Sabine Parish tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Sabine Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 12, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 72 people.

44tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

7killed · 72 injured

85.2 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F116

(E)F211

(E)F36

(E)F40

(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
Feb 12, 1950	F3	74.5 mi	100 yd	25	5
Mar 20, 1974	F3	85.2 mi	200 yd	9	1
Mar 20, 1974	F3	44.7 mi	77 yd	18	0
Oct 27, 1980	F3	5.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 19, 1983	F3	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 1957	F3	1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 1954	F2	16.7 mi	100 yd	6	1
Mar 30, 1976	F2	35.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	25 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF2	17.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	16.3 mi	950 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 1993	F2	10 mi	120 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 26, 2024	EF1	1.9 mi	220 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	16.3 mi	950 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	25 mi	900 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	1.3 mi	400 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	1.4 mi	164 yd	1
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	9.7 mi	500 yd	0
May 2, 2024	EF1	5.2 mi	325 yd	0
Apr 9, 2024	EF0	3.5 mi	440 yd	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF1	5.2 mi	70 yd	0
Jan 9, 2022	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 9, 2022	EF2	3.6 mi	900 yd	6
May 25, 2020	unrated	2.3 mi	40 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Sabine County, TX22 Natchitoches Parish, LA66 De Soto Parish, LA76 San Augustine County, TX21 Shelby County, TX48 Vernon Parish, LA59 Red River Parish, LA24 Newton County, TX34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sabine Parish, Louisiana had?

44 tornadoes touched Sabine Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sabine 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 Sabine Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 44). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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