St. Bernard Parish tornado history

16 tornadoes touched St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 22, 2022). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

13 milongest path · 2005

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F16

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: February.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 22, 2022	EF3	11.5 mi	320 yd	2	1
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	10.6 mi	200 yd	10	0
May 8, 1995	F2	0.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2005	F1	13 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1983	F1	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Feb 15, 1987	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 2011	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Sep 3, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 27, 1990	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 2017	EF0	2.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 15, 1985	F0	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	10.6 mi	200 yd	10	0
Dec 14, 2022	unrated	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF3	11.5 mi	320 yd	2	1
Sep 15, 2021	unrated	1.9 mi	25 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 2017	EF0	2.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 2017	unrated	7.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 23, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 3, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 2011	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2005	F1	13 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 8, 1995	F2	0.8 mi	40 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 22, 2022, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hancock County, MS63 Harrison County, MS90 Orleans Parish, LA24 Plaquemines Parish, LA37 Jackson County, MS87 St. Tammany Parish, LA75 Jefferson Parish, LA70 Stone County, MS22

Questions

How many tornadoes has St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana had?

16 tornadoes touched St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in St. Bernard Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 22, 2022, with a 11.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in St. Bernard Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (3 of 16). 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).