St. Landry Parish tornado history

71 tornadoes touched St. Landry Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 7, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 115 people.

71tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

12killed · 115 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)F017

(E)F138

(E)F212

(E)F34

(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
Nov 7, 1957	F3	9.2 mi	200 yd	10	4
Oct 15, 1957	F3	37.9 mi	100 yd	29	1
Apr 10, 2021	EF3	8.7 mi	200 yd	7	1
Feb 9, 1983	F3	21 mi	150 yd	7	0
Apr 4, 1952	F2	20.4 mi	67 yd	33	4
Oct 29, 2002	F2	10.5 mi	50 yd	3	2
May 16, 1953	F2	21.7 mi	150 yd	3	0
Mar 4, 1992	F2	18 mi	173 yd	6	0
Jan 31, 1983	F2	7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 2009	EF2	5.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 29, 2002	F2	5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 2023	EF2	3.6 mi	225 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2025	EF2	1.8 mi	250 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	15.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	0.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 2023	EF2	3.6 mi	225 yd	0	0
Feb 8, 2023	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 17, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2021	EF1	3.6 mi	187 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2021	EF3	8.7 mi	200 yd	7	1
Mar 23, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2020	EF1	1.1 mi	106 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 4, 1952, F2, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Pointe Coupee Parish, LA26 Evangeline Parish, LA40 Lafayette Parish, LA43 Acadia Parish, LA88 Avoyelles Parish, LA54 St. Martin Parish, LA26 West Feliciana Parish, LA12 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA11

Questions

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

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

What was the strongest tornado in St. Landry Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 7, 1957, with a 9.2-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in St. Landry Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (13 of 71). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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