Vermilion Parish tornado history

62 tornadoes touched Vermilion Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 31, 1983). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 80 people.

62tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 80 injured

33.2 milongest path · 1960

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F125

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 31, 1983	F3	6 mi	100 yd	0	1
Sep 10, 1961	F3	5.7 mi	283 yd	55	1
Dec 25, 1969	F3	1.5 mi	100 yd	8	1
May 15, 2008	EF2	7.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 2009	EF2	5.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 7, 1982	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2012	EF2	4.2 mi	20 yd	1	0
May 1, 1967	F2	2 mi	50 yd	4	0
Nov 8, 1977	F2	1 mi	27 yd	1	0
Apr 29, 1960	F1	33.2 mi	450 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1977	F1	23.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1959	F1	17 mi	450 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 10, 2025	EF0	—	1 yd	0
Nov 5, 2024	EF1	5 mi	300 yd	0
Aug 29, 2017	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Aug 27, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 21, 2012	EF2	4.2 mi	20 yd	1
Mar 21, 2012	EF0	0.9 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 21, 2012	EF1	1.2 mi	20 yd	0
Feb 18, 2012	EF0	2.5 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 24, 2009	EF2	5.6 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 2, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Sep 12, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0

Deadliest: Sep 10, 1961, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lafayette Parish, LA43 Iberia Parish, LA29 Acadia Parish, LA88 Jefferson Davis Parish, LA51 St. Martin Parish, LA26 Cameron Parish, LA68 St. Mary Parish, LA24 St. Landry Parish, LA71

Questions

How many tornadoes has Vermilion Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Vermilion Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 31, 1983, with a 6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Vermilion Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (12 of 62). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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