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1992 tornadoes in Louisiana

79 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana in 1992, 142 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 2 people and injured 85.

1991 1993 The whole country in 1992

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Every tornado in Louisiana in 1992

January 12 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 12	6:30 AM CST	F1	Lafayette Parish	2.0	23			$50,000 to $500,000
January 12	10:15 AM CST	F1	Lafourche Parish	0.2	20			$5,000 to $50,000

February 15 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 15	12:05 AM CST	F2	Tangipahoa Parish	0.8	527		10	$500,000 to $5 million
February 15	12:05 AM CST	F1	Tangipahoa Parish	0.4	350

February 22 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 22	9:08 AM CST	F0	Cameron Parish	0.2	10

March 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 4	11:50 PM CST	F2	Acadia Parish	18.0	173		6	$500,000 to $5 million

March 5 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
March 5	12:58 AM CST	F1	Saint Landry Parish	1.0	30	$5,000 to $50,000
March 5	1:35 AM CST	F1	Concordia Parish	10.0	50	$50,000 to $500,000
March 5	7:50 AM CST	F0	Vermilion Parish	0.1	13

March 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 9	3:51 PM CST	F1	East Carroll Parish	0.7	73		5	$500,000 to $5 million

March 22 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 22	5:55 PM CST	F0	Madison Parish	0.1	20

April 19 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
April 19	10:20 PM CDT	F1	Jackson Parish	0.2	20
April 19	10:58 PM CDT	F1	Ouachita Parish	0.2	50
April 19	11:05 PM CDT	F1	Ouachita Parish	0.2	50

April 20 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 20	4:25 AM CDT	F1	Avoyelles Parish	0.5	20		1	$5,000 to $50,000

April 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 24	4:20 PM CDT	F0	Jefferson Davis Parish	0.1	10

May 16 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 16	8:05 AM CDT	F0	Jefferson Parish	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
May 16	6:45 PM CDT	F1	Rapides Parish	0.2	20			$5,000 to $50,000

May 27 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 27	5:22 PM CDT	F1	Livingston Parish	0.2	20			$5,000 to $50,000

May 28 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 28	7:20 PM CDT	F1	Acadia Parish	0.1	20

June 2 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 2	5:45 PM CDT	F1	Caddo Parish	8.0	30

June 3 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
June 3	3:45 PM CDT	F1	Vernon Parish	0.1	20
June 3	4:00 PM CDT	F1	Vernon Parish	19.0	50
June 3	4:20 PM CDT	F1	Beauregard Parish	16.0	50	$5,000 to $50,000
June 3	4:40 PM CDT	F1	Jefferson Davis Parish	0.1	20	$5,000 to $50,000

June 6 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 6	6:38 PM CDT	F1	Richland Parish	4.0	20

June 13 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 13	5:40 PM CDT	F2	Lafayette Parish	6.0	60			$50,000 to $500,000

June 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 25	3:10 PM CDT	F1	Acadia Parish	17.0	30			$500 to $5,000

June 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 26	8:15 PM CDT	F1	Calcasieu Parish	0.2	20			$5,000 to $50,000

June 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 30	3:38 PM CDT	F1	Calcasieu Parish	0.5	20			$500 to $5,000

August 10 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 10	7:00 PM CDT	F1	Acadia Parish	0.1	13			$500 to $5,000

August 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 11	4:45 PM CDT	F0	Cameron Parish	0.1	13

August 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 25	9:10 PM CDT	F3	Saint John the Baptist Parish	9.0	150	2	32	$5 million to $50 million

