Bienville Parish tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Bienville Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 12, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 43 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

7killed · 43 injured

74.5 milongest path · 1950

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F127

(E)F25

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 12, 1950	F3	74.5 mi	100 yd	25	5
Dec 3, 1978	F3	60 mi	300 yd	4	2
May 2, 1984	F3	61 mi	250 yd	9	0
Mar 10, 1952	F3	50.9 mi	650 yd	0	0
Nov 3, 1992	F3	7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1959	F2	20.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 14, 1961	F2	6.1 mi	283 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF2	5.4 mi	210 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2000	F2	4.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 23, 1955	F2	4.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1999	F1	20.5 mi	—	0	0
Apr 21, 1959	F1	15.1 mi	33 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	3.3 mi	300 yd
Apr 15, 2023	EF1	2.2 mi	200 yd
Mar 3, 2023	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 12, 2022	EF1	11.5 mi	525 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1.7 mi	400 yd
Nov 11, 2021	EF0	1.2 mi	40 yd
Apr 7, 2021	EF1	13.3 mi	300 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	1.6 mi	400 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	0.8 mi	75 yd
Apr 25, 2019	EF1	2.5 mi	150 yd
Apr 25, 2019	EF1	1 mi	200 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	4.1 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Feb 12, 1950, F3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Red River Parish, LA24 Jackson Parish, LA41 Lincoln Parish, LA30 Webster Parish, LA61 Claiborne Parish, LA32 Winn Parish, LA43 Natchitoches Parish, LA66 Bossier Parish, LA76

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bienville Parish, Louisiana had?

47 tornadoes touched Bienville Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bienville Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 12, 1950, with a 74.5-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bienville Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (23 of 47). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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