Catahoula Parish tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Catahoula Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 21, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 20 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 20 injured

38 milongest path · 1992

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F116

(E)F28

(E)F32

(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
Nov 21, 1992	F3	38 mi	200 yd	11	0
Dec 29, 1969	F3	29.1 mi	183 yd	2	0
May 2, 1950	F2	2 mi	100 yd	5	1
Nov 8, 2000	F2	25 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	13.8 mi	880 yd	1	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF2	12.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 2006	F2	8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2007	EF2	7.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1974	F2	6.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 1992	F2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF1	12.6 mi	350 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF1	10.1 mi	900 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	7.6 mi	1,200 yd	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	4 mi	880 yd	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF1	12.6 mi	350 yd	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF1	10.1 mi	900 yd	1
Nov 1, 2018	EF1	1.1 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	13.8 mi	880 yd	1
Dec 25, 2012	EF1	2.5 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF2	12.6 mi	440 yd	0
May 3, 2009	EF0	3 mi	40 yd	0
Sep 3, 2008	EF1	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 3, 2008	EF1	0.9 mi	40 yd	0
Sep 2, 2008	EF1	5.8 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: May 2, 1950, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

LaSalle Parish, LA25 Concordia Parish, LA38 Adams County, MS20 Caldwell Parish, LA21 Franklin Parish, LA31 Tensas Parish, LA29 Avoyelles Parish, LA54 Grant Parish, LA30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Catahoula Parish, Louisiana had?

34 tornadoes touched Catahoula Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Catahoula Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 21, 1992, with a 38-mile path.

When is tornado season in Catahoula Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 34). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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