Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana

Tornadoes in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

55 tornadoes have crossed Avoyelles Parish since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 19th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.4 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 28. 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
55
Deaths
1
Injuries
28
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, January 31, 1983

The deadliest in Avoyelles Parish

  1. F3, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaJanuary 31, 19831 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaJanuary 31, 1983F3, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  2. F3, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaMay 20, 1983F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  3. F2, Avoyelles and Rapides parishes, LouisianaNovember 19, 1991F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  4. EF2, Avoyelles and Rapides parishes, LouisianaOctober 31, 2018EF2, 7.8 mi (13 km)
  5. F2, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaNovember 27, 1964F2, 6.9 mi (11 km)
  6. F2, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaMarch 30, 1961F2, 6.2 mi (10 km)
  7. EF2, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaNovember 1, 2018EF2, 5.7 mi (9 km)
  8. EF2, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaApril 23, 2020EF2, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  9. F2, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaNovember 6, 2000F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  10. F2, Avoyelles Parish, LouisianaJanuary 22, 1965F2, 2.3 mi (4 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 31 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Avoyelles Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF0
20233EF1
20212EF1
20204EF2
201844EF2
20174EF1
20162EF0
20093EF0
20083EF0
20061F0
20041F0
20032F1
200113F2
200013F2
19952F1
19941F1
199313F1
199211F1
199111F2
19901F1
198912F1
198812F1
198413F2
1983212F3
19823F2
19742F2
19731F1
196522F2
196411F2
196111F2
19501F1

Every tornado that crossed Avoyelles Parish

55 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 14, 20269:28 PM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.350
November 20, 20237:35 PM CSTEF1Avoyelles Parish6.7300$40,000
November 20, 20237:20 PM CSTEF1Avoyelles Parish14.9300$250,000
November 20, 20236:55 PM CSTEF1Avoyelles Parish9.6300$150,000
April 7, 202110:16 PM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish3.4200$100,000
April 7, 20219:52 PM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish1.8200$250,000
April 23, 20201:20 AM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish1.1100$50,000
April 23, 20201:08 AM CDTEF2Avoyelles Parish3.6100$1.0 million
April 22, 202010:06 PM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish7.61,200$82,000
April 22, 20209:42 PM CDTEF1Rapides Parish5.4200$150,000
November 1, 20181:13 AM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish12.6350$12,000
November 1, 20181:00 AM CDTEF2Avoyelles Parish5.7800$10,000
October 31, 201812:50 AM CDTEF2Avoyelles Parish7.8800$410,000
March 11, 20188:10 AM CDTEF2Avoyelles Parish0.4504$120,000
April 30, 20174:20 AM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish0.695$110,000
January 2, 201711:51 AM CSTEF1Avoyelles Parish1.1200$2.5 million
January 2, 201711:47 AM CSTEF1Avoyelles Parish2.8200$1.0 million
January 2, 201711:44 AM CSTEF1Avoyelles Parish1.6200$1.0 million
November 28, 20164:25 PM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.010
February 15, 201610:22 AM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.320$10,000
December 24, 20097:59 AM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.310$3,000
December 24, 20097:37 AM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish5.025$5,000
December 24, 20097:32 AM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish3.725$10,000
September 2, 20085:10 PM CDTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.125
September 1, 20088:07 PM CDTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.125
February 21, 20085:35 PM CSTEF0Avoyelles Parish0.750$20,000
October 16, 20069:30 AM CDTF0Avoyelles Parish0.110$3,000
November 1, 200410:30 PM CSTF0Avoyelles Parish1.010$70,000
November 18, 20034:00 AM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish4.010$250,000
March 18, 20035:20 PM CSTF0Avoyelles Parish1.010$2,000
November 24, 20012:05 AM CSTF2Avoyelles Parish1.0103$50,000
November 6, 20005:45 AM CSTF2Avoyelles Parish3.0203$200,000
December 17, 19951:40 PM CSTF0Avoyelles Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
January 7, 19952:25 AM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish17.023$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 19943:45 PM CDTF1Avoyelles Parish1.050$50,000 to $500,000
December 4, 19933:15 AM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish20.5403$50,000 to $500,000
April 20, 19924:25 AM CDTF1Avoyelles Parish0.5201$5,000 to $50,000
November 19, 19915:45 PM CSTF2Avoyelles Parish10.01001$5,000 to $50,000
December 21, 19903:00 PM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish8.0150$5,000 to $50,000
June 7, 198911:50 PM CDTF1Avoyelles Parish0.3402$5,000 to $50,000
March 29, 19886:00 PM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish1.02502$50,000 to $500,000
June 7, 19841:55 AM CDTF2Avoyelles Parish1.01003$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 19836:30 AM CDTF3Avoyelles Parish2.0200$5,000 to $50,000
January 31, 19839:30 PM CSTF3Avoyelles Parish5.010012$50,000 to $500,000
December 27, 198212:00 PM CSTF0Avoyelles Parish2.050under $50
December 27, 198211:30 AM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish1.017$50,000 to $500,000
September 11, 198210:30 PM CDTF2Avoyelles Parish0.8100$50,000 to $500,000
June 23, 19745:00 PM CDTF0Avoyelles Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
February 18, 197410:00 PM CDTF2Avoyelles Parish0.523$5,000 to $50,000
April 17, 19732:30 AM CSTF1Avoyelles Parish1.0220$50,000 to $500,000
July 11, 19656:00 PM GMT-5F0Avoyelles Parish0.533$50 to $500
January 22, 196512:05 PM GMT-6F2Avoyelles Parish2.3672$5,000 to $50,000
November 27, 19647:45 PM GMT-6F2Avoyelles Parish6.91001$5,000 to $50,000
March 30, 19614:00 PM GMT-6F2Avoyelles Parish6.28001$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 195012:30 PM GMT-5F1Avoyelles Parish2.027$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

Warnings in force in Avoyelles ParishThe forecast for Avoyelles ParishThe live radar over Avoyelles ParishEvery county in 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.