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Tornadoes in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

51 tornadoes have crossed Jefferson Davis Parish since 1950, 20th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 69. 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
51
Deaths
2
Injuries
69
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, October 29, 1974

The deadliest in Jefferson Davis Parish

  1. F3, Jefferson Davis, Acadia and West Feliciana parishes, LouisianaOctober 29, 19742 killed, 52 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Jefferson Davis and Acadia parishes, LouisianaApril 4, 1952F3, 36.7 mi (59 km)
  2. F3, Jefferson Davis, Acadia and West Feliciana parishes, LouisianaOctober 29, 1974F3, 31.3 mi (50 km)
  3. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaApril 29, 1960F2, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  4. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaMarch 31, 1957F2, 10.6 mi (17 km)
  5. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaSeptember 11, 1982F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaMay 8, 1975F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaMarch 24, 1976F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaMay 11, 1971F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Jefferson Davis Parish, LouisianaFebruary 10, 1966F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jefferson Davis Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20242EF1
20212EF0
20194EF1
20161EF0
20141EF0
20121EF1
20112EF0
20101EF0
200931EF1
20042F0
20002F1
19991F1
19981F1
19971F0
19922F1
19911F0
19901F1
19891F1
19881F1
19871F0
19821F2
19761F2
197532F2
19741252F3
19721F1
19711F2
19691F1
19671F0
19661F2
19652F1
196014F2
19591F0
19572F2
19542F0
1952110F3

Every tornado that crossed Jefferson Davis Parish

51 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 2, 202411:32 AM CDTUnratedJefferson Davis Parish0.01
April 10, 20246:51 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish6.6100$200,000
May 17, 20213:30 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.210
May 17, 20211:14 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.010
June 19, 201911:45 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.010
June 6, 20192:22 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.8100$30,000
June 6, 20191:06 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.5311$25,000
June 5, 201912:34 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish1.6100$10,000
February 15, 20161:04 PM CSTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.810
June 27, 20141:46 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish4.6300$10,000
March 21, 20124:17 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish3.940$3.0 million
March 5, 20118:50 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish2.725$10,000
March 5, 20118:30 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish4.825$10,000
November 25, 201010:45 PM CSTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish2.875$150,000
October 22, 200912:47 PM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish3.8500$600,000
October 22, 200912:22 PM CDTEF1Jefferson Davis Parish16.28001$250,000
October 22, 200912:00 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Davis Parish8.150$20,000
November 22, 20042:05 PM CSTF0Jefferson Davis Parish1.010$30,000
November 1, 20045:30 PM CSTF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.510$30,000
April 3, 20005:50 AM CDTF0Jefferson Davis Parish2.010$40,000
April 3, 20005:45 AM CDTF1Jefferson Davis Parish3.020$250,000
January 2, 19993:00 AM CSTF1Jefferson Davis Parish1.050$100,000
September 11, 199810:55 AM CDTF1Jefferson Davis Parish1.030$70,000
October 23, 199712:50 AM CDTF0Jefferson Davis Parish5.010$30,000
June 3, 19924:40 PM CDTF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.120$5,000 to $50,000
April 24, 19924:20 PM CDTF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.110
May 8, 19918:14 PM CDTF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.120$5,000 to $50,000
March 29, 19907:27 PM CSTF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.323$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 19893:30 AM CDTF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.430$500 to $5,000
October 26, 198812:30 PM CDTF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.540$5,000 to $50,000
November 16, 198711:45 AM CSTF0Jefferson Davis Parish0.210$5,000 to $50,000
September 11, 198210:00 PM CDTF2Jefferson Davis Parish1.0150$5,000 to $50,000
March 24, 19766:00 PM CSTF2Jefferson Davis Parish0.527$5,000 to $50,000
May 8, 19751:05 AM CDTF2Jefferson Davis Parish1.01002$50 to $500
April 30, 19752:45 PM CDTF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
January 10, 19757:15 AM CSTF1Jefferson Davis Parish7.633
October 29, 197412:45 AM CSTF3Jefferson Davis Parish31.3200252$5 million to $50 million
March 15, 19724:15 PM CSTF1Jefferson Davis Parish0.250$50 to $500
May 11, 19716:48 PM CDTF2Jefferson Davis Parish0.350$500 to $5,000
July 14, 19697:45 PM GMT-5F1Jefferson Davis Parish0.533$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19675:45 PM GMT-6F0Jefferson Davis Parish0.567$500 to $5,000
February 10, 19664:00 AM GMT-6F2Jefferson Davis Parish0.233$50 to $500
July 12, 19654:50 PM GMT-5F0Jefferson Davis Parish0.533$50 to $500
January 22, 196511:00 AM GMT-6F1Jefferson Davis Parish1.033$500 to $5,000
April 29, 19606:00 PM GMT-5F2Jefferson Davis Parish13.81,6674$5,000 to $50,000
August 16, 19591:50 PM GMT-5F0Jefferson Davis Parish0.167$50 to $500
November 7, 19572:30 PM GMT-6F1Jefferson Davis Parish22.850$5,000 to $50,000
March 31, 19574:00 PM GMT-6F2Jefferson Davis Parish10.6267$5,000 to $50,000
April 9, 19544:10 PM GMT-6F0Jefferson Davis Parish22.920under $50
April 8, 19543:00 PM GMT-6F0Jefferson Davis Parish1.010under $50
April 4, 19522:00 AM GMT-6F3Jefferson Davis Parish36.710010$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.