Webster Parish tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Webster Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 12, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 94 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

23killed · 94 injured

82.6 milongest path · 1950

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F136

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F41

(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
Feb 12, 1950	F4	82.6 mi	100 yd	77	18
Dec 3, 1978	F3	60 mi	300 yd	4	2
Dec 3, 1978	F3	61.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 10, 1952	F3	50.9 mi	650 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1982	F3	23 mi	500 yd	1	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	31.8 mi	300 yd	0	3
May 7, 1978	F2	44.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2000	F2	37.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF2	10.8 mi	990 yd	1	0
Jan 1, 1999	F2	7.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 14, 1958	F2	5.6 mi	30 yd	1	0
Jun 9, 1974	F2	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	1.1 mi	479 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	1.5 mi	345 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	4.8 mi	400 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	3.9 mi	375 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	6.5 mi	300 yd	0
May 11, 2023	EF1	0.1 mi	60 yd	0
May 28, 2021	EF1	2.5 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	6.1 mi	1,000 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	31.8 mi	300 yd	3
Dec 16, 2019	EF1	26.2 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 9, 2019	EF1	0.8 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 13, 2018	EF0	5.1 mi	300 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 12, 1950, F4, 18 killed.

Nearby counties

Bossier Parish, LA76 Claiborne Parish, LA32 Bienville Parish, LA47 Caddo Parish, LA111 Columbia County, AR35 Lafayette County, AR20 Lincoln Parish, LA30 Red River Parish, LA24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Webster Parish, Louisiana had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Webster Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 12, 1950, with a 82.6-mile path and 18 deaths.

When is tornado season in Webster Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 61). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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