East Baton Rouge Parish tornado history

47 tornadoes touched East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 14, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 77 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 77 injured

42.7 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F125

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 14, 1984	F3	16 mi	150 yd	3	0
Sep 16, 1971	F3	7.3 mi	83 yd	3	0
Apr 26, 1973	F3	0.3 mi	70 yd	0	0
Dec 4, 1973	F2	42.7 mi	80 yd	3	0
Jun 8, 1989	F2	9.5 mi	60 yd	60	0
May 8, 1975	F2	6.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 13, 1961	F2	3.4 mi	50 yd	1	0
Nov 14, 1958	F2	2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1965	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1977	F2	0.2 mi	67 yd	1	0
Jun 7, 2001	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	1
Jun 8, 1989	F1	8 mi	77 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF1	3.2 mi	125 yd	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF1	3.4 mi	60 yd	0
Jun 24, 2020	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	0.8 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd	0
May 12, 2017	EF1	0.6 mi	30 yd	1
Apr 30, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 12, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Jan 13, 2013	EF0	12.5 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 10, 2012	EF1	5.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 21, 2012	EF1	4.8 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 7, 2001, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA11 East Feliciana Parish, LA18 Livingston Parish, LA46 Iberville Parish, LA22 Ascension Parish, LA22 St. Helena Parish, LA24 West Feliciana Parish, LA12 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA26

Questions

How many tornadoes has East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in East Baton Rouge Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 14, 1984, with a 16-mile path.

When is tornado season in East Baton Rouge Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (10 of 47). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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