Tornadoes · United States · Louisiana

Tornadoes in Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana

27 tornadoes have crossed Saint Charles Parish since 1950, 4 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 47th of the 64 counties in Louisiana with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.8 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 19. 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
27
Deaths
1
Injuries
19
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, January 28, 1966

The deadliest in Saint Charles Parish

  1. EF2, Saint Charles Parish, LouisianaDecember 14, 20221 killed, 8 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Saint Charles Parish, LouisianaJanuary 28, 1966F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  2. EF2, Saint Charles Parish, LouisianaDecember 14, 2022EF2, 9.8 mi (16 km)
  3. EF2, Saint Charles Parish, LouisianaJune 20, 2023EF2, 3.8 mi (6 km)
  4. F2, Saint Charles Parish, LouisianaApril 13, 1980F2, 3.6 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 19 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Saint Charles Parish. Each year links to every tornado in Louisiana that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20264EF1
20231EF2
2022218EF2
20211EF0
20181EF0
20171EF0
201521EF0
20111EF0
20101EF0
20081EF0
200242F1
19991F1
19961F0
199311F1
19901F1
198012F2
196915F1
19661F3
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Saint Charles Parish

27 tornadoes, newest first. The 4 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 18, 20261:51 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish3.850
June 18, 20264:43 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish6.875
June 18, 20265:01 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.9100
June 18, 20265:11 AM CDTEF1Saint Charles Parish10.3300
June 20, 20234:00 PM CDTEF2Saint Charles Parish3.8400
December 14, 20222:20 PM CSTEF2Saint Charles Parish9.87518$250,000
November 26, 20222:18 PM CSTEF1Saint Charles Parish1.9200$35,000
May 19, 20217:42 PM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.575$35,000
June 5, 20182:15 PM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish3.4100
May 12, 201710:37 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish6.840
October 25, 201510:25 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.8501
April 27, 201510:08 AM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.850
March 29, 20115:17 PM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.125$10,000
November 3, 20105:08 PM CDTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.325
February 12, 20082:20 PM CSTEF0Saint Charles Parish0.120
December 19, 20021:30 PM CSTF0Saint Charles Parish5.020
November 5, 20029:50 AM CSTF1Saint Charles Parish0.3752$30,000
October 25, 20026:05 PM CDTF0Saint Charles Parish0.120
August 22, 200212:25 PM CDTF0Saint Charles Parish0.220
February 27, 199911:00 PM CSTF1Saint Charles Parish0.80$100,000
November 24, 19965:37 PM CSTF0Saint Charles Parish0.120$10,000
December 13, 19933:55 PM CSTF1Saint Charles Parish1.2231$50,000 to $500,000
May 31, 19907:05 PM CDTF1Saint Charles Parish0.220
April 13, 19806:00 AM CSTF2Saint Charles Parish3.6102$50,000 to $500,000
December 21, 19695:15 AM GMT-6F1Saint Charles Parish16.4675$5,000 to $50,000
January 28, 19669:50 PM GMT-6F3Saint Charles Parish0.117$5,000 to $50,000
November 21, 19536:00 PM GMT-6F1Saint Charles Parish1.0100$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.