LaSalle Parish tornado history

25 tornadoes touched LaSalle Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Dec 3, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 111 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

11killed · 111 injured

85.5 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F14

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Dec 3, 1953	F4	85.5 mi	300 yd	50	9
Nov 23, 2004	F3	15 mi	300 yd	20	1
May 19, 1983	F3	12 mi	500 yd	35	1
Oct 31, 2018	EF2	37.9 mi	500 yd	2	0
Dec 9, 2008	EF2	18.1 mi	300 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	13.8 mi	880 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	13.7 mi	2,252 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF2	12.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	5.5 mi	1,636 yd	0	0
Mar 4, 1983	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2000	F2	2.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	1.1 mi	440 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 2, 2021	unrated	1.2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF0	8.8 mi	700 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF2	37.9 mi	500 yd	2
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	5.5 mi	1,636 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	13.7 mi	2,252 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	1.1 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF2	13.8 mi	880 yd	1
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	8 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF1	9.3 mi	275 yd	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF2	12.6 mi	440 yd	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 3, 1953, F4, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Catahoula Parish, LA34 Grant Parish, LA30 Caldwell Parish, LA21 Winn Parish, LA43 Concordia Parish, LA38 Rapides Parish, LA82 Avoyelles Parish, LA54 Franklin Parish, LA31

Questions

How many tornadoes has LaSalle Parish, Louisiana had?

25 tornadoes touched LaSalle Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in LaSalle Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Dec 3, 1953, with an 85.5-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in LaSalle Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 25). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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