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Tornadoes in Louisiana

Louisiana has recorded 2,482 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 45 per year over the last 30 years. They killed 232 people and injured 3,463. April is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

96: 18961897: 19971998: 26982699: 62996200: 43004301: 32013202: 33023303: 20032004: 28042805: 23052306: 41064107: 25072508: 79087909: 75097510: 24102411: 59115912: 45124513: 36133614: 15141515: 29152916: 27162717: 89178918: 90189019: 90199020: 45204521: 59215922: 55225523: 34233424: 95249525: 352535
Louisiana tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 12250s12260s: 16860s16870s: 27470s27480s: 31080s31090s: 38290s38200s: 39900s39910s: 50410s50420s: 32320s323
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in Louisiana

Jan: 187Jan187Feb: 153Feb153Mar: 255Mar255Apr: 460Apr460May: 344May344Jun: 164Jun164Jul: 92Jul92Aug: 73Aug73Sep: 134Sep134Oct: 185Oct185Nov: 249Nov249Dec: 186Dec186
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 767EF0767EF1: 1,206EF11,206EF2: 371EF2371EF3: 99EF399EF4: 10EF410EF5: 1EF51
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Deadliest tornadoes in Louisiana

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
February 21, 1971F5—109.2 mi500 yd47510
October 3, 1964F4Lafourche Parish1.5 mi67 yd22165
February 12, 1950F4De Soto Parish82.6 mi100 yd1877
April 24, 2010EF4—149 mi3,080 yd10146
December 3, 1953F4Vernon Parish85.5 mi300 yd950
April 3, 1999F4Caddo Parish19.3 mi200 yd7102
March 15, 2025EF4—67.2 mi1,400 yd66
February 12, 1950F3Sabine Parish74.5 mi100 yd525
September 12, 1961F3Jackson Parish2 mi400 yd537
February 12, 1950F2De Soto Parish58.4 mi100 yd510

Strongest tornadoes in Louisiana

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
February 21, 1971F5—109.2 mi500 yd47510
October 3, 1964F4Lafourche Parish1.5 mi67 yd22165
February 12, 1950F4De Soto Parish82.6 mi100 yd1877
April 24, 2010EF4—149 mi3,080 yd10146
December 3, 1953F4Vernon Parish85.5 mi300 yd950
April 3, 1999F4Caddo Parish19.3 mi200 yd7102
March 15, 2025EF4—67.2 mi1,400 yd66
April 1, 1983F4Ouachita Parish9 mi1,000 yd220
December 3, 1978F4Bossier Parish6.2 mi400 yd2266
November 29, 2010EF4Winn Parish14 mi400 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
October 26, 2025EF1Tangipahoa Parish2.1 mi75 yd00
October 26, 2025EF1Terrebonne Parish7.5 mi250 yd00
October 26, 2025EF0Livingston Parish1.4 mi75 yd00
October 25, 2025EF0Calcasieu Parish2.1 mi50 yd00
October 18, 2025EF1Madison Parish4.9 mi350 yd00
October 6, 2025EF1Tangipahoa Parish3.5 mi75 yd00
October 6, 2025EF0Tangipahoa Parish2.8 mi50 yd00
October 6, 2025EF1Tangipahoa Parish7.8 mi75 yd00
October 5, 2025EF0Livingston Parish1.5 mi30 yd00
September 24, 2025EF1Bossier Parish0.3 mi60 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Calcasieu Parish112272631578.9
Caddo Parish101297261363.6
Acadia Parish88347969465.6
Rapides Parish82160407855
Tangipahoa Parish76248849557.5
Bossier Parish72222000000
St. Tammany Parish72220686390.5
De Soto Parish71209920091.3
St. Landry Parish71199230769.2
Jefferson Parish70602325581.4
Cameron Parish67135042801.6
Natchitoches Parish65134357541.9
Vermilion Parish62137013651.9
Beauregard Parish62138789974.1
Webster Parish59257689713.3
Madison Parish57236586538.5
Vernon Parish55107347400.2
Avoyelles Parish55171419975.9
Union Parish52153568985.2
Jefferson Davis Parish52206564417.2

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.