Lafayette Parish tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Lafayette Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 29, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 41 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 41 injured

23.1 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F120

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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, 1974	F3	7.3 mi	167 yd	1	0
Nov 21, 1953	F2	20.4 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 28, 1977	F2	12 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 15, 2008	EF2	7.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1992	F2	6 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF2	4.1 mi	650 yd	0	0
Jan 8, 1965	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jan 25, 2004	F2	1 mi	10 yd	3	0
Dec 6, 1969	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1980	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	4	0
Nov 7, 1957	F1	2 mi	50 yd	13	2
Jun 6, 1977	F1	23.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 14, 2018	EF2	4.1 mi	650 yd	0
Aug 29, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 3, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 2008	EF2	7.6 mi	200 yd	0
May 15, 2008	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
May 15, 2008	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 13, 2007	EF1	2.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 29, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 9, 2004	F1	7 mi	50 yd	1
Jan 25, 2004	F2	1 mi	10 yd	3

Deadliest: Nov 7, 1957, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Acadia Parish, LA88 St. Landry Parish, LA71 St. Martin Parish, LA26 Vermilion Parish, LA62 Evangeline Parish, LA40 Iberville Parish, LA22 Iberia Parish, LA29 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lafayette Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lafayette Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 29, 1974, with a 7.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lafayette Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 43). 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).