Cameron Parish tornado history

68 tornadoes touched Cameron Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 28, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 51 people.

68tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 51 injured

67.9 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F041

(E)F117

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Dec 28, 2024	EF3	67.9 mi	880 yd	2	0
May 20, 1983	F3	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 20, 1984	F3	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 1970	F2	1 mi	200 yd	2	1
Oct 28, 1974	F2	9.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 22, 1979	F2	1 mi	550 yd	6	0
Mar 20, 1972	F2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1981	F2	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 1962	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	30	2
Nov 7, 1957	F1	22.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 31, 1974	F1	18.7 mi	27 yd	3	0
Apr 2, 2000	F1	15 mi	20 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF3	67.9 mi	880 yd	2
Dec 28, 2024	unrated	4.3 mi	1 yd	0
May 29, 2024	unrated	—	1 yd	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	3.1 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 18, 2022	EF0	1.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 17, 2020	EF0	1 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 19, 2019	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 5, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 7, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 8, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Aug 28, 1962, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Calcasieu Parish, LA113 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA51 Orange County, TX32 Vermilion Parish, LA62 Acadia Parish, LA88 Beauregard Parish, LA62 Allen Parish, LA27 Jefferson County, TX111

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cameron Parish, Louisiana had?

68 tornadoes touched Cameron Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cameron Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 28, 2024, with a 67.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cameron Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 68). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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