Pilot Index / Louisiana / May 17, 2021

Preliminary

Storms in Louisiana on May 17, 2021

10 published severe reports across Louisiana on May 17, 2021.

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: 10.

The table and map show 10 of 10 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 17, 2021, 12:48 PM CDTTornadoARNAUDVILLE
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 12:48 PM CDT. Tornado, ARNAUDVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:960899.
May 17, 2021, 1:13 PM CDTTornadoPORT BARRE
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 1:13 PM CDT. Tornado, PORT BARRE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:960924.
May 17, 2021, 1:14 PM CDTTornadoLACASSINE
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 1:14 PM CDT. Tornado, LACASSINE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:960912.
May 17, 2021, 1:17 PM CDTTornado1 E LAKE CHARLES REGION
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 1:17 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 E LAKE CHARLES REGION. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bc848ba56ec316026ec7a725d350869098f3eb6be8bcbee9483880362ee622b1.
May 17, 2021, 1:17 PM CDTTornadoLAKE CHARLES MUNI AR
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 1:17 PM CDT. Tornado, LAKE CHARLES MUNI AR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:960956.
May 17, 2021, 2:17 PM CDTTornado1 ENE LYONS POINT
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 ENE LYONS POINT. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:558aa8e0081ecfe070d23be75616f0be9c7e233db6de3ad9dee2e6d7beaa98b7.
May 17, 2021, 2:17 PM CDTTornadoLYONS PT
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT. Tornado, LYONS PT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:960946.
May 17, 2021, 2:25 PM CDTTornado4 SSE CROWLEY
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 2:25 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CROWLEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f5138445b796ae3682dc2372c6e6333df1b968a2be9b1a9eb3878a95af7cb41c.
May 17, 2021, 3:30 PM CDTTornadoJENNINGS ARPT
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT. Tornado, JENNINGS ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:961041.
May 17, 2021, 4:12 PM CDTTornadoCROWLEY
Record
  • May 17, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT. Tornado, CROWLEY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:961044.
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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