Acadia Parish tornado history

88 tornadoes touched Acadia Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 7, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 140 people.

88tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

11killed · 140 injured

36.7 milongest path · 1952

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F137

(E)F212

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 7, 1957	F3	9.2 mi	200 yd	10	4
Oct 29, 1974	F3	31.3 mi	200 yd	52	2
May 17, 2020	EF3	3.9 mi	100 yd	9	1
Apr 4, 1952	F3	36.7 mi	100 yd	10	0
Feb 9, 1983	F3	21 mi	150 yd	7	0
Feb 9, 1983	F3	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2002	F2	10.5 mi	50 yd	3	2
Mar 5, 2011	EF2	7 mi	250 yd	11	1
May 16, 1953	F2	21.7 mi	150 yd	3	0
Mar 4, 1992	F2	18 mi	173 yd	6	0
May 9, 1975	F2	11.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 2, 1999	F2	10 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 5, 2024	EF1	1 mi	150 yd	3	0
Nov 5, 2024	EF1	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2023	EF1	5.3 mi	75 yd	1	0
May 17, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 2020	EF3	3.9 mi	100 yd	9	1
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	9.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	115 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	0.3 mi	202 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 2018	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 29, 2017	EF2	2.2 mi	175 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 7, 1957, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Lafayette Parish, LA43 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA51 Evangeline Parish, LA40 St. Landry Parish, LA71 Vermilion Parish, LA62 Allen Parish, LA27 St. Martin Parish, LA26 Cameron Parish, LA68

Questions

How many tornadoes has Acadia Parish, Louisiana had?

88 tornadoes touched Acadia Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Acadia Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 7, 1957, with a 9.2-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Acadia Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 88). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).