Pointe Coupee Parish tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 15, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 45 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 45 injured

45.5 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F116

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 15, 1957	F3	37.9 mi	100 yd	29	1
Nov 7, 1957	F3	3.6 mi	50 yd	5	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	1.9 mi	125 yd	4	0
Dec 17, 1995	F2	0.2 mi	20 yd	1	0
May 16, 1980	F1	1 mi	10 yd	1	1
Feb 8, 1956	F1	45.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	23.8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 1974	F1	5.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 1983	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 16, 2008	EF1	2.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	1.8 mi	419 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 2023	EF1	1.1 mi	75 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 13, 2024	EF0	0.9 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	23.8 mi	250 yd	0
Jan 24, 2023	EF1	1.1 mi	75 yd	3
May 25, 2022	EF0	1.4 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF0	10.5 mi	25 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	1.9 mi	125 yd	4
Jun 6, 2019	EF1	1.8 mi	419 yd	0
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 16, 2008	EF1	2.5 mi	40 yd	0
Jan 10, 2008	EF1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 4, 2007	unrated	1.8 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Oct 15, 1957, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

West Feliciana Parish, LA12 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA11 St. Landry Parish, LA71 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA47 Iberville Parish, LA22 East Feliciana Parish, LA18 Avoyelles Parish, LA54 Wilkinson County, MS17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pointe Coupee Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 15, 1957, with a 37.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pointe Coupee Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (5 of 26). 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).