Louisiana, 1977

Tornadoes in Louisiana, September 5, 1977

September 5, 1977 · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Livingston

When
September 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Livingston County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.480, -90.870

Tornado, Tangipahoa

When
September 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Tangipahoa County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.470, -90.450

Tornado, East Baton Rouge

When
September 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
East Baton Rouge County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.700, -91.150

Tornado, Tangipahoa

When
September 5, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Tangipahoa County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.7 mi
Path width
70 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
30.420, -90.430

Tornado, Tangipahoa

When
September 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Tangipahoa County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.500, -90.470

Tornado, Washington

When
September 5, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
30.680, -89.880

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.

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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: 10033433, 10033434, 10033435, 10033436, 10033437, 10033438.