Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 22, 1965

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 22, 1965
Start: 1965-01-22T06:15
End: 1965-01-22T15:50
Location: Louisiana

January 22, 1965 · 19 events in 11 counties and zones

10 tornado, 9 thunderstorm wind, 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
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $543,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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

10 tornado, 9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Caddo

When: January 22, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Caddo County
Rating: F1
Path length: 12.8 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 32.450, -93.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Caddo

When: January 22, 6:28 AM CST
Where: Caddo County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 32.500, -93.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: January 22, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Coordinates: 30.180, -93.280

Tornado, Calcasieu

When: January 22, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.370, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Calcasieu

When: January 22, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Calcasieu County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 30.180, -93.500

Tornado, Jefferson Davis

When: January 22, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.250, -92.750

Tornado, Rapides

When: January 22, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Rapides County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.950, -92.580

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: January 22, 11:15 AM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 30.180, -93.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Avoyelles

When: January 22, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Avoyelles County
Coordinates: 31.100, -92.180

Tornado, Avoyelles

When: January 22, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Avoyelles County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.3 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 31.230, -92.170

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Martin

When: January 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where: St. Martin County
Coordinates: 30.080, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: January 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 31.200, -91.180

Thunderstorm Wind, East Baton Rouge

When: January 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where: East Baton Rouge County
Coordinates: 30.500, -91.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: January 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 30.080, -92.000

Tornado, Ascension

When: January 22, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Ascension County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 267 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.100, -91.000

Tornado, Ascension

When: January 22, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Ascension County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.130, -90.900

Tornado, Livingston

When: January 22, 2:47 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 117 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.500, -90.600

Tornado, St. Martin

When: January 22, 3:00 PM CST
Where: St. Martin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.100, -91.900

Tornado, Livingston

When: January 22, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.500, -90.530

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.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 1965 Every state in 1965 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Louisiana, 1965

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: 10030814, 10030815, 10030816, 10030817, 10030818, 10030819, 10030820, 10030821, 10030822, 10030823, 10030824, 10030825, 10030826, 10030827, 10030828, 10030829, 10030830, 10030831, 10030832.