Avoyelles Parish tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 31, 1983). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 28 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 28 injured

20.5 milongest path · 1993

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F124

(E)F213

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: November.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 31, 1983	F3	5 mi	100 yd	2	1
May 20, 1983	F3	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1991	F2	10 mi	100 yd	1	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF2	7.8 mi	800 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 1964	F2	6.9 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 30, 1961	F2	6.2 mi	800 yd	1	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF2	5.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 6, 2000	F2	3 mi	20 yd	3	0
Jan 22, 1965	F2	2.3 mi	67 yd	2	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	1 mi	100 yd	3	0
Nov 24, 2001	F2	1 mi	10 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 20, 2023	EF1	9.6 mi	300 yd
Nov 20, 2023	EF1	14.9 mi	300 yd
Nov 20, 2023	EF1	6.7 mi	300 yd
Apr 7, 2021	EF1	1.8 mi	200 yd
Apr 7, 2021	EF1	3.4 mi	200 yd
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	3.6 mi	100 yd
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	5.4 mi	200 yd
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	7.6 mi	1,200 yd
Nov 1, 2018	EF2	5.7 mi	800 yd
Nov 1, 2018	EF1	12.6 mi	350 yd
Oct 31, 2018	EF2	7.8 mi	800 yd

Deadliest: Jan 31, 1983, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Rapides Parish, LA82 Concordia Parish, LA38 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA26 St. Landry Parish, LA71 Evangeline Parish, LA40 West Feliciana Parish, LA12 Wilkinson County, MS17 Catahoula Parish, LA34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana had?

54 tornadoes touched Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Avoyelles Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 31, 1983, with a 5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Avoyelles Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in November (12 of 54). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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