Louisiana, 1992

Tornadoes in Louisiana, August 26, 1992

August 26, 1992 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

13 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
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  • 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
7
Property damage
$630,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

13 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Iberville

When
August 26, 1:42 AM CST
Where
Iberville County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.250, -91.320

Tornado, St. Tammany

When
August 26, 8:25 AM CST
Where
St. Tammany County
Rating
F1
Path length
14 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.400, -89.930

Tornado, Pointe Coupee

When
August 26, 9:27 AM CST
Where
Pointe Coupee County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.680, -91.420

Tornado, St. Tammany

When
August 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where
St. Tammany County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.370, -90.080

Tornado, Morehouse

When
August 26, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Morehouse County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.920, -91.900

Tornado, Union

When
August 26, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.900, -92.250

Tornado, Union

When
August 26, 3:17 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.580, -92.350

Tornado, Madison

When
August 26, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.420, -91.120

Tornado, Tangipahoa

When
August 26, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Tangipahoa County
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
30.570, -90.500

Tornado, Madison

When
August 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
32.370, -91.150

Tornado, Madison

When
August 26, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.350, -91.030

Tornado, Madison

When
August 26, 7:04 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
32.230, -91.420

Tornado, Franklin

When
August 26, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Coordinates
32.170, -91.530

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.

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: 10044798, 10044799, 10044800, 10044801, 10044802, 10044803, 10044804, 10044805, 10044806, 10044807, 10044808, 10044809, 10044810.