August 26 13 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
August 26	2:42 AM CDT	F1	Iberville Parish	1.0	20		$5,000 to $50,000
August 26	9:25 AM CDT	F1	Saint Tammany Parish	14.0	20		$5,000 to $50,000
August 26	10:27 AM CDT	F1	Pointe Coupee Parish	1.0	20		$500 to $5,000
August 26	3:30 PM CDT	F1	Saint Tammany Parish	1.0	20		$500 to $5,000
August 26	3:30 PM CDT	F1	Morehouse Parish	2.0	50	3	$50,000 to $500,000
August 26	4:00 PM CDT	F0	Union Parish	0.5	20
August 26	4:17 PM CDT	F1	Union Parish	2.0	20	4	$5,000 to $50,000
August 26	7:10 PM CDT	F0	Madison Parish	0.5	20
August 26	7:15 PM CDT	F1	Tangipahoa Parish	7.0	20		$50,000 to $500,000
August 26	8:00 PM CDT	F0	Madison Parish	0.5	20
August 26	8:00 PM CDT	F1	Madison Parish	1.5	40		$5,000 to $50,000
August 26	8:04 PM CDT	F1	Madison Parish	1.5	40		$5,000 to $50,000
August 26	8:20 PM CDT	F1	Franklin Parish	1.5	40

September 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 11	3:35 PM CDT	F0	Cameron Parish	0.1	10

November 1 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 1	10:15 AM CST	F1	Vermilion Parish	0.5	20			$5,000 to $50,000
November 1	12:10 PM CST	F2	Saint Martin Parish	0.5	40			$5,000 to $50,000

November 3 15 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
November 3	2:35 PM CST	F1	Caddo Parish	1.0	40	$500,000 to $5 million
November 3	2:40 PM CST	F1	Bossier Parish	0.5	43	$50,000 to $500,000
November 3	2:40 PM CST	F1	De Soto Parish	2.0	80
November 3	2:48 PM CST	F1	De Soto Parish	2.5	90	$5,000 to $50,000
November 3	3:08 PM CST	F1	Webster Parish	1.8	43	$5,000 to $50,000
November 3	3:18 PM CST	F1	Webster Parish	1.5	43
November 3	3:24 PM CST	F1	Claiborne Parish	1.5	40	$5,000 to $50,000
November 3	3:32 PM CST	F3	Bienville Parish	7.0	300	$5 million to $50 million
November 3	3:52 PM CST	F1	Red River Parish	1.5	57
November 3	4:05 PM CST	F1	Lincoln Parish	0.8	40
November 3	4:52 PM CST	F1	Winn Parish	1.5	30
November 3	5:00 PM CST	F1	Union Parish	1.5	57	$50,000 to $500,000
November 3	5:02 PM CST	F1	Winn Parish	2.0	67	$50,000 to $500,000
November 3	5:14 PM CST	F1	Jackson Parish	1.8	80
November 3	5:54 PM CST	F1	Caldwell Parish	1.0	80	$5,000 to $50,000

November 12 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 12	5:00 AM CST	F2	Grant Parish	1.5	57			$5,000 to $50,000

November 20 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 20	8:45 AM CST	F1	Terrebonne Parish	0.2	23			$500 to $5,000
November 20	8:50 AM CST	F1	Lafourche Parish	0.2	23		1	$5,000 to $50,000

November 21 10 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
November 21	7:12 PM CST	F2	Vernon Parish	6.0	150		$5,000 to $50,000
November 21	7:30 PM CST	F3	Calcasieu Parish	6.0	73	2	$500,000 to $5 million
November 21	8:50 PM CST	F2	Rapides Parish	0.5	150		$5,000 to $50,000
November 21	9:30 PM CST	F2	Saint Martin Parish	15.0	73	4	$50,000 to $500,000
November 21	9:45 PM CST	F2	Catahoula Parish	0.5	100		$50,000 to $500,000
November 21	9:45 PM CST	F3	Concordia Parish	3.0	100	6	$50,000 to $500,000
November 21	9:55 PM CST	F3	Catahoula Parish	38.0	200	11	$500,000 to $5 million
November 21	10:00 PM CST	F2	West Feliciana Parish	13.0	100		$50,000 to $500,000
November 21	10:18 PM CST	F2	Tensas Parish	16.0	100		$50,000 to $500,000
November 21	10:30 PM CST	F1	East Feliciana Parish	11.0	73		$5,000 to $50,000

December 15 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 15	10:30 AM CST	F1	Concordia Parish	0.1	23			$5,000 to $50,000
December 15	11:10 AM CST	F1	Saint Landry Parish	0.1	17			$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

Every tornado in Louisiana since 1950 Warnings in force in Louisiana The live radar over Louisiana

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.