Lafourche Parish tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Lafourche Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Oct 3, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 190 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

23killed · 190 injured

13.1 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F122

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F41

(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
Oct 3, 1964	F4	1.5 mi	67 yd	165	22
Sep 10, 1998	F2	4 mi	50 yd	6	1
Nov 22, 1961	F2	13.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 1960	F2	4.3 mi	100 yd	8	0
Apr 6, 2005	F2	2 mi	50 yd	2	0
Apr 22, 2018	EF1	7.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Dec 6, 1971	F1	4.3 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1974	F1	2 mi	27 yd	0	0
Nov 13, 1961	F1	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1983	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1990	F1	1 mi	43 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 26, 2025	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 22, 2018	EF1	7.2 mi	75 yd	0
May 30, 2017	unrated	1.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 2017	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 27, 2015	EF1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 24, 2013	EF0	1.9 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 13, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	1
Oct 16, 2006	F1	0.8 mi	40 yd	3
Jul 15, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 6, 2005	F2	2 mi	50 yd	2

Deadliest: Oct 3, 1964, F4, 22 killed.

Nearby counties

Jefferson Parish, LA70 St. Charles Parish, LA23 Terrebonne Parish, LA37 St. James Parish, LA10 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA23 Orleans Parish, LA24 Assumption Parish, LA21 Plaquemines Parish, LA37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lafourche Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lafourche Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Oct 3, 1964, with a 1.5-mile path and 22 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lafourche Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 41). 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).