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Tornadoes in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

70 tornadoes have crossed Jefferson Parish since 1950, 10th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 88. 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
70
Deaths
5
Injuries
88
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, March 22, 2022

The deadliest in Jefferson Parish

  1. F2, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaApril 8, 19933 killed, 39 injured
  2. F2, Orleans and Jefferson parishes, LouisianaMarch 10, 19711 killed, 7 injured
  3. EF3, Saint Bernard, Jefferson and Orleans parishes, LouisianaMarch 22, 20221 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Saint Bernard, Jefferson and Orleans parishes, LouisianaMarch 22, 2022EF3, 11.5 mi (18 km)
  2. F2, Jefferson and Orleans parishes, LouisianaOctober 3, 1964F2, 14.2 mi (23 km)
  3. EF2, Jefferson, Saint Bernard and Orleans parishes, LouisianaDecember 14, 2022EF2, 10.6 mi (17 km)
  4. F2, Orleans and Jefferson parishes, LouisianaMarch 10, 1971F2, 7.5 mi (12 km)
  5. F2, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaApril 8, 1993F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  6. F2, Orleans and Jefferson parishes, LouisianaFebruary 2, 2006F2, 5.5 mi (9 km)
  7. EF2, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaFebruary 13, 2007EF2, 2.3 mi (4 km)
  8. F2, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaApril 22, 1983F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  9. F2, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaOctober 13, 1970F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Jefferson Parish, LouisianaSeptember 27, 1951F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 44 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jefferson Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20232EF0
20222112EF3
20213EF1
20201EF1
20192EF0
20181EF0
20173EF0
20162EF0
20152EF1
201332EF1
20122EF1
20112EF0
20092EF0
20082EF1
200719EF2
200631F2
20051F1
20042F1
20031F1
20012F0
19991F0
199711F1
19961F0
19932339F2
19921F0
19913F1
19881F0
19852F1
198313F2
19821F0
19811F0
197811F1
197713F1
197522F1
19742F2
19731F0
197222F2
1971117F2
19701F2
196911F1
196415F2
19511F2
19501F0

Every tornado that crossed Jefferson Parish

70 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 2, 20258:20 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.520$15,000
September 2, 202311:11 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.775$22,000
January 24, 202310:55 PM CSTUnratedJefferson Parish2.9100
December 14, 20223:49 PM CSTEF2Jefferson Parish10.620010$150 million
March 22, 20227:21 PM CDTEF3Saint Bernard Parish11.532012$33 million
May 18, 20213:16 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.350$100,000
April 8, 20214:24 AM CDTUnratedJefferson Parish0.850
April 8, 20214:00 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish2.3100
April 28, 20208:48 PM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish7.050
October 21, 201912:39 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish1.425
April 7, 20198:19 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish2.650
April 22, 201810:25 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish1.330
May 12, 201711:14 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.225
May 12, 201710:37 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish6.840
February 7, 201710:51 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Parish0.925
November 30, 20168:45 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Parish0.830
February 23, 201611:11 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Parish0.650
May 26, 20151:22 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish0.4100
April 27, 201510:23 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish0.650
June 19, 20133:45 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.360$10,000
April 24, 201311:52 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish2.2752$100,000
April 24, 201311:48 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish0.950$150,000
December 25, 20126:20 PM CSTEF0Jefferson Parish0.825$10,000
May 9, 20122:40 PM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish0.350$100,000
May 13, 201112:46 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.550$10,000
March 9, 20116:08 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Parish1.520$5,000
December 15, 20095:20 AM CSTEF0Jefferson Parish0.220$3,000
May 16, 20099:20 PM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish0.630$15,000
September 2, 20085:40 PM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish1.625$1.7 million
March 19, 20084:00 AM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish1.320$200,000
February 13, 20072:55 AM CSTEF2Jefferson Parish2.3509$2.0 million
December 21, 20069:00 AM CSTF0Jefferson Parish0.220$4,000
February 2, 20062:39 AM CSTF2Orleans Parish5.5150$100,000
February 2, 20062:34 AM CSTF1Jefferson Parish3.51501$750,000
April 6, 200510:22 AM CDTF1Jefferson Parish13.040$120,000
November 24, 20044:50 AM CSTF1Jefferson Parish4.575$250,000
May 12, 20047:22 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.325$2,000
November 18, 20039:27 AM CSTF1Jefferson Parish0.315$100,000
December 13, 20019:05 PM CSTF0Jefferson Parish0.225$100,000
June 13, 20019:07 AM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.125$10,000
May 30, 19998:15 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.20$1,000
January 24, 19976:05 AM CSTF1Jefferson Parish4.0101$160,000
November 7, 19963:40 PM CSTF0Jefferson Parish1.825$50,000
June 25, 19939:30 PM CDTF1Jefferson Parish0.220$5,000 to $50,000
April 8, 19932:10 PM CDTF2Jefferson Parish6.0250339$500,000 to $5 million
May 16, 19928:05 AM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
June 16, 19913:45 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.513$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 199110:30 AM CDTF1Jefferson Parish0.210$5,000 to $50,000
January 29, 19916:30 AM CSTF1Jefferson Parish0.3200$50,000 to $500,000
September 25, 19885:40 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.220$500 to $5,000
August 15, 19853:40 AM CDTF1Jefferson Parish0.720$50,000 to $500,000
August 1, 19853:25 PM CDTF1Jefferson Parish0.120$5,000 to $50,000
April 22, 19837:15 PM CSTF2Jefferson Parish2.01003$50,000 to $500,000
July 29, 19827:20 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.110under $50
September 3, 19813:20 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.110under $50
February 12, 197810:00 PM CSTF1Jefferson Parish1.8501$50,000 to $500,000
July 29, 197712:45 PM CDTF1Orleans Parish4.61003$5,000 to $50,000
July 17, 197511:05 AM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
February 21, 19757:00 PM CSTF1Jefferson Parish0.3332$5,000 to $50,000
October 29, 197412:18 AM CSTF2Jefferson Parish0.220$50,000 to $500,000
February 21, 19744:30 PM CDTF1Jefferson Parish1.013$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 19735:00 PM CDTF0Jefferson Parish0.127$50 to $500
November 18, 19726:40 PM CSTF1Jefferson Parish2.0100$50,000 to $500,000
March 16, 19722:20 AM CSTF2Jefferson Parish0.5672$50,000 to $500,000
March 10, 19712:00 AM CSTF2Orleans Parish7.530017$500,000 to $5 million
October 13, 19705:10 AM CDTF2Jefferson Parish1.050$50,000 to $500,000
July 14, 19695:30 PM GMT-5F1Jefferson Parish0.5331$50,000 to $500,000
October 3, 196410:00 AM GMT-5F2Jefferson Parish14.2835$500,000 to $5 million
September 27, 195111:30 AM GMT-5F2Jefferson Parish1.020$5,000 to $50,000
March 19, 19501:15 PM GMT-6F0Jefferson Parish18.127$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.