Tornadoes in Louisiana, February 12, 1950

Name: Tornadoes in Louisiana, February 12, 1950
Start: 1950-02-12T13:00
End: 1950-02-12T23:00
Location: Louisiana

February 12, 1950 · 11 events in 9 counties and zones

11 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 28
Injuries: 112
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

11 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, De Soto

When: February 12, 1:00 PM CST
Where: De Soto County
Rating: F4
Path length: 29.8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.970, -94.000

Tornado, De Soto

When: February 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where: De Soto County
Rating: F2
Path length: 46.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.200, -93.580

Tornado, Sabine

When: February 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sabine County
Rating: F3
Path length: 17.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 25 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.630, -93.650

Tornado, Caddo

When: February 12, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F4
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 40 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.350, -93.770

Tornado, Claiborne

When: February 12, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Claiborne County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 10 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.800, -93.230

Tornado, Bossier

When: February 12, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Bossier County
Rating: F4
Path length: 30.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 37 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.470, -93.700

Tornado, Natchitoches

When: February 12, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Rating: F3
Path length: 16.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 31.830, -93.470

Tornado, Natchitoches

When: February 12, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Natchitoches County
Rating: F3
Path length: 13.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.000, -93.270

Tornado, Webster

When: February 12, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Webster County
Rating: F4
Path length: 13.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.850, -93.430

Tornado, Bienville

When: February 12, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Bienville County
Rating: F3
Path length: 27.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.180, -93.200

Tornado, East Carroll

When: February 12, 11:00 PM CST
Where: East Carroll County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.600, -91.330

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10032623, 10032624, 10032625, 10032626, 10032627, 10032628, 10032629, 10032630, 10032631, 10032632, 10032633.