Richland Parish tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Richland Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 18, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 80 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 80 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)F09

(E)F121

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F40

(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
Jan 18, 1973	F3	38 mi	73 yd	2	1
May 17, 1953	F3	41.6 mi	100 yd	17	0
Apr 1, 1983	F3	21 mi	300 yd	4	0
Mar 22, 1953	F2	234.7 mi	200 yd	22	2
Dec 3, 1973	F2	36.1 mi	50 yd	23	0
Mar 20, 1976	F2	17 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	9.5 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	5.1 mi	50 yd	3	0
Nov 19, 1983	F2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1975	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1974	F1	37.8 mi	10 yd	3	0
Apr 5, 1956	F1	21 mi	100 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	5.6 mi	130 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	7.4 mi	1,000 yd
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	1.8 mi	25 yd
May 4, 2021	EF0	8.6 mi	700 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	9.5 mi	700 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	4.7 mi	150 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	7.5 mi	700 yd
May 19, 2019	EF1	18.7 mi	700 yd
May 8, 2019	EF1	8.9 mi	200 yd
May 8, 2019	EF1	7.9 mi	300 yd
Apr 13, 2018	EF0	3.2 mi	400 yd
Apr 6, 2018	EF0	7.8 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Mar 22, 1953, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Franklin Parish, LA31 Ouachita Parish, LA48 Morehouse Parish, LA50 Caldwell Parish, LA21 Madison Parish, LA64 West Carroll Parish, LA34 Tensas Parish, LA29 East Carroll Parish, LA33

Questions

How many tornadoes has Richland Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Richland Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 18, 1973, with a 38-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Richland Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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