Winn Parish tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Winn Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Nov 29, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 49 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

3killed · 49 injured

234.7 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F127

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 29, 2010	EF4	14 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1974	F3	85.2 mi	200 yd	9	1
May 19, 1983	F3	23 mi	500 yd	10	0
Mar 22, 1953	F2	234.7 mi	200 yd	22	2
May 16, 1953	F2	28.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF2	25.1 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1959	F2	20.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 2018	EF2	19.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF2	18.7 mi	625 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1977	F2	6.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 3, 2009	EF2	1.5 mi	399 yd	2	0
Dec 3, 1953	F2	1 mi	100 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 13, 2022	EF2	18.7 mi	625 yd
May 8, 2019	EF1	2.9 mi	250 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	3.1 mi	50 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	0.4 mi	50 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF2	19.6 mi	400 yd
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	1.2 mi	300 yd
Mar 28, 2018	EF1	16 mi	1,200 yd
May 28, 2017	EF1	1.1 mi	564 yd
May 28, 2017	EF1	0.1 mi	127 yd
May 28, 2017	EF1	0.1 mi	135 yd
Apr 30, 2017	EF1	6.9 mi	1,760 yd

Deadliest: Mar 22, 1953, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Grant Parish, LA30 Jackson Parish, LA41 Natchitoches Parish, LA66 Caldwell Parish, LA21 LaSalle Parish, LA25 Bienville Parish, LA47 Red River Parish, LA24 Lincoln Parish, LA30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Winn Parish, Louisiana had?

43 tornadoes touched Winn Parish, Louisiana between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Winn Parish?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Nov 29, 2010, with a 14-mile path.

When is tornado season in Winn Parish?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 43). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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