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Tornadoes in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

37 tornadoes have crossed Plaquemines Parish since 1950, 36th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.1 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 11. 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
37
Deaths
0
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, October 30, 1967

The strongest

  1. F2, Plaquemines Parish, LouisianaOctober 30, 1967F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  2. F2, Plaquemines Parish, LouisianaMarch 1, 1965F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  3. F2, Plaquemines Parish, LouisianaNovember 13, 1957F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  4. F2, Plaquemines Parish, LouisianaOctober 30, 1967F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Plaquemines Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20221Unrated
20201EF1
20191Unrated
20181EF0
20161EF0
20121EF0
20111EF0
20081EF0
20062F1
20053F1
20041F0
20012F1
20002F1
19991F0
19911F0
198611F0
19821F1
19711F0
19701F1
19681F1
196736F2
19661F1
196511F2
19611F1
195733F2
19501F0

Every tornado that crossed Plaquemines Parish

37 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 4, 20256:33 PM CSTEF1Plaquemines Parish2.875$10,000
March 4, 20256:13 PM CSTEF1Plaquemines Parish5.575$300,000
December 14, 20225:01 PM CSTUnratedPlaquemines Parish7.150
April 28, 20208:48 PM CDTEF1Jefferson Parish7.050
May 4, 20196:59 AM CDTUnratedPlaquemines Parish3.325
April 22, 201810:25 AM CDTEF0Jefferson Parish1.330
May 19, 201611:00 PM CDTEF0Plaquemines Parish0.150
January 26, 20127:25 AM CSTEF0Plaquemines Parish0.230$10,000
May 13, 20112:50 PM CDTEF0Plaquemines Parish0.125$1,000
February 12, 200812:40 PM CSTEF0Plaquemines Parish0.115
November 15, 20065:07 AM CSTF1Plaquemines Parish0.535$10,000
May 4, 20062:47 PM CDTF0Plaquemines Parish0.220
June 30, 200511:45 AM CDTF0Plaquemines Parish0.225
April 6, 20051:10 PM CDTF1Plaquemines Parish1.050$20,000
April 6, 200510:22 AM CDTF1Jefferson Parish13.040$120,000
November 2, 200410:00 AM CSTF0Plaquemines Parish0.325$10,000
October 13, 20016:20 PM CDTF0Plaquemines Parish0.320$10,000
October 11, 20016:35 PM CDTF1Plaquemines Parish0.530$40,000
November 16, 20004:00 PM CSTF1Plaquemines Parish0.350$50,000
July 18, 20003:15 PM CDTF0Plaquemines Parish0.120$1,000
March 13, 19993:38 PM CSTF0Plaquemines Parish0.110$10,000
June 11, 199110:24 AM CDTF0Plaquemines Parish0.513
March 19, 19869:15 AM CSTF0Plaquemines Parish0.1171
December 15, 19827:45 AM CSTF1Plaquemines Parish1.033$5,000 to $50,000
September 16, 197112:02 PM CDTF0Plaquemines Parish0.233
December 30, 19704:45 PM CSTF1Plaquemines Parish0.550$500 to $5,000
June 20, 196812:20 PM GMT-5F1Plaquemines Parish0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
October 30, 196712:00 PM GMT-6F2Plaquemines Parish0.2101$5,000 to $50,000
October 30, 19677:15 AM GMT-6F2Plaquemines Parish1.0105$50,000 to $500,000
September 6, 19676:00 AM GMT-5F1Plaquemines Parish0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19666:00 PM GMT-5F1Plaquemines Parish0.1100$50 to $500
March 1, 19655:45 AM GMT-6F2Plaquemines Parish0.5671$5,000 to $50,000
November 13, 196111:00 PM GMT-6F1Plaquemines Parish1.033$500 to $5,000
November 13, 19571:25 PM GMT-6F2Plaquemines Parish0.533$500 to $5,000
March 31, 195710:30 PM GMT-6F1Plaquemines Parish1.0200$5,000 to $50,000
March 31, 195710:15 PM GMT-6F1Plaquemines Parish1.01003$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.