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Tornadoes in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

43 tornadoes have crossed Evangeline Parish since 1950, 2 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 29th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.8 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 14. 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
43
Deaths
4
Injuries
14
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF2, September 3, 2008

The deadliest in Evangeline Parish

  1. F2, Acadia, Evangeline and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaOctober 29, 20022 killed, 3 injured
  2. EF2, Evangeline Parish, LouisianaSeptember 3, 20082 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. EF2, Allen and Evangeline parishes, LouisianaOctober 31, 2018EF2, 13.3 mi (21 km)
  2. F2, Acadia, Evangeline and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaOctober 29, 2002F2, 10.5 mi (17 km)
  3. EF2, Evangeline Parish, LouisianaSeptember 3, 2008EF2, 7.1 mi (11 km)
  4. F2, Evangeline Parish, LouisianaMay 24, 1970F2, 5.2 mi (8 km)
  5. EF2, Evangeline Parish, LouisianaSeptember 12, 2008EF2, 3.4 mi (6 km)
  6. F2, Evangeline Parish, LouisianaSeptember 11, 1982F2, 2.5 mi (4 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 26 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Evangeline Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20262EF1
20241EF1
20222EF0
20202EF1
20194EF1
20181EF2
20171EF0
20141EF1
20131EF0
20091EF0
2008322EF2
2002323F2
20001F1
199833F1
19971F1
199613F1
19951F1
19902F1
19891F1
19821F2
19771F1
197543F1
19742F1
19731F1
19701F2
19601F1

Every tornado that crossed Evangeline Parish

43 tornadoes, newest first. The 2 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 14, 20269:11 PM CSTEF1Evangeline Parish3.3100
February 14, 20269:12 PM CSTEF1Evangeline Parish0.475
December 28, 20245:06 PM CSTEF1Evangeline Parish15.4200$5,000
December 14, 20229:25 AM CSTUnratedEvangeline Parish0.01
June 30, 202211:00 AM CDTEF0Evangeline Parish0.110
May 17, 20208:00 PM CDTEF0Evangeline Parish0.210
May 8, 20202:35 PM CDTEF1Evangeline Parish0.6100$150,000
June 6, 20192:30 AM CDTEF1Acadia Parish0.3202$1,000
May 19, 20195:50 AM CDTEF1Evangeline Parish2.5600$100,000
May 19, 20195:47 AM CDTEF1Evangeline Parish9.1400$150,000
May 19, 20195:42 AM CDTEF0Evangeline Parish0.250$5,000
October 31, 201812:17 AM CDTEF2Allen Parish13.3900$40,000
January 2, 201711:30 AM CSTEF0Evangeline Parish0.525$75,000
February 20, 20148:33 PM CSTEF1Evangeline Parish2.675$50,000
October 31, 201311:21 AM CDTEF0Evangeline Parish0.575$3,000
December 24, 20098:00 AM CSTEF0Evangeline Parish0.625$2,000
September 12, 20084:25 PM CDTEF2Evangeline Parish3.420$200,000
September 3, 20082:57 AM CDTEF2Evangeline Parish7.15022$300,000
April 11, 20083:27 PM CDTEF0Evangeline Parish8.450$95,000
October 29, 20022:45 AM CSTF2Acadia Parish10.55023$210,000
October 3, 20021:15 PM CDTF0Evangeline Parish1.010$30,000
October 3, 200212:22 PM CDTF0Evangeline Parish1.010$30,000
April 2, 20006:25 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish1.010$50,000
September 11, 19985:56 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish5.0303$2.0 million
February 26, 19989:08 AM CSTF1Evangeline Parish8.030$1.0 million
January 12, 19983:00 AM CSTF1Evangeline Parish1.030$150,000
October 24, 19971:05 AM CDTF1Acadia Parish3.010$80,000
January 26, 19969:35 AM CSTF1Evangeline Parish1.0203$10,000
May 18, 19953:30 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.523
September 9, 19903:45 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.330$500 to $5,000
July 3, 19907:30 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.220$500 to $5,000
June 29, 198910:07 AM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.227
September 11, 198211:00 PM CDTF2Evangeline Parish2.5150$50,000 to $500,000
May 1, 19775:30 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish3.350$5,000 to $50,000
August 5, 19751:59 PM CDTF0Evangeline Parish0.110
August 5, 19751:59 PM CDTF0Evangeline Parish0.110
May 2, 19754:00 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.127$500 to $5,000
April 30, 19754:25 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.5503$5,000 to $50,000
March 20, 197411:30 PM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.817$5,000 to $50,000
February 21, 19749:50 AM CDTF1Evangeline Parish0.210$500 to $5,000
March 24, 19739:55 AM CSTF1Evangeline Parish7.450$50,000 to $500,000
May 24, 19707:00 PM CDTF2Evangeline Parish5.2417$5,000 to $50,000
June 9, 19604:10 PM GMT-5F1Evangeline Parish1.033$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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