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Tornadoes in Grant Parish, Louisiana

31 tornadoes have crossed Grant Parish since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 41st of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.5 years. They have killed 11 people and injured 90. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
31
Deaths
11
Injuries
90
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, December 3, 1953

The deadliest in Grant Parish

  1. F4, Vernon, Rapides, Grant and LaSalle parishes, LouisianaDecember 3, 19539 killed, 50 injured
  2. F2, Vernon, Natchitoches, Grant, Winn, Issaquena and Washington parishes, Louisiana and MississippiMarch 22, 19532 killed, 22 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Vernon, Rapides, Grant and LaSalle parishes, LouisianaDecember 3, 1953F4, 85.5 mi (138 km)
  2. F3, Rapides and Grant parishes, LouisianaJanuary 6, 1951F3, 16.8 mi (27 km)
  3. F2, Vernon, Natchitoches, Grant, Winn, Issaquena and Washington parishes, Louisiana and MississippiMarch 22, 1953F2, 234.7 mi (378 km)
  4. F2, Vernon, Natchitoches, Rapides and Grant parishes, LouisianaMarch 30, 1976F2, 42.1 mi (68 km)
  5. EF2, Rapides, Grant and LaSalle parishes, LouisianaOctober 31, 2018EF2, 37.9 mi (61 km)
  6. F2, Grant Parish, LouisianaNovember 12, 1992F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Grant Parish, LouisianaJanuary 26, 1967F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF0
20252EF1
20231EF1
20201EF1
201812EF2
201741EF1
20111EF1
20091EF1
20081EF0
20042F0
20021F1
20011F1
19991F0
19952F1
19921F2
19841F1
197613F2
19752F1
19741F1
19671F2
195321172F4
1951111F3
195011F1

Every tornado that crossed Grant Parish

31 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
February 14, 20268:44 PM CSTEF0Grant Parish0.4150
May 26, 202511:03 AM CDTEF1Grant Parish3.5280$100,000
March 4, 202511:50 AM CSTEF1Rapides Parish6.8100$270,000
May 11, 20238:03 AM CDTEF1Grant Parish0.580
April 19, 20202:17 PM CDTEF1Grant Parish2.0500
October 31, 201811:29 PM CDTEF2Rapides Parish37.95002$1.4 million
April 2, 20174:12 PM CDTEF1Grant Parish4.41,108$70,000
April 2, 20173:54 PM CDTEF1Grant Parish4.11,108
January 21, 20177:51 PM CSTEF0Grant Parish1.2150$25,000
January 21, 20177:00 PM CSTEF1Grant Parish2.21501$250,000
April 4, 20112:42 PM CDTEF1Grant Parish9.3275$250,000
March 31, 20098:31 AM CDTEF1Natchitoches Parish8.3200$1.3 million
September 13, 200811:37 PM CDTEF0Grant Parish4.050
November 23, 20048:30 PM CSTF0Grant Parish3.075$50,000
November 23, 20047:20 PM CSTF0Grant Parish12.075
October 3, 20024:52 PM CDTF1LaSalle Parish2.525
November 24, 200112:43 AM CSTF1Grant Parish11.530
January 22, 199912:10 PM CSTF0Grant Parish3.820
April 22, 19957:45 PM CDTF1Grant Parish0.110
March 6, 199510:00 PM CSTF0Grant Parish0.110
November 12, 19925:00 AM CSTF2Grant Parish1.557$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19842:50 PM CDTF1Rapides Parish5.0100$500 to $5,000
March 30, 19762:45 PM CSTF2Vernon Parish42.1773$50,000 to $500,000
February 1, 19753:10 PM CSTF1Grant Parish0.527$5,000 to $50,000
January 10, 19756:30 AM CSTF1Grant Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
August 18, 19745:05 PM CDTF1Grant Parish25.6500$5,000 to $50,000
January 26, 19672:00 PM GMT-6F2Grant Parish1.033$500 to $5,000
December 3, 19531:00 AM GMT-6F4Vernon Parish85.5300950$500,000 to $5 million
March 22, 19533:00 PM GMT-6F2Vernon Parish to MS234.7200222$500,000 to $5 million
January 6, 19515:30 PM GMT-6F3Rapides Parish16.831711$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19503:00 AM GMT-5F1Grant Parish32.81501$50,000 to $500,000

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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.