Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana
2011 tornadoes in Louisiana
59 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana in 2011, 81 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 1 people and injured 21.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 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.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 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 2011
February 1 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 8:24 AM CST | EF0 | Sabine Parish | 6.0 | 50 | $1,000 |
February 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24 | 7:25 PM CST | EF1 | West Carroll Parish | 6.5 | 75 | $750,000 |
March 5 7 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | 8:30 AM CST | EF0 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 4.8 | 25 | $10,000 | ||
| March 5 | 8:50 AM CST | EF0 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 2.7 | 25 | $10,000 | ||
| March 5 | 9:44 AM CST | EF0 | Acadia Parish | 1.1 | 25 | 3 | $50,000 | |
| March 5 | 9:51 AM CST | EF2 | Acadia Parish | 7.0 | 250 | 1 | 11 | $15 million |
| March 5 | 12:20 PM CST | EF1 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 0.3 | 40 | $25,000 | ||
| March 5 | 12:27 PM CST | EF0 | Livingston Parish | 0.3 | 30 | $15,000 | ||
| March 5 | 12:32 PM CST | EF1 | Terrebonne Parish | 0.5 | 30 | $50,000 |
March 8 3 tornadoes
March 9 4 tornadoes
March 29 3 tornadoes
April 4 7 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | 2:42 PM CDT | EF1 | Grant Parish | 9.3 | 275 | $250,000 | ||
| April 4 | 2:58 PM CDT | EF2 | LaSalle Parish | 12.6 | 440 | $110,000 | ||
| April 4 | 3:43 PM CDT | EF2 | Tensas Parish to MS | 28.0 | 880 | 1 | $4.0 million | |
| April 4 | 6:40 PM CDT | EF1 | Washington Parish | 0.2 | 75 | $30,000 | ||
| April 4 | 6:42 PM CDT | EF1 | Livingston Parish | 0.5 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| April 4 | 6:50 PM CDT | EF0 | Saint James Parish | 0.9 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| April 4 | 7:01 PM CDT | EF1 | Washington Parish | 0.2 | 75 | $50,000 |
April 26 15 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26 | 7:34 PM CDT | EF0 | Bossier Parish | 3.6 | 50 | |||
| April 26 | 8:54 PM CDT | EF1 | Webster Parish | 6.5 | 150 | $100,000 | ||
| April 26 | 9:25 PM CDT | EF1 | Bienville Parish | 5.3 | 100 | |||
| April 26 | 9:31 PM CDT | EF0 | Lincoln Parish | 6.0 | 80 | |||
| April 26 | 9:45 PM CDT | EF1 | Claiborne Parish to AR | 26.5 | 100 | $20,000 | ||
| April 26 | 9:50 PM CDT | EF0 | Jackson Parish | 5.2 | 70 | |||
| April 26 | 10:33 PM CDT | EF0 | Ouachita Parish | 1.9 | 50 | $200 | ||
| April 26 | 10:44 PM CDT | EF0 | Morehouse Parish | 2.5 | 75 | $20,000 | ||
| April 26 | 10:45 PM CDT | EF1 | Morehouse Parish to AR | 12.0 | 440 | 1 | $60,000 | |
| April 26 | 10:55 PM CDT | EF1 | Red River Parish | 3.5 | 125 | $150,000 | ||
| April 26 | 12:03 AM CDT | EF2 | West Carroll Parish | 11.0 | 880 | $650,000 | ||
| April 26 | 12:27 AM CDT | EF2 | Sabine Parish | 17.4 | 300 | $1.0 million | ||
| April 26 | 12:42 AM CDT | EF1 | Sabine Parish | 4.7 | 880 | |||
| April 26 | 12:42 AM CDT | EF1 | Natchitoches Parish | 8.0 | 880 | $2.0 million | ||
| April 26 | 12:56 AM CDT | EF2 | Natchitoches Parish | 25.1 | 880 | $300,000 |
April 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | 1:36 AM CDT | EF0 | LaSalle Parish | 8.0 | 100 | $40,000 |
May 13 2 tornadoes
May 25 3 tornadoes
May 26 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 4:40 PM CDT | EF3 | Saint Tammany Parish | 6.1 | 150 | 4 | $400,000 |
September 3 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | 1:10 PM CDT | EF0 | Lafayette Parish | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| September 3 | 8:50 PM CDT | EF1 | Saint Bernard Parish | 0.5 | 50 | $10,000 |
November 8 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8 | 4:53 PM CST | EF2 | De Soto Parish | 9.6 | 200 | $300,000 | ||
| November 8 | 5:50 PM CST | EF0 | Caddo Parish | 2.9 | 75 | |||
| November 8 | 6:20 PM CST | EF0 | Webster Parish | 5.6 | 75 | |||
| November 8 | 6:29 PM CST | EF0 | Webster Parish | 2.9 | 75 | |||
| November 8 | 8:26 PM CST | EF1 | Sabine Parish | 7.1 | 200 |
November 16 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 16 | 2:40 AM CST | EF1 | Saint Helena Parish | 0.5 | 150 | $50,000 | ||
| November 16 | 3:35 AM CST | EF0 | Terrebonne Parish | 0.1 | 25 | $30,000 |
December 20 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20 | 8:25 AM CST | EF1 | Calcasieu Parish | 0.8 | 10 | $500,000 |
December 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22 | 8:15 AM CST | EF1 | East Feliciana Parish | 3.0 | 30 | $20,000 |
Crossed into Louisiana
Tornadoes that touched down in a neighboring state and ran into Louisiana. They are counted under the state they began in.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26 | 7:46 PM CDT | EF2 | Panola, TX to LA | 42.4 | 850 | 2 | $10 million |
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.