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Tornadoes in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

47 tornadoes have crossed Ouachita Parish since 1950, 24th 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 39. 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
47
Deaths
2
Injuries
39
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, April 1, 1983

The deadliest in Ouachita Parish

  1. F4, Ouachita and Morehouse parishes, LouisianaApril 1, 19832 killed, 20 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Ouachita and Morehouse parishes, LouisianaApril 1, 1983F4, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  2. EF3, Ouachita Parish, LouisianaApril 12, 2020EF3, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  3. EF3, Ouachita Parish, LouisianaApril 12, 2020EF3, 2.6 mi (4 km)
  4. F3, Ouachita Parish, LouisianaFebruary 1, 1968F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  5. EF2, Jackson and Ouachita parishes, LouisianaApril 9, 2009EF2, 12.6 mi (20 km)
  6. EF2, Ouachita Parish, LouisianaOctober 13, 2014EF2, 9.1 mi (15 km)
  7. F2, Jackson and Ouachita parishes, LouisianaMarch 18, 1986F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  8. F2, Ouachita Parish, LouisianaDecember 2, 1983F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  9. F2, Ouachita Parish, LouisianaApril 30, 1954F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 32 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Ouachita Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202211EF1
20211EF0
20203EF3
20191EF1
20182EF1
20142EF2
20112EF0
20101EF1
20092EF2
20011F1
19991F1
19961F1
19952F0
19931F1
19922F1
19893F1
198612F2
19851F1
19841F0
19832230F4
19821F0
19781F1
19771F1
19751F1
197434F1
19682F3
19652F1
19631F0
19621F0
19561F0
195411F2
195111F0

Every tornado that crossed Ouachita Parish

47 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 12, 20226:34 PM CDTEF1Ouachita Parish2.53001$50,000
April 7, 20216:48 PM CDTEF0Ouachita Parish2.850
April 12, 202011:46 AM CDTEF1Ouachita Parish1.150$25,000
April 12, 202011:39 AM CDTEF3Ouachita Parish2.6400$750,000
April 12, 202011:36 AM CDTEF3Ouachita Parish8.0300$250 million
May 8, 20196:36 PM CDTEF1Ouachita Parish4.375
April 14, 20182:24 AM CDTEF1Lincoln Parish7.31,545$90,000
April 13, 20186:34 PM CDTEF1Ouachita Parish1.7600$125,000
October 13, 201411:16 AM CDTEF2Ouachita Parish9.1300$3.8 million
October 13, 201411:11 AM CDTEF1Ouachita Parish0.7225$250,000
April 26, 201110:33 PM CDTEF0Ouachita Parish1.950$200
April 26, 20119:50 PM CDTEF0Jackson Parish5.270
November 29, 20104:18 PM CSTEF1Ouachita Parish3.7100$10,000
April 9, 200912:05 AM CDTEF2Jackson Parish12.6300$1.0 million
March 27, 200910:57 PM CDTEF0Ouachita Parish1.675$5,000
November 23, 200111:39 PM CSTF1Jackson Parish9.030$10,000
January 22, 19995:52 AM CSTF1Jackson Parish21.90
November 24, 19968:45 PM CSTF1Ouachita Parish0.330$60,000
April 22, 19952:45 PM CDTF0Ouachita Parish0.110
April 22, 19952:30 PM CDTF0Ouachita Parish0.130
March 30, 19936:40 PM CSTF1Caldwell Parish4.0150$50,000 to $500,000
April 19, 199211:05 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish0.250
April 19, 199210:58 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish0.250
June 27, 19895:45 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish0.230
June 27, 19895:13 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish0.230
June 27, 19894:30 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish2.077$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 19862:25 PM CSTF2Jackson Parish5.01502$50,000 to $500,000
April 5, 198512:00 PM CSTF1Ouachita Parish3.0150
May 7, 19846:25 PM CDTF0Ouachita Parish0.577$5,000 to $50,000
December 2, 198311:05 PM CSTF2Ouachita Parish2.05010$500,000 to $5 million
April 1, 19834:15 PM CSTF4Ouachita Parish9.01,000220$500,000 to $5 million
April 19, 19825:10 PM CSTF0Ouachita Parish0.110$50 to $500
May 7, 19785:10 AM CDTF1Ouachita Parish0.110
March 11, 19774:25 PM CSTF1Ouachita Parish0.110$500 to $5,000
April 29, 19755:47 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish17.233$500 to $5,000
June 15, 197412:00 AM CDTF0Ouachita Parish0.110
June 7, 19745:30 PM CDTF1Ouachita Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 28, 19749:20 PM CDTF1Jackson Parish39.0104$5,000 to $50,000
March 11, 196810:00 AM GMT-6F0Ouachita Parish0.533
February 1, 19685:45 PM GMT-6F3Ouachita Parish0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
July 20, 19654:45 PM GMT-5F1Ouachita Parish0.150$500 to $5,000
July 10, 196512:25 AM GMT-5F1Ouachita Parish4.133$50,000 to $500,000
June 21, 196312:00 PM GMT-5F0Ouachita Parish1.033$50 to $500
February 23, 196211:25 AM GMT-6F0Ouachita Parish0.533$50 to $500
October 2, 19563:30 PM GMT-5F0Ouachita Parish0.533$50 to $500
April 30, 19544:30 PM GMT-5F2Ouachita Parish1.0671$50,000 to $500,000
April 21, 19512:00 PM GMT-6F0Ouachita Parish1.0331$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.