Louisiana tornado history

2,501 tornadoes in Louisiana from 1950 to 2025, killing 234 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Calcasieu Parish113 Caddo Parish111 Acadia Parish88 Rapides Parish82 Tangipahoa Parish77 Bossier Parish76 De Soto Parish76 St. Tammany Parish75 St. Landry Parish71 Jefferson Parish70 Cameron Parish68 Natchitoches Parish66 Madison Parish64 Beauregard Parish62 Vermilion Parish62 Webster Parish61 Vernon Parish59 Union Parish57 Avoyelles Parish54 Jefferson Davis Parish51 Morehouse Parish50 Ouachita Parish48 Bienville Parish47 East Baton Rouge Parish47 Livingston Parish46 Sabine Parish44 Lafayette Parish43 Winn Parish43 Jackson Parish41 Lafourche Parish41 Evangeline Parish40 Richland Parish40 Washington Parish39 Concordia Parish38 Plaquemines Parish37 Terrebonne Parish37 Catahoula Parish34 West Carroll Parish34 East Carroll Parish33 Claiborne Parish32 Franklin Parish31 Grant Parish30 Lincoln Parish30 Iberia Parish29 Tensas Parish29 Allen Parish27 Pointe Coupee Parish26 St. Martin Parish26 LaSalle Parish25 Orleans Parish24 Red River Parish24 St. Helena Parish24 St. Mary Parish24 St. Charles Parish23 St. John the Baptist Parish23 Ascension Parish22 Iberville Parish22 Assumption Parish21 Caldwell Parish21 East Feliciana Parish18 St. Bernard Parish16 West Feliciana Parish12 West Baton Rouge Parish11 St. James Parish10

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Louisiana

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 21, 1971	F5	109.2 mi	500 yd	510	47
Oct 3, 1964	F4	1.5 mi	67 yd	165	22
Feb 12, 1950	F4	82.6 mi	100 yd	77	18
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	149 mi	3,080 yd	146	10
Dec 3, 1953	F4	85.5 mi	300 yd	50	9
Apr 3, 1999	F4	19.3 mi	200 yd	102	7
Mar 15, 2025	EF4	67.2 mi	1,400 yd	6	6
Feb 12, 1950	F3	74.5 mi	100 yd	25	5
Feb 12, 1950	F2	58.4 mi	100 yd	10	5
Sep 12, 1961	F3	2 mi	400 yd	37	5