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Tornadoes in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

62 tornadoes have crossed Beauregard Parish since 1950, 15th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 37. 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
62
Deaths
1
Injuries
37
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, December 16, 2019

The deadliest in Beauregard Parish

  1. EF3, Beauregard, Vernon and Rapides parishes, LouisianaDecember 16, 20191 killed

The strongest

  1. EF3, Beauregard, Vernon and Rapides parishes, LouisianaDecember 16, 2019EF3, 62.6 mi (101 km)
  2. F2, Beauregard Parish, LouisianaApril 7, 1993F2, 43.0 mi (69 km)
  3. F2, Beauregard and Vernon parishes, LouisianaNovember 26, 2003F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  4. EF2, Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes, LouisianaJanuary 24, 2023EF2, 12.4 mi (20 km)
  5. F2, Beauregard and Calcasieu parishes, LouisianaMarch 2, 1999F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  6. F2, Beauregard Parish, LouisianaJanuary 2, 1999F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. F2, Beauregard Parish, LouisianaJune 7, 1989F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  8. F2, Beauregard Parish, LouisianaOctober 23, 1997F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  9. F2, Beauregard Parish, LouisianaDecember 3, 1973F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Beauregard Parish, LouisianaJanuary 2, 1999F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 33 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Beauregard Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF1
202323EF2
20211EF1
20201EF1
201951EF3
20187EF1
20175EF1
20152EF1
20133EF1
20121EF1
200822EF1
20061F0
200315F2
200212F1
20012F1
19995F2
199724F2
19961F0
19953F1
199315F2
19921F1
19911F1
19902F1
198916F2
198711F1
19821F1
19781F0
19741F1
197326F2
19701F1
19681F1
196113F0
19551F1

Every tornado that crossed Beauregard Parish

62 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 20248:22 AM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish1.5100$5,000
January 24, 20235:12 PM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish6.575$20,000
January 24, 20235:05 PM CSTEF2Calcasieu Parish12.43003$505,000
October 27, 202110:35 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish1.9100$5,000
May 5, 20209:45 PM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish13.675$300,000
December 16, 201911:10 AM CSTEF3Beauregard Parish62.65501$25 million
May 19, 20193:26 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish2.7250$7,000
May 19, 20193:19 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish2.6800$75,000
May 19, 20193:14 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish2.9600$10,000
April 25, 20194:56 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish3.2500$5,000
October 31, 201811:43 PM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish2.5300$5,000
October 31, 201811:43 PM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish10.1500$17,000
October 31, 201811:27 PM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish16.4600$50,000
October 31, 20189:40 PM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish1.5280$5,000
April 7, 20181:44 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish8.91,200$300,000
April 7, 20181:36 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish1.2600$50,000
April 7, 20181:17 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish7.91,000$150,000
May 12, 20174:06 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish3.0267$15,000
January 2, 201710:30 AM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish4.6100$20,000
January 2, 201710:30 AM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish2.7100$150,000
January 2, 201710:17 AM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish1.250$50,000
January 2, 201710:06 AM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish0.320$25,000
April 24, 201512:24 PM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish8.450$5,000
April 19, 20151:55 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish1.450$15,000
October 31, 201310:00 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish7.9150$400,000
October 31, 201310:00 AM CDTEF0Beauregard Parish2.575
May 9, 201311:35 PM CDTEF0Beauregard Parish1.020$10,000
February 4, 20127:59 AM CSTEF1Beauregard Parish4.320$100,000
May 15, 20084:25 AM CDTEF0Beauregard Parish0.325$5,000
May 15, 20084:15 AM CDTEF1Beauregard Parish4.9502$100,000
October 12, 20064:05 PM CDTF0Beauregard Parish0.110
November 26, 20039:50 PM CSTF2Beauregard Parish18.01005$1.1 million
October 29, 200212:53 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish2.0202$310,000
December 12, 200111:12 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish4.020$150,000
October 13, 20015:05 AM CDTF1Beauregard Parish0.510$50,000
March 2, 19997:45 PM CSTF2Beauregard Parish8.00$100,000
March 2, 19997:18 PM CSTF1Beauregard Parish6.0200$50,000
January 2, 19991:50 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish3.0400$50,000
January 2, 19991:50 AM CSTF2Beauregard Parish5.0400$50,000
January 2, 19991:25 AM CSTF2Beauregard Parish1.0100$50,000
October 23, 19978:55 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish5.020$30,000
October 23, 19978:25 PM CDTF2Beauregard Parish4.02004$500,000
April 12, 199610:00 PM CDTF0Beauregard Parish0.110$10,000
May 18, 19952:35 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish0.330
January 27, 199510:00 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish0.723
January 22, 19955:30 PM CSTF0Beauregard Parish0.120
April 7, 19935:23 PM CDTF2Beauregard Parish43.01005$50,000 to $500,000
June 3, 19924:20 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish16.050$5,000 to $50,000
November 19, 19918:30 PM CSTF1Beauregard Parish0.520$5,000 to $50,000
April 27, 19909:15 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish0.830$500 to $5,000
April 27, 19909:00 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish3.073$5,000 to $50,000
June 7, 198910:30 PM CDTF2Beauregard Parish5.0776$50,000 to $500,000
November 16, 198710:30 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish0.5731$50,000 to $500,000
June 12, 19822:00 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish0.210under $50
August 28, 197811:15 PM CDTF0Beauregard Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19748:55 PM CDTF1Beauregard Parish2.033$50,000 to $500,000
December 3, 19739:15 PM CSTF2Beauregard Parish1.51005$500,000 to $5 million
November 20, 197311:25 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish51.01001$5,000 to $50,000
March 17, 19704:55 AM CSTF1Beauregard Parish0.550$500 to $5,000
February 1, 19685:50 PM GMT-6F1Beauregard Parish0.233$500 to $5,000
December 11, 19611:45 PM GMT-6F0Beauregard Parish1.0503$5,000 to $50,000
April 4, 19553:05 PM GMT-6F1Beauregard Parish1.0500$5,000 to $50,000

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.