Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana
2016 tornadoes in Louisiana
27 tornadoes touched down in Louisiana in 2016, 17 percent below the average of the record for the state. They killed 2 people and injured 94.
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 2016
January 21 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 5:58 PM CST | EF1 | Tangipahoa Parish | 0.2 | 50 |
February 15 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15 | 10:22 AM CST | EF0 | Avoyelles Parish | 0.3 | 20 | $10,000 | ||
| February 15 | 1:04 PM CST | EF0 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 0.8 | 10 |
February 23 13 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23 | 11:11 AM CST | EF0 | Jefferson Parish | 0.6 | 50 | |||
| February 23 | 11:20 AM CST | EF0 | Iberville Parish | 3.3 | 50 | |||
| February 23 | 12:08 PM CST | EF0 | Ascension Parish | 1.6 | 200 | |||
| February 23 | 12:42 PM CST | EF2 | Livingston Parish | 4.3 | 625 | |||
| February 23 | 1:14 PM CST | EF0 | Saint Helena Parish | 0.3 | 50 | |||
| February 23 | 2:37 PM CST | EF1 | St. Mary Parish | 2.6 | 50 | $40,000 | ||
| February 23 | 3:10 PM CST | EF0 | Iberville Parish | 1.0 | 200 | |||
| February 23 | 3:21 PM CST | EF3 | Assumption Parish | 7.8 | 350 | |||
| February 23 | 3:31 PM CST | EF2 | Saint James Parish | 12.9 | 350 | 2 | 75 | |
| February 23 | 4:15 PM CST | EF1 | Saint John the Baptist Parish | 3.1 | 250 | |||
| February 23 | 4:32 PM CST | EF2 | Saint John the Baptist Parish | 4.7 | 250 | 17 | ||
| February 23 | 4:41 PM CST | EF0 | Saint Tammany Parish | 0.4 | 25 | |||
| February 23 | 5:13 PM CST | EF0 | Saint Tammany Parish | 1.5 | 75 |
March 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | 1:45 PM CDT | EF1 | Calcasieu Parish | 0.1 | 10 | $7,000 |
March 31 2 tornadoes
April 30 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30 | 11:25 AM CDT | EF1 | Saint Landry Parish | 0.5 | 50 | $4,000 |
May 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | 11:00 PM CDT | EF0 | Plaquemines Parish | 0.1 | 50 |
June 13 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | 6:35 PM CDT | EF0 | St. Mary Parish | 0.0 | 5 |
August 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 4 | 3:30 PM CDT | EF0 | Orleans Parish | 0.5 | 50 | 2 |
August 12 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | 9:44 AM CDT | EF0 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 0.3 | 25 | $200,000 |
November 28 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | 4:25 PM CST | EF0 | Avoyelles Parish | 0.0 | 10 |
November 30 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30 | 8:45 AM CST | EF0 | Jefferson Parish | 0.8 | 30 |
December 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5 | 11:47 AM CST | EF1 | Ascension Parish | 3.4 | 30 |
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.