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Tornadoes in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

29 tornadoes have crossed Iberia Parish since 1950, 44th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.6 years. They have killed 2 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
29
Deaths
2
Injuries
51
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF2, December 14, 2022

The deadliest in Iberia Parish

  1. Unrated, Iberia Parish, LouisianaJanuary 4, 20072 killed, 15 injured

The strongest

  1. F2, Saint Martin and Iberia parishes, LouisianaNovember 21, 1992F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  2. F2, Iberia Parish, LouisianaApril 30, 1975F2, 7.1 mi (11 km)
  3. EF2, Iberia Parish, LouisianaDecember 14, 2022EF2, 5.2 mi (8 km)
  4. F2, Iberia Parish, LouisianaMarch 18, 1975F2, 4.1 mi (7 km)
  5. F2, Iberia Parish, LouisianaSeptember 14, 1977F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 22 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Iberia Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2022216EF2
20171EF0
20131EF1
20082EF0
20072215EF0
20061F1
199922F1
19981F0
19961F0
19952F1
19931F0
199214F2
19902F0
198911F1
19881F0
19811F1
197912F1
19771F2
197523F2
197116F1
19601F1
195612F0

Every tornado that crossed Iberia Parish

29 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 14, 202210:52 AM CSTUnratedIberia Parish0.210
December 14, 202210:49 AM CSTEF2Iberia Parish5.230016$500,000
August 27, 20172:35 PM CDTEF0Iberia Parish0.125
January 10, 20135:51 AM CSTEF1Iberia Parish5.550$100,000
August 8, 20081:10 PM CDTEF0Iberia Parish0.620$200,000
February 12, 20081:16 PM CSTEF0Iberia Parish0.210$20,000
February 13, 20071:03 AM CSTEF0Iberia Parish0.525$30,000
January 4, 20073:45 PM CSTUnratedIberia Parish15.1100215$1.5 million
September 21, 20066:48 PM CDTF1Vermilion Parish2.050$100,000
March 2, 19999:25 PM CSTF1Iberia Parish2.0502$2.0 million
January 2, 19994:57 AM CSTF1Iberia Parish4.0200$1.5 million
November 10, 199811:15 AM CSTF0Iberia Parish1.030$20,000
May 9, 19969:13 AM CDTF0Iberia Parish2.520
May 18, 19959:17 PM CDTF1Iberia Parish0.530
March 16, 19953:00 PM CSTF0Iberia Parish0.520
February 25, 19933:00 PM CSTF0Iberia Parish0.3100
November 21, 19929:30 PM CSTF2Saint Martin Parish15.0734$50,000 to $500,000
August 21, 19905:00 PM CDTF0Iberia Parish0.313$50 to $500
May 31, 19905:50 PM CDTF0Iberia Parish0.220
May 18, 19892:55 PM CDTF1Iberia Parish0.3301$5,000 to $50,000
February 1, 19888:45 AM CSTF0Iberia Parish0.210$50 to $500
May 9, 198110:00 PM CDTF1Iberia Parish0.170$5,000 to $50,000
April 21, 19793:10 AM CSTF1Iberia Parish5.7102$50,000 to $500,000
September 14, 19771:10 AM CDTF2Iberia Parish0.227$5,000 to $50,000
April 30, 19755:00 PM CDTF2Iberia Parish7.1501$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 19755:18 AM CDTF2Iberia Parish4.1502$50,000 to $500,000
September 16, 19718:20 AM CDTF1Saint Martin Parish6.3506$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19607:00 PM GMT-5F1Vermilion Parish33.2450$50,000 to $500,000
October 20, 19568:20 PM GMT-5F0Iberia Parish0.5332$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.