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Tornadoes in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

25 tornadoes have crossed LaSalle Parish since 1950, 52nd of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 3.0 years. They have killed 11 people and injured 111. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
25
Deaths
11
Injuries
111
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, December 3, 1953

The deadliest in LaSalle Parish

  1. F4, Vernon, Rapides, Grant and LaSalle parishes, LouisianaDecember 3, 19539 killed, 50 injured
  2. F3, LaSalle and Saint Helena parishes, LouisianaMay 19, 19831 killed, 35 injured
  3. F3, LaSalle and Caldwell parishes, LouisianaNovember 23, 20041 killed, 20 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Vernon, Rapides, Grant and LaSalle parishes, LouisianaDecember 3, 1953F4, 85.5 mi (138 km)
  2. F3, LaSalle and Caldwell parishes, LouisianaNovember 23, 2004F3, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  3. F3, LaSalle and Saint Helena parishes, LouisianaMay 19, 1983F3, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  4. EF2, Rapides, Grant and LaSalle parishes, LouisianaOctober 31, 2018EF2, 37.9 mi (61 km)
  5. EF2, LaSalle Parish, LouisianaDecember 9, 2008EF2, 18.1 mi (29 km)
  6. EF2, LaSalle and Catahoula parishes, LouisianaApril 2, 2017EF2, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  7. EF2, LaSalle Parish, LouisianaApril 2, 2017EF2, 13.7 mi (22 km)
  8. EF2, LaSalle and Catahoula parishes, LouisianaApril 4, 2011EF2, 12.6 mi (20 km)
  9. EF2, LaSalle Parish, LouisianaApril 2, 2017EF2, 5.5 mi (9 km)
  10. F2, LaSalle Parish, LouisianaMarch 4, 1983F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20211Unrated
20191EF0
201812EF2
201751EF2
20113EF2
20101EF0
200821EF2
20041120F3
20021F1
20001F2
19991F0
19951F1
19832135F3
19721F1
19531950F4
195112F0
19501F0

Every tornado that crossed LaSalle Parish

25 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 2, 20215:46 PM CDTUnratedLaSalle Parish1.225
April 25, 20192:59 AM CDTEF0LaSalle Parish8.8700$350,000
October 31, 201811:29 PM CDTEF2Rapides Parish37.95002$1.4 million
April 2, 20174:22 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish13.88801$525,000
April 2, 20174:18 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish1.1440$600,000
April 2, 20173:52 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish13.72,252$1.0 million
April 2, 20172:53 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish5.51,636$100,000
January 21, 20178:29 PM CSTEF0LaSalle Parish0.2100$90,000
April 27, 20111:36 AM CDTEF0LaSalle Parish8.0100$40,000
April 4, 20112:58 PM CDTEF2LaSalle Parish12.6440$110,000
April 4, 20112:42 PM CDTEF1Grant Parish9.3275$250,000
December 31, 20102:35 PM CSTEF0LaSalle Parish0.450$20,000
December 9, 200812:15 PM CSTEF2LaSalle Parish18.13001$750,000
September 13, 20081:05 PM CDTEF0LaSalle Parish1.350$30,000
November 23, 20048:05 PM CSTF3LaSalle Parish15.0300120$5.8 million
October 3, 20024:52 PM CDTF1LaSalle Parish2.525
April 23, 20009:50 PM CDTF2LaSalle Parish2.3150$750,000
January 21, 19999:21 PM CSTF0LaSalle Parish2.720
January 6, 19959:40 AM CSTF1LaSalle Parish15.020$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 198312:05 AM CDTF3LaSalle Parish12.0500135$5 million to $50 million
March 4, 19836:30 PM CSTF2LaSalle Parish4.0100$50,000 to $500,000
November 13, 19726:15 AM CSTF1LaSalle Parish0.250$5,000 to $50,000
December 3, 19531:00 AM GMT-6F4Vernon Parish85.5300950$500,000 to $5 million
April 21, 19512:00 PM GMT-6F0LaSalle Parish1.0332$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 195012:30 PM GMT-5F0LaSalle Parish1.0100$5,000 to $50,000

Nearby

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