Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana

Tornadoes in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

47 tornadoes have crossed Livingston Parish since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 22nd of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.6 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
47
Deaths
2
Injuries
33
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, February 6, 1953

The deadliest in Livingston Parish

  1. F3, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaFebruary 6, 19532 killed, 21 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaFebruary 6, 1953F3, 15.6 mi (25 km)
  2. F2, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Saint Helena and Tangipahoa parishes, LouisianaDecember 4, 1973F2, 42.7 mi (69 km)
  3. EF2, Livingston, Tangipahoa and Saint Tammany parishes, LouisianaFebruary 7, 2017EF2, 23.1 mi (37 km)
  4. EF2, Livingston Parish, LouisianaFebruary 7, 2017EF2, 19.0 mi (31 km)
  5. EF2, Livingston Parish, LouisianaFebruary 23, 2016EF2, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  6. F2, Livingston and Saint Helena parishes, LouisianaJune 8, 1989F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  7. F2, Livingston Parish, LouisianaNovember 29, 1977F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 30 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Livingston Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF0
20253EF0
20241EF1
20211EF0
20193EF1
20182EF0
201726EF2
20161EF2
20152EF1
20142EF1
20121EF1
20112EF1
20092EF0
20081EF0
20011F0
20001F1
19951F1
19921F1
19911F0
198931F2
19881F1
19841F1
19832F1
19811F1
197722F2
197323F2
19652F1
19611F0
19572F1
19531221F3

Every tornado that crossed Livingston Parish

47 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 11, 20268:31 PM CDTEF0Livingston Parish5.850
October 26, 20254:38 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish1.475$10,000
October 5, 202512:03 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish1.530
March 31, 20256:54 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish3.225
May 13, 20247:23 PM CDTEF1Livingston Parish3.3150$12,000
April 8, 20211:18 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish2.025$5,000
June 6, 201910:24 AM CDTEF1Livingston Parish3.250
June 6, 201910:13 AM CDTEF1Livingston Parish3.1200
June 6, 20199:30 AM CDTEF1Livingston Parish4.4200
April 14, 20188:50 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish1.150
April 14, 20188:45 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish2.6100
February 7, 201711:46 AM CSTEF2Livingston Parish19.02503
February 7, 201710:20 AM CSTEF2Livingston Parish23.17503
February 23, 201612:42 PM CSTEF2Livingston Parish4.3625
December 28, 20152:53 AM CSTEF1Livingston Parish1.9100
October 31, 20151:22 PM CDTEF1Livingston Parish2.475
November 16, 20148:11 PM CSTEF1Livingston Parish3.9300
November 16, 20147:48 PM CSTEF0Livingston Parish1.1100$5,000
March 21, 201210:05 AM CDTEF1Livingston Parish0.650$10,000
April 4, 20116:42 PM CDTEF1Livingston Parish0.550$10,000
March 5, 201112:27 PM CSTEF0Livingston Parish0.330$15,000
April 2, 200912:13 PM CDTEF0Livingston Parish0.225$2,000
March 26, 200911:28 PM CDTEF0Livingston Parish0.2150$3,000
May 2, 20083:51 PM CDTEF0Livingston Parish0.120
October 11, 20014:01 PM CDTF0Livingston Parish0.210$10,000
April 3, 20008:30 AM CDTF1Livingston Parish0.530$50,000
March 7, 199510:50 AM CSTF1Livingston Parish0.530$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19925:22 PM CDTF1Livingston Parish0.220$5,000 to $50,000
July 15, 19913:30 PM CDTF0Livingston Parish0.517$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19897:57 AM CDTF1Livingston Parish5.040$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19897:25 AM CDTF1East Baton Rouge Parish8.0771$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19897:00 AM CDTF2Livingston Parish4.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 198811:07 AM CDTF1Livingston Parish1.0100$50,000 to $500,000
August 7, 19848:00 PM CDTF1Livingston Parish0.210$50,000 to $500,000
August 1, 19838:10 PM CDTF1Livingston Parish1.0200$500,000 to $5 million
May 22, 19833:15 AM CDTF1East Baton Rouge Parish3.050$5,000 to $50,000
July 10, 19815:15 PM CDTF1Livingston Parish0.5400$50 to $500
November 29, 19778:00 PM CSTF2Livingston Parish1.0502$50,000 to $500,000
September 5, 19776:00 PM CDTF1Livingston Parish0.223$500 to $5,000
December 4, 19731:10 AM CSTF2East Baton Rouge Parish42.7803$500,000 to $5 million
March 24, 19736:30 PM CSTF1Livingston Parish1.050$5,000 to $50,000
January 22, 19653:50 PM GMT-6F1Livingston Parish0.367$500 to $5,000
January 22, 19652:47 PM GMT-6F0Livingston Parish0.3117$500 to $5,000
September 11, 19612:00 PM GMT-5F0Livingston Parish5.6100$5,000 to $50,000
November 18, 195711:00 AM GMT-6F1Livingston Parish21.627$5,000 to $50,000
October 16, 19572:30 AM GMT-5F1Livingston Parish1.033$500 to $5,000
February 6, 19531:00 PM GMT-6F3Livingston Parish15.6400221$500,000 to $5 million

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.