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Tornadoes in Assumption Parish, Louisiana

21 tornadoes have crossed Assumption Parish since 1950, 58th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.6 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 10. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  7. 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.

Now

Tornadoes
21
Deaths
0
Injuries
10
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, February 23, 2016

The strongest

  1. EF3, Assumption Parish, LouisianaFebruary 23, 2016EF3, 7.8 mi (13 km)
  2. F2, Assumption Parish, LouisianaOctober 23, 1957F2, 11.0 mi (18 km)
  3. F2, Assumption Parish, LouisianaSeptember 12, 1973F2, 6.2 mi (10 km)
  4. F2, Assumption Parish, LouisianaFebruary 15, 1987F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  5. F2, Assumption Parish, LouisianaJanuary 30, 1982F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  6. F2, Assumption Parish, LouisianaOctober 3, 1964F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Assumption Parish, LouisianaJanuary 19, 1974F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 19 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Assumption Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF0
20191EF0
20161EF3
20152EF1
20031F1
20021F1
20001F0
19981F0
19951F0
198714F2
198211F2
19811F1
19801F0
19771F0
197422F2
197313F2
19641F2
19571F2
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Assumption Parish

21 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 8, 20243:42 PM CSTEF0Assumption Parish0.9200$150,000
June 6, 20199:26 AM CDTEF0Assumption Parish1.750
February 23, 20163:21 PM CSTEF3Assumption Parish7.8350
April 27, 20159:28 AM CDTEF0Assumption Parish0.675
April 27, 20159:15 AM CDTEF1Assumption Parish0.6150
April 7, 20031:27 PM CDTF1Assumption Parish0.535$30,000
October 9, 20022:02 PM CDTF1Assumption Parish0.550$1.5 million
April 3, 20009:40 AM CDTF0Assumption Parish0.120
October 6, 19984:40 PM CDTF0Assumption Parish0.130
April 23, 19955:35 AM CDTF0Assumption Parish0.110
February 15, 198711:20 AM CSTF2Assumption Parish3.01734$50,000 to $500,000
January 30, 198211:00 PM CSTF2Assumption Parish3.0101$5,000 to $50,000
July 23, 19816:00 PM CDTF1Assumption Parish0.520$5,000 to $50,000
March 17, 19801:00 PM CSTF0Assumption Parish2.033$50,000 to $500,000
July 20, 19773:00 PM CDTF0Assumption Parish0.110
April 12, 197410:30 PM CDTF0Assumption Parish4.5172$5,000 to $50,000
January 19, 19747:00 PM CDTF2Assumption Parish0.327$500 to $5,000
September 12, 19738:30 PM CDTF2Assumption Parish6.2503$50,000 to $500,000
October 3, 196412:10 PM GMT-5F2Assumption Parish1.5100$5,000 to $50,000
October 23, 19573:15 PM GMT-5F2Assumption Parish11.0100$5,000 to $50,000
May 2, 19534:00 PM GMT-5F1Assumption Parish1.0100$50,000 to $500,000

Nearby

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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.