Morehouse Parish tornado history

50 tornadoes touched Morehouse Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 1, 1983). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 101 people.

50tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

7killed · 101 injured

234.7 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F131

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

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
Apr 1, 1983	F4	9 mi	1,000 yd	20	2
Nov 24, 2001	F3	30 mi	880 yd	11	3
Nov 27, 1968	F3	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 1953	F2	234.7 mi	200 yd	22	2
Dec 5, 1953	F2	58.3 mi	880 yd	11	0
Apr 15, 1972	F2	41.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1973	F2	36.1 mi	50 yd	23	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF2	16 mi	2,000 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	9.5 mi	700 yd	0	0
Jan 5, 2025	EF2	9 mi	650 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 1984	F2	2 mi	100 yd	5	0
Apr 20, 1995	F2	2 mi	100 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 5, 2025	EF2	9 mi	650 yd	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF1	1.4 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF1	4 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 7, 2021	EF1	8.2 mi	75 yd	1
Apr 7, 2021	EF1	2.7 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	9.5 mi	700 yd	0
Jun 24, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF2	16 mi	2,000 yd	0
Apr 14, 2018	EF1	3.2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF1	1.9 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	5.7 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 24, 2001, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

West Carroll Parish, LA34 Ashley County, AR43 Richland Parish, LA40 Ouachita Parish, LA48 Union Parish, LA57 East Carroll Parish, LA33 Chicot County, AR44 Issaquena County, MS24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morehouse Parish, Louisiana had?

50 tornadoes touched Morehouse Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Morehouse Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 1, 1983, with a 9-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Morehouse Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (19 of 50). 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).