Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana
2000 tornadoes in Louisiana
43 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana in 2000, 32 percent above the average of the record for the state. None of them killed anybody.
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 2000
March 10 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10 | 4:53 PM CST | F0 | Vernon Parish | 1.0 | 20 | $1,000 |
March 15 2 tornadoes
April 2 3 tornadoes
April 3 12 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | 5:10 AM CDT | F1 | Calcasieu Parish | 5.0 | 20 | 5 | $100,000 | |
| April 3 | 5:45 AM CDT | F1 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 3.0 | 20 | $250,000 | ||
| April 3 | 5:50 AM CDT | F0 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 2.0 | 10 | $40,000 | ||
| April 3 | 6:00 AM CDT | F0 | Acadia Parish | 7.0 | 20 | $100,000 | ||
| April 3 | 6:28 AM CDT | F1 | Saint Landry Parish | 1.0 | 20 | 1 | $50,000 | |
| April 3 | 7:40 AM CDT | F1 | West Feliciana Parish | 0.7 | 50 | $1,000 | ||
| April 3 | 7:45 AM CDT | F1 | West Feliciana Parish | 3.0 | 50 | $200,000 | ||
| April 3 | 8:30 AM CDT | F1 | Livingston Parish | 0.5 | 30 | $50,000 | ||
| April 3 | 8:40 AM CDT | F1 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 0.3 | 20 | $50,000 | ||
| April 3 | 8:45 AM CDT | F1 | Saint Helena Parish | 6.0 | 70 | $50,000 | ||
| April 3 | 9:40 AM CDT | F0 | Assumption Parish | 0.1 | 20 | |||
| April 3 | 11:22 AM CDT | F0 | Saint Tammany Parish | 0.1 | 30 |
April 23 9 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 23 | 5:10 PM CDT | F1 | Caddo Parish | 8.0 | 500 | $1.0 million | ||
| April 23 | 5:40 PM CDT | F3 | Caddo Parish | 32.5 | 500 | 3 | $7.3 million | |
| April 23 | 5:40 PM CDT | F2 | Bossier Parish | 37.2 | 700 | $2.8 million | ||
| April 23 | 6:46 PM CDT | F2 | De Soto Parish | 8.5 | 150 | $750,000 | ||
| April 23 | 7:05 PM CDT | F3 | Red River Parish | 19.3 | 200 | $2.0 million | ||
| April 23 | 7:05 PM CDT | F1 | Caddo Parish | 8.0 | 150 | 6 | $11 million | |
| April 23 | 7:16 PM CDT | F2 | Bienville Parish | 4.3 | 200 | $120,000 | ||
| April 23 | 8:30 PM CDT | F1 | Jackson Parish | 2.5 | 30 | 1 | $170,000 | |
| April 23 | 9:50 PM CDT | F2 | LaSalle Parish | 2.3 | 150 | $750,000 |
May 28 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 | 5:20 PM CDT | F0 | Ascension Parish | 0.1 | 20 |
June 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 16 | 10:55 AM CDT | F1 | St. Mary Parish | 1.3 | 10 |
June 25 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25 | 6:11 PM CDT | F0 | Washington Parish | 0.1 | 30 |
July 18 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18 | 3:15 PM CDT | F0 | Plaquemines Parish | 0.1 | 20 | $1,000 |
July 22 2 tornadoes
August 10 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | 5:12 PM CDT | F0 | Orleans Parish | 0.1 | 20 |
August 20 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 | 3:45 PM CDT | F0 | Tangipahoa Parish | 0.1 | 20 |
August 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 23 | 4:20 PM CDT | F0 | Saint Tammany Parish | 1.5 | 30 | 1 | $10,000 |
August 30 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 5:30 PM CDT | F0 | Washington Parish | 0.1 | 20 |
August 31 2 tornadoes
November 6 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6 | 5:45 AM CST | F2 | Avoyelles Parish | 3.0 | 20 | 3 | $200,000 | |
| November 6 | 1:55 PM CST | F1 | Saint Tammany Parish | 1.0 | 30 | $70,000 |
November 8 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8 | 1:58 PM CST | F2 | Catahoula Parish | 25.0 | 500 | $170,000 |
November 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 16 | 4:00 PM CST | F1 | Plaquemines Parish | 0.3 | 50 | $50,000 |
Nearby
Every tornado in Louisiana since 1950Warnings in force in LouisianaThe 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.