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Tornadoes in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

26 tornadoes have crossed Pointe Coupee Parish since 1950, 49th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.9 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 45. 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
26
Deaths
2
Injuries
45
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, October 15, 1957

The deadliest in Pointe Coupee Parish

  1. F3, Saint Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes, LouisianaOctober 15, 19571 killed, 29 injured
  2. F1, Pointe Coupee Parish, LouisianaMay 16, 19801 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Saint Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes, LouisianaOctober 15, 1957F3, 37.9 mi (61 km)
  2. F3, Pointe Coupee Parish, LouisianaNovember 7, 1957F3, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  3. EF2, Pointe Coupee and Saint Landry parishes, LouisianaJanuary 11, 2020EF2, 1.9 mi (3 km)
  4. F2, Pointe Coupee Parish, LouisianaDecember 17, 1995F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 21 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Pointe Coupee Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF1
202313EF1
20221EF0
20211EF0
202014EF2
20191EF1
20171EF1
20082EF1
20071Unrated
20031F0
20021F1
199511F2
19921F1
19891F1
19831F1
1980111F1
197512F1
19742F1
19591F1
19572134F3
19561F1

Every tornado that crossed Pointe Coupee Parish

26 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 20245:40 PM CSTEF0Pointe Coupee Parish1.950$1,000
May 13, 20246:43 PM CDTEF0Pointe Coupee Parish0.9100$15,000
April 10, 20247:58 AM CDTEF1Pointe Coupee Parish23.8250$70,000
January 24, 20237:37 PM CSTEF1Pointe Coupee Parish1.1753$113,000
May 25, 20228:36 AM CDTEF0Pointe Coupee Parish1.475
October 27, 20212:47 PM CDTEF0Pointe Coupee Parish10.525$5,000
January 11, 20206:11 AM CSTEF2Pointe Coupee Parish1.91254$250,000
June 6, 20195:31 AM CDTEF1Saint Landry Parish1.8419$5,000
April 30, 20171:15 PM CDTEF1Pointe Coupee Parish0.950
February 16, 20086:30 AM CSTEF1Pointe Coupee Parish2.540$150,000
January 10, 20081:10 PM CSTEF1Pointe Coupee Parish0.330$1.5 million
January 4, 20074:35 PM CSTUnratedPointe Coupee Parish1.875$500,000
June 15, 20031:03 PM CDTF0Pointe Coupee Parish0.220
October 29, 20024:00 AM CSTF1Pointe Coupee Parish0.530$30,000
December 17, 19952:12 PM CSTF2Pointe Coupee Parish0.2201$50,000 to $500,000
August 26, 199210:27 AM CDTF1Pointe Coupee Parish1.020$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19891:30 PM CDTF1Pointe Coupee Parish0.530$5,000 to $50,000
March 5, 19834:30 AM CSTF1Pointe Coupee Parish3.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 16, 19804:45 AM CDTF1Pointe Coupee Parish1.01011$50,000 to $500,000
February 16, 19753:56 PM CSTF1Pointe Coupee Parish0.5332$5,000 to $50,000
October 29, 19745:00 AM CSTF1Pointe Coupee Parish5.250$500 to $5,000
July 3, 19745:00 PM CDTF1Pointe Coupee Parish0.223$500 to $5,000
January 21, 19599:15 AM GMT-6F1Pointe Coupee Parish0.533$500 to $5,000
November 7, 19574:50 PM GMT-6F3Pointe Coupee Parish3.6505$50,000 to $500,000
October 15, 195711:30 PM GMT-5F3Saint Landry Parish37.9100129$50,000 to $500,000
February 8, 19562:00 PM GMT-6F1Saint Landry Parish45.5300$50,000 to $500,000

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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.