Ascension Parish tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Ascension Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 12, 1969). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 21 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 21 injured

10.7 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F111

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 12, 1969	F3	10.7 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF2	2.6 mi	50 yd	5	0
Jan 25, 1976	F2	1.1 mi	33 yd	7	0
Mar 19, 1950	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1965	F2	1 mi	267 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 2017	EF1	6.1 mi	150 yd	0	1
Mar 21, 2012	EF1	4.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 2016	EF1	3.4 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1950	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 2009	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2021	EF0	1.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd	1	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF2	2.6 mi	50 yd	5	0
Apr 7, 2019	EF0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 2017	EF1	6.1 mi	150 yd	0	1
Dec 5, 2016	EF1	3.4 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 2016	EF0	1.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2012	EF1	1.4 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2012	EF1	4.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 2009	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Feb 7, 2017, EF1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

St. James Parish, LA10 Livingston Parish, LA46 Assumption Parish, LA21 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA23 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA47 Iberville Parish, LA22 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA11 St. Charles Parish, LA23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ascension Parish, Louisiana had?

22 tornadoes touched Ascension Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ascension Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 12, 1969, with a 10.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Ascension Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (4 of 22). 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).