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Tornadoes in Iberville Parish, Louisiana

22 tornadoes have crossed Iberville Parish since 1950, 57th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.5 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 33. 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
22
Deaths
2
Injuries
33
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, December 25, 1969

The deadliest in Iberville Parish

  1. F2, Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes, LouisianaJune 8, 19892 killed, 30 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Iberville Parish, LouisianaDecember 25, 1969F3, 13.5 mi (22 km)
  2. F2, Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes, LouisianaJune 8, 1989F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  3. F2, Iberville Parish, LouisianaMay 12, 1972F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Iberville Parish, LouisianaMay 1, 1967F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 17 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Iberville Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF0
20171EF0
20162EF0
20151EF0
20132EF0
20071EF0
200611F1
20051F1
19971F0
19921F1
19892230F2
19721F2
19711F1
196911F3
196711F2
19621F0
19541F1

Every tornado that crossed Iberville Parish

22 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 13, 20246:54 PM CDTEF0Iberville Parish1.8120$15,000
May 13, 20246:39 PM CDTEF0Iberville Parish6.6150
May 13, 20246:37 PM CDTUnratedIberville Parish0.9100
May 12, 20179:00 AM CDTEF0Iberville Parish4.680$10,000
February 23, 20163:10 PM CSTEF0Iberville Parish1.0200
February 23, 201611:20 AM CSTEF0Iberville Parish3.350
April 24, 20154:35 PM CDTEF0Iberville Parish0.230$50,000
April 24, 20139:55 AM CDTEF0Iberville Parish0.475$20,000
January 10, 20137:35 AM CSTEF0Iberville Parish0.3100$15,000
June 19, 20076:55 PM CDTEF0Iberville Parish0.120
October 16, 20063:35 AM CDTF1Iberville Parish2.2401$50,000
June 9, 20056:33 AM CDTF1Iberville Parish0.230$180,000
May 24, 199710:15 AM CDTF0Iberville Parish0.620$20,000
August 26, 19922:42 AM CDTF1Iberville Parish1.020$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19897:00 AM CDTF1Iberville Parish2.550$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19896:04 AM CDTF2Iberville Parish10.077230$500,000 to $5 million
May 12, 197211:45 AM CDTF2Iberville Parish1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
September 16, 19719:15 AM CDTF1Iberville Parish0.233
December 25, 19696:45 AM GMT-6F3Iberville Parish13.5501$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 196712:30 AM GMT-5F2Iberville Parish1.0501$5,000 to $50,000
October 8, 19627:30 PM GMT-5F0Iberville Parish0.533$500 to $5,000
August 29, 19544:15 PM GMT-5F1Iberville Parish1.033$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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