Evangeline Parish tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Evangeline Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 29, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 14 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

4killed · 14 injured

15.4 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F123

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Oct 29, 2002	F2	10.5 mi	50 yd	3	2
Sep 3, 2008	EF2	7.1 mi	50 yd	2	2
Oct 31, 2018	EF2	13.3 mi	900 yd	0	0
May 24, 1970	F2	5.2 mi	417 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 2008	EF2	3.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1982	F2	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	15.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 2019	EF1	9.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Feb 26, 1998	F1	8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1973	F1	7.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1998	F1	5 mi	30 yd	3	0
May 1, 1977	F1	3.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	15.4 mi	200 yd
Dec 14, 2022	unrated	—	1 yd
Jun 30, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 17, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
May 8, 2020	EF1	0.6 mi	100 yd
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	0.3 mi	202 yd
May 19, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2019	EF1	9.1 mi	400 yd
May 19, 2019	EF1	2.5 mi	600 yd
Oct 31, 2018	EF2	13.3 mi	900 yd
Jan 2, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
Feb 20, 2014	EF1	2.6 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Oct 29, 2002, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Allen Parish, LA27 St. Landry Parish, LA71 Acadia Parish, LA88 Rapides Parish, LA82 Avoyelles Parish, LA54 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA51 Lafayette Parish, LA43 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Evangeline Parish, Louisiana had?

40 tornadoes touched Evangeline Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Evangeline Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 29, 2002, with a 10.5-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Evangeline Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).