Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana
2001 tornadoes in Louisiana
32 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana in 2001, about the average of the record for the state. They killed 4 people and injured 14.
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 2001
January 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29 | 11:55 AM CST | F0 | Tangipahoa Parish | 0.2 | 25 | $20,000 |
March 12 2 tornadoes
June 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | 6:24 AM CDT | F1 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 1.0 | 30 | 1 | $50,000 |
June 13 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | 9:07 AM CDT | F0 | Jefferson Parish | 0.1 | 25 | $10,000 |
October 11 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11 | 11:10 AM CDT | F0 | Vernon Parish | 0.5 | 10 | $10,000 | ||
| October 11 | 1:25 PM CDT | F0 | Warren to MS | 0.7 | 30 | $10,000 | ||
| October 11 | 4:01 PM CDT | F0 | Livingston Parish | 0.2 | 10 | $10,000 | ||
| October 11 | 6:35 PM CDT | F1 | Plaquemines Parish | 0.5 | 30 | $40,000 |
October 13 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13 | 5:05 AM CDT | F1 | Beauregard Parish | 0.5 | 10 | $50,000 | ||
| October 13 | 8:45 AM CDT | F1 | Acadia Parish | 0.5 | 10 | $120,000 | ||
| October 13 | 9:00 AM CDT | F1 | Vermilion Parish | 0.5 | 10 | $70,000 | ||
| October 13 | 6:20 PM CDT | F0 | Plaquemines Parish | 0.3 | 20 | $10,000 |
November 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23 | 11:39 PM CST | F1 | Jackson Parish | 9.0 | 30 | $10,000 |
November 24 6 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24 | 12:40 AM CST | F3 | Morehouse Parish to AR | 30.0 | 880 | 3 | 11 | $2.3 million |
| November 24 | 12:43 AM CST | F1 | Grant Parish | 11.5 | 30 | |||
| November 24 | 1:14 AM CST | F0 | Winn Parish | 2.9 | 30 | |||
| November 24 | 1:35 AM CST | F1 | Caldwell Parish | 5.0 | 30 | |||
| November 24 | 2:05 AM CST | F2 | Avoyelles Parish | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | $50,000 | |
| November 24 | 6:10 AM CST | F0 | Madison Parish | 0.5 | 50 | $1,000 |
November 26 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 26 | 3:57 PM CST | F1 | Lincoln Parish | 7.1 | 40 | |||
| November 26 | 4:48 PM CST | F1 | Union Parish | 8.7 | 40 | |||
| November 26 | 4:51 PM CST | F1 | Bienville Parish | 13.7 | 30 | |||
| November 26 | 4:55 PM CST | F1 | Webster Parish | 17.0 | 40 | $45,000 | ||
| November 26 | 11:50 PM CST | F2 | Natchitoches Parish | 15.2 | 100 | $40,000 |
November 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27 | 12:01 AM CST | F1 | Natchitoches Parish | 2.7 | 30 |
November 28 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | 4:55 AM CST | F0 | Calcasieu Parish | 1.0 | 10 | $1,000 |
December 12 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12 | 11:12 AM CST | F1 | Beauregard Parish | 4.0 | 20 | $150,000 | ||
| December 12 | 3:55 PM CST | F0 | Tensas Parish | 0.2 | 30 | $1,000 |
December 13 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13 | 8:30 PM CST | F1 | Terrebonne Parish | 0.2 | 25 | $100,000 | ||
| December 13 | 9:05 PM CST | F0 | Jefferson Parish | 0.2 | 25 | $100,000 |
December 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22 | 4:21 PM CST | F1 | Winn Parish | 8.5 | 25 | $20,000 |
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.