Natchitoches Parish tornado history

66 tornadoes touched Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 12, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 102 people.

66tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

9killed · 102 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)F024

(E)F124

(E)F212

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 12, 1950	F3	74.5 mi	100 yd	25	5
Mar 20, 1974	F3	85.2 mi	200 yd	9	1
Apr 23, 2000	F3	19.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F3	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 11, 1968	F3	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 1953	F2	234.7 mi	200 yd	22	2
Mar 30, 1976	F2	42.1 mi	77 yd	3	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	35.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 1953	F2	28.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF2	25.1 mi	880 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2004	F2	20 mi	300 yd	1	0
Nov 5, 2018	EF2	19.6 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 8, 2024	unrated	2.3 mi	75 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	5.7 mi	100 yd
Nov 20, 2023	EF1	8.8 mi	150 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	5.5 mi	100 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	3.7 mi	200 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	2.7 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	80 yd
May 8, 2019	EF1	3 mi	250 yd
May 8, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	250 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	1.7 mi	200 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF2	5.8 mi	475 yd

Deadliest: Feb 12, 1950, F3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Winn Parish, LA43 Red River Parish, LA24 Sabine Parish, LA44 Grant Parish, LA30 Bienville Parish, LA47 Vernon Parish, LA59 De Soto Parish, LA76 Rapides Parish, LA82

Questions

How many tornadoes has Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana had?

66 tornadoes touched Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Natchitoches Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 12, 1950, with a 74.5-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Natchitoches Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (17 of 66). 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).