Union Parish tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Union Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 3, 1978). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 51 people.

57tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 51 injured

61.1 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F132

(E)F210

(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
Dec 3, 1978	F3	60 mi	300 yd	4	2
Dec 3, 1978	F3	61.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF3	9.1 mi	500 yd	14	0
Nov 19, 1983	F3	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1953	F2	58.3 mi	880 yd	11	0
May 7, 1978	F2	44.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1972	F2	41.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 18, 2002	F2	20.2 mi	110 yd	0	0
Dec 5, 1953	F2	9.7 mi	33 yd	16	0
Jan 5, 2025	EF2	9 mi	650 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1961	F2	7.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF2	3.9 mi	900 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 5, 2025	EF2	9 mi	650 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	3.2 mi	750 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	1.5 mi	175 yd	0
May 11, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	80 yd	0
Jan 2, 2023	EF2	3.9 mi	900 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF3	9.1 mi	500 yd	14
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	5.1 mi	150 yd	0
May 2, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	80 yd	0
Mar 30, 2021	EF1	1.2 mi	105 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	2.6 mi	766 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	3 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 25, 2019	EF1	21.4 mi	850 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 3, 1978, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Lincoln Parish, LA30 Union County, AR45 Ouachita Parish, LA48 Morehouse Parish, LA50 Claiborne Parish, LA32 Jackson Parish, LA41 Ashley County, AR43 Bradley County, AR21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Union Parish, Louisiana had?

57 tornadoes touched Union Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Union Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 3, 1978, with a 60-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Union Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (14 of 57). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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