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Tornadoes in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

34 tornadoes have crossed Catahoula Parish since 1950, 37th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.2 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 20. 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
34
Deaths
1
Injuries
20
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, November 21, 1992

The deadliest in Catahoula Parish

  1. F2, Catahoula Parish, LouisianaMay 2, 19501 killed, 5 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Catahoula, Tensas and Madison parishes, LouisianaNovember 21, 1992F3, 38.0 mi (61 km)
  2. F3, Catahoula and Concordia parishes, LouisianaDecember 29, 1969F3, 29.1 mi (47 km)
  3. F2, Catahoula, Franklin and Tensas parishes, LouisianaNovember 8, 2000F2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  4. EF2, LaSalle and Catahoula parishes, LouisianaApril 2, 2017EF2, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  5. EF2, LaSalle and Catahoula parishes, LouisianaApril 4, 2011EF2, 12.6 mi (20 km)
  6. F2, Catahoula and Concordia parishes, LouisianaMay 10, 2006F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  7. EF2, Catahoula and Concordia parishes, LouisianaFebruary 24, 2007EF2, 7.3 mi (12 km)
  8. F2, Catahoula Parish, LouisianaJune 7, 1974F2, 6.5 mi (10 km)
  9. F2, Catahoula Parish, LouisianaMay 2, 1950F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  10. F2, Catahoula Parish, LouisianaNovember 21, 1992F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Catahoula Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20202EF1
201831EF1
201711EF2
20121EF1
20111EF2
20091EF0
20084EF1
20072EF2
20061F2
20051F1
20031F0
20001F2
19992F1
19952F0
19941F1
1992211F3
19911F1
19892F1
19871F1
19821F0
19741F2
196912F3
1950115F2

Every tornado that crossed Catahoula Parish

34 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 22, 202010:17 PM CDTEF1Concordia Parish4.0880$33,000
April 22, 202010:06 PM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish7.61,200$82,000
November 1, 20181:30 AM CDTEF1Concordia Parish1.1150$40,000
November 1, 20181:24 AM CDTEF1Catahoula Parish10.19001$310,000
November 1, 20181:13 AM CDTEF1Avoyelles Parish12.6350$12,000
April 2, 20174:22 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish13.88801$525,000
December 25, 20121:19 PM CSTEF1Catahoula Parish2.5300$75,000
April 4, 20112:58 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish12.6440$110,000
May 3, 20098:51 AM CDTEF0Catahoula Parish3.040$1,000
September 3, 20086:10 PM CDTEF1Catahoula Parish0.940$150,000
September 3, 20085:22 PM CDTEF1Catahoula Parish0.650$400,000
September 2, 200810:25 PM CDTEF1Catahoula Parish5.875$600,000
February 5, 200811:17 PM CSTEF0Catahoula Parish1.550$2,000
March 1, 20079:50 AM CSTEF0Catahoula Parish0.550
February 24, 20077:13 PM CSTEF2Catahoula Parish7.3400$800,000
May 10, 20064:27 PM CDTF2Catahoula Parish8.0250$250,000
September 24, 200510:06 PM CDTF1Catahoula Parish9.050$200,000
March 18, 20035:33 PM CSTF0Catahoula Parish5.0100$50,000
November 8, 20001:58 PM CSTF2Catahoula Parish25.0500$170,000
January 21, 199910:00 PM CSTF1Catahoula Parish1.050$10,000
January 21, 19999:07 PM CSTF0Catahoula Parish1.050
April 20, 19954:55 PM CDTF0Catahoula Parish1.050
March 7, 19958:20 AM CSTF0Catahoula Parish0.520
April 30, 199412:00 PM CDTF1Catahoula Parish0.31,760$500 to $5,000
November 21, 19929:55 PM CSTF3Catahoula Parish38.020011$500,000 to $5 million
November 21, 19929:45 PM CSTF2Catahoula Parish0.5100$50,000 to $500,000
April 27, 19914:35 PM CDTF1Catahoula Parish0.230
April 29, 19897:25 PM CDTF1Catahoula Parish0.230
February 20, 19892:10 PM CSTF1Catahoula Parish3.040$5,000 to $50,000
November 16, 198712:35 PM CSTF1Catahoula Parish0.7150$500,000 to $5 million
September 12, 19821:50 AM CDTF0Catahoula Parish0.510under $50
June 7, 19747:10 PM CDTF2Catahoula Parish6.540$5,000 to $50,000
December 29, 19692:15 PM GMT-6F3Catahoula Parish29.11832$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19504:00 AM GMT-5F2Catahoula Parish2.010015$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.