 2020, 8:35 PM CDTTornado2 N CHURCH POINT
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 8:35 PM CDT. Tornado, 2 N CHURCH POINT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:61572c27df5743fbdd64ee62c117ecea9917aa6696a7d7a2b0f62de81726461a.
May 17, 2020, 8:40 PM CDTTornado1 NNW CHURCH POINT
Record
  • May 17, 2020, 8:40 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 NNW CHURCH POINT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:707aecaf48ae5047ebef6126d51294e33f2eb70afc9802b4cbb0a76ea80b1c38.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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