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Tornadoes in Jackson Parish, Louisiana

41 tornadoes have crossed Jackson Parish since 1950, 33rd of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.9 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 50. 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
41
Deaths
5
Injuries
50
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, September 12, 1961

The deadliest in Jackson Parish

  1. F3, Jackson Parish, LouisianaSeptember 12, 19615 killed, 37 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Jackson Parish, LouisianaSeptember 12, 1961F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  2. F2, Jackson Parish, LouisianaMay 16, 1953F2, 22.5 mi (36 km)
  3. F2, Lincoln and Jackson parishes, LouisianaMay 2, 1984F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  4. EF2, Jackson Parish, LouisianaJanuary 2, 2023EF2, 14.8 mi (24 km)
  5. EF2, Jackson and Ouachita parishes, LouisianaApril 9, 2009EF2, 12.6 mi (20 km)
  6. F2, Jackson Parish, LouisianaNovember 7, 1986F2, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  7. F2, Jackson and Ouachita parishes, LouisianaMarch 18, 1986F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  8. F2, Jackson Parish, LouisianaMarch 11, 1968F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF1
202313EF2
20223EF1
20194EF1
20172EF1
20112EF0
20092EF2
20083EF0
20031F0
20011F1
200011F1
19992F1
19931F1
19922F1
19871F1
198622F2
19842F2
19771F1
197414F1
19682F2
19641F1
196211F1
19611537F3
19601F1
19571F0
195312F2

Every tornado that crossed Jackson Parish

41 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 26, 20247:59 PM CSTEF1Jackson Parish1.3100$100,000
January 2, 20234:46 PM CSTEF2Jackson Parish14.81,9283$850,000
March 30, 202212:44 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish4.2200$10,000
March 30, 202212:42 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish0.7500
March 30, 202212:28 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish0.3200$1,000
May 8, 20195:47 PM CDTEF1Lincoln Parish5.480$175,000
May 8, 20195:42 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish4.0350$1.0 million
May 8, 20195:35 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish0.470
May 8, 20195:35 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish7.4100$60,000
December 20, 20171:02 AM CSTEF1Jackson Parish0.9110$75,000
March 24, 201711:54 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish6.9100$15,000
April 26, 20119:50 PM CDTEF0Jackson Parish5.270
April 26, 20119:31 PM CDTEF0Lincoln Parish6.080
April 9, 200912:05 AM CDTEF2Jackson Parish12.6300$1.0 million
March 24, 200911:10 PM CDTEF1Jackson Parish1.180$500,000
September 13, 20088:45 PM CDTEF0Winn Parish6.530
September 13, 200812:20 PM CDTEF0Jackson Parish3.150
September 13, 200812:16 PM CDTEF0Jackson Parish0.840
April 6, 20034:16 PM CDTF0Jackson Parish5.550$40,000
November 23, 200111:39 PM CSTF1Jackson Parish9.030$10,000
April 23, 20008:30 PM CDTF1Jackson Parish2.5301$170,000
January 22, 19995:52 AM CSTF1Jackson Parish21.90
January 22, 19995:49 AM CSTF1Bienville Parish20.50
March 30, 19936:40 PM CSTF1Jackson Parish2.0100
November 3, 19925:14 PM CSTF1Jackson Parish1.880
April 19, 199210:20 PM CDTF1Jackson Parish0.220
February 28, 19874:05 AM CSTF1Jackson Parish5.0100$50,000 to $500,000
November 7, 19867:20 PM CSTF2Jackson Parish9.0100$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 19862:25 PM CSTF2Jackson Parish5.01502$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19849:30 PM CDTF2Lincoln Parish15.0150$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19841:45 PM CDTF1Jackson Parish0.110
October 8, 19774:55 PM CDTF1Jackson Parish0.227$5,000 to $50,000
March 28, 19749:20 PM CDTF1Jackson Parish39.0104$5,000 to $50,000
March 11, 19686:45 AM GMT-6F0Jackson Parish0.567$5,000 to $50,000
March 11, 19681:08 AM GMT-6F2Jackson Parish0.567$5,000 to $50,000
December 3, 19644:53 PM GMT-6F1Jackson Parish8.767$500 to $5,000
February 23, 196210:15 AM GMT-6F1Jackson Parish2.0501$50 to $500
September 12, 19612:00 PM GMT-5F3Jackson Parish2.0400537$50,000 to $500,000
September 22, 19605:30 PM GMT-5F1Jackson Parish0.533$5,000 to $50,000
April 3, 19576:00 PM GMT-6F0Jackson Parish0.533$50 to $500
May 16, 19539:00 PM GMT-5F2Jackson Parish22.51002$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.