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Tornadoes in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

68 tornadoes have crossed Cameron Parish since 1950, 11th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 51. 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
68
Deaths
3
Injuries
51
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, December 28, 2024

The deadliest in Cameron Parish

  1. F1, Cameron Parish, LouisianaAugust 28, 19622 killed, 30 injured
  2. F2, Cameron Parish, LouisianaOctober 11, 19701 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Chambers, Jefferson and Cameron counties, Texas and LouisianaDecember 28, 2024EF3, 67.9 mi (109 km)
  2. F3, Cameron Parish, LouisianaMay 20, 1983F3, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  3. F3, Cameron Parish, LouisianaMay 20, 1984F3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  4. F2, Cameron Parish, LouisianaOctober 28, 1974F2, 9.7 mi (16 km)
  5. F2, Cameron Parish, LouisianaOctober 22, 1979F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Cameron Parish, LouisianaOctober 11, 1970F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Cameron Parish, LouisianaMarch 20, 1972F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  8. F2, Cameron Parish, LouisianaJune 5, 1981F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 40 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Cameron Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202452EF3
20221EF0
20201EF0
20192EF0
20183EF0
20172EF0
20141EF0
20131EF0
20123EF0
20101EF0
20091EF0
20082EF0
20061F0
200022F1
199913F1
19973F0
19961F0
19951F0
19923F0
19911F0
19901F0
198912F1
19882F1
19861F0
19851F1
19843F3
19832F3
19821F1
19812F2
197926F2
19782F1
197721F1
19761F0
19751F1
197423F2
19721F2
1970212F2
19661F0
19623230F1
19571F1

Every tornado that crossed Cameron Parish

68 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Louisiana.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 20245:17 PM CSTUnratedCameron Parish4.31
December 28, 20242:26 PM CSTEF3Chambers to LA67.98802$500,000
May 29, 20241:45 PM CDTUnratedCameron Parish0.01
April 10, 20246:31 AM CDTEF1Cameron Parish3.1100$10,000
April 10, 20246:30 AM CDTEF1Cameron Parish3.1150$250,000
August 18, 20221:20 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish1.210
May 17, 20206:01 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish1.010
September 19, 201911:02 AM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.650$20,000
June 5, 20199:40 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.250$5,000
October 31, 201812:16 AM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.150$5,000
August 7, 20183:00 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.110
July 8, 20185:59 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.110
August 28, 20174:39 AM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.325$15,000
August 26, 201712:22 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish1.725$7,000
September 6, 20141:39 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.010
May 10, 20131:45 AM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.975$25,000
June 30, 201212:00 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish1.450
February 18, 20128:52 AM CSTEF0Vermilion Parish2.520$22,000
January 25, 20126:21 PM CSTEF0Cameron Parish0.110$10,000
May 26, 20105:15 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.150
October 22, 200910:32 AM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.110
August 8, 20083:30 PM CDTEF0Cameron Parish0.220$50,000
February 21, 20081:51 PM CSTEF0Cameron Parish0.110
October 16, 20063:55 AM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110
April 2, 20006:40 PM CDTF1Cameron Parish15.0202$300,000
April 2, 20006:30 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish5.010
March 13, 19996:50 AM CSTF1Cameron Parish0.5103$50,000
May 28, 19974:35 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish1.020
May 28, 19971:40 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish1.013
May 22, 19973:50 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.510
December 15, 19963:45 PM CSTF0Cameron Parish1.5100$30,000
July 30, 19958:00 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.120
September 11, 19923:35 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110
August 11, 19924:45 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.113
February 22, 19929:08 AM CSTF0Cameron Parish0.210
May 8, 19917:25 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.120
July 1, 199012:34 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.220
June 27, 19898:20 AM CDTF1Cameron Parish1.5402$50,000 to $500,000
November 3, 19882:15 PM CSTF1Cameron Parish1.050
May 21, 19887:06 AM CDTF1Cameron Parish0.560$5,000 to $50,000
November 4, 19868:00 PM CSTF0Cameron Parish0.117
August 15, 198512:45 PM CDTF1Cameron Parish0.720$5,000 to $50,000
September 21, 19842:05 PM CDTF1Cameron Parish0.110$50,000 to $500,000
July 9, 198410:00 AM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110
May 20, 19845:10 AM CDTF3Cameron Parish3.0150$500,000 to $5 million
May 20, 19833:30 PM CDTF3Cameron Parish5.0200$50,000 to $500,000
January 31, 19835:41 PM CSTF1Cameron Parish1.020under $50
May 6, 19829:30 AM CDTF1Cameron Parish1.050under $50
June 23, 198110:45 AM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110under $50
June 5, 198112:03 PM CDTF2Cameron Parish0.117$50 to $500
October 22, 197910:30 AM CDTF2Cameron Parish1.05506$500,000 to $5 million
September 19, 19794:00 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110
September 3, 19783:50 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110
February 12, 19786:20 PM CSTF1Cameron Parish0.150$500 to $5,000
November 30, 19779:30 AM CSTF0Cameron Parish0.217
November 29, 19773:15 PM CSTF1Cameron Parish0.1171$5,000 to $50,000
May 27, 19769:10 AM CDTF0Cameron Parish0.110
April 30, 19752:45 PM CDTF1Cameron Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
October 28, 19748:45 PM CSTF2Cameron Parish9.750$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 197411:12 AM CDTF1Cameron Parish18.7273$5,000 to $50,000
March 20, 19729:55 PM CSTF2Cameron Parish0.350$5,000 to $50,000
October 11, 197011:00 PM CDTF2Cameron Parish1.020012$50,000 to $500,000
July 24, 19701:43 PM CDTF0Cameron Parish1.033
September 15, 19664:45 PM GMT-5F0Cameron Parish0.150$50 to $500
September 10, 19624:14 PM GMT-5F0Cameron Parish2.033
August 28, 196211:10 PM GMT-5F1Cameron Parish0.550230$50,000 to $500,000
August 28, 196210:55 PM GMT-5F0Cameron Parish0.533
November 7, 19572:30 PM GMT-6F1Jefferson Davis Parish22.850$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.