Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana

Tornadoes in Bienville Parish, Louisiana

46 tornadoes have crossed Bienville Parish since 1950, 25th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 39. 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
46
Deaths
5
Injuries
39
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, February 12, 1950

The deadliest in Bienville Parish

  1. F3, Sabine, Natchitoches, Red River and Bienville parishes, LouisianaFebruary 12, 19505 killed, 25 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Sabine, Natchitoches, Red River and Bienville parishes, LouisianaFebruary 12, 1950F3, 74.5 mi (120 km)
  2. F3, De Soto, Caddo, Bossier and Bienville parishes, LouisianaMay 2, 1984F3, 61.0 mi (98 km)
  3. F3, De Soto, Caddo, Bienville and Webster parishes, LouisianaMarch 10, 1952F3, 50.9 mi (82 km)
  4. F3, Bienville Parish, LouisianaNovember 3, 1992F3, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  5. F2, Winn and Bienville parishes, LouisianaApril 19, 1959F2, 20.7 mi (33 km)
  6. F2, Bienville Parish, LouisianaMay 14, 1961F2, 6.1 mi (10 km)
  7. EF2, Bienville Parish, LouisianaApril 14, 2018EF2, 5.4 mi (9 km)
  8. F2, Bienville Parish, LouisianaApril 23, 2000F2, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  9. F2, Bienville Parish, LouisianaMay 23, 1955F2, 4.1 mi (7 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 29 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Bienville Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF1
20232EF1
20222EF1
20212EF1
20202EF1
20192EF1
20182EF2
20131EF1
20111EF1
20094EF0
200521F1
20011F1
20001F2
19991F1
19921F3
19911F1
19902F1
198419F3
19822F1
197912F0
19771F1
19741F1
19701F0
196741F1
19612F2
195921F2
19551F2
19521F3
19501525F3

Every tornado that crossed Bienville Parish

46 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 8, 20243:30 PM CDTEF1Bienville Parish3.3300
April 15, 20236:30 PM CDTEF1Bienville Parish2.2200$30,000
March 3, 202312:38 AM CSTEF0Bienville Parish2.450$10,000
April 12, 202210:23 PM CDTEF1Bienville Parish11.5525$50,000
March 30, 202212:20 PM CDTEF1Bienville Parish1.7400
November 11, 20212:06 AM CSTEF0Bienville Parish1.240$5,000
April 7, 20214:35 PM CDTEF1Red River Parish13.3300$50,000
April 12, 202010:39 AM CDTEF1Bienville Parish0.875$200,000
April 12, 202010:30 AM CDTEF1Bienville Parish1.6400
April 25, 20191:25 AM CDTEF1Bienville Parish1.0200$25,000
April 25, 20191:12 AM CDTEF1Bienville Parish2.5150$25,000
November 5, 20185:35 PM CSTEF1Bienville Parish4.175
April 14, 20181:47 AM CDTEF2Bienville Parish5.4210$125,000
April 27, 20138:32 PM CDTEF1Bienville Parish2.3880
April 26, 20119:25 PM CDTEF1Bienville Parish5.3100
October 29, 20091:29 PM CDTEF0Red River Parish5.175
October 1, 200911:15 PM CDTEF0Bienville Parish3.3250$30,000
May 3, 20098:03 AM CDTEF0Bienville Parish1.150
May 3, 20097:38 AM CDTEF0Bienville Parish1.850
April 5, 200512:30 AM CDTF1Bienville Parish2.0300
April 5, 200512:15 AM CDTF1Bienville Parish3.03001$300,000
November 26, 20014:51 PM CSTF1Bienville Parish13.730
April 23, 20007:16 PM CDTF2Bienville Parish4.3200$120,000
January 22, 19995:49 AM CSTF1Bienville Parish20.50
November 3, 19923:32 PM CSTF3Bienville Parish7.0300$5 million to $50 million
April 27, 19916:41 PM CDTF1Bienville Parish5.0120$5,000 to $50,000
April 27, 19908:57 PM CDTF1Bienville Parish0.530$500 to $5,000
February 15, 19903:10 PM CSTF1Bienville Parish0.830$500 to $5,000
May 2, 19847:40 PM CDTF3De Soto Parish61.02509$5 million to $50 million
April 19, 19826:00 PM CSTF0Bienville Parish0.110$50 to $500
April 19, 19823:20 PM CSTF1Bienville Parish0.127$5,000 to $50,000
April 8, 19799:00 PM CSTF0Bienville Parish0.1102$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19774:45 PM CDTF1Bienville Parish1.550$500 to $5,000
June 17, 19743:15 PM CDTF1Bienville Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
May 25, 19707:20 PM CDTF0Bienville Parish0.233
May 6, 19676:00 PM GMT-5F0Bienville Parish1.033$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 19672:15 PM GMT-6F1Bienville Parish0.533$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 19672:15 PM GMT-6F1Bienville Parish0.533$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 19671:45 PM GMT-6F1Bienville Parish0.5671$5,000 to $50,000
September 13, 19619:30 AM GMT-5F1Bienville Parish0.3100$50 to $500
May 14, 19613:00 PM GMT-5F2Bienville Parish6.1283$5,000 to $50,000
April 21, 195912:45 AM GMT-6F1Bienville Parish15.1331$50,000 to $500,000
April 19, 19595:25 PM GMT-6F2Winn Parish20.7100$5,000 to $50,000
May 23, 19552:00 PM GMT-5F2Bienville Parish4.1400$5,000 to $50,000
March 10, 19528:30 AM GMT-6F3De Soto Parish50.9650$50,000 to $500,000
February 12, 19502:00 PM GMT-6F3Sabine Parish74.5100525$50,000 to $500,000

Nearby

Warnings in force in Bienville ParishThe forecast for Bienville ParishThe live radar over Bienville 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